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Annual Parent Connection event to feature fun family activities Kids will be thrilled as they arrive at Nobel Athletic Fields for the Parent Connection Fall Harvest Festival.  This popular annual event takes place Saturday, October 20, 2011 from 11:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.  Families will enjoy carnival games, inflatable jumpers, a raffle, a children’s music […]

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Little Stars is a portrait event that will be fun for kids to age 6, pretending to be their family’s favorite movie, TV, sports, rock or even food channel star, while benefiting Rady Children’s Hospital through the Rancho Santa Fe Auxiliary unit. For complete details about this cutest kids’ contest, go to littlestars4kids.com. Those of you […]

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The modern day girl endures a complex and intense rite of passage so different from years gone by, in many ways it is uncharted territory.  This race to perceived success, beauty and acceptance is fueled by powerful mechanisms: media messages, peer pressure, technology, social media, and the pressure to succeed with the “bar” of high […]

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Nimpentoad is the fantasy story of a courageous and resourceful little Nibling who leads his tribe through the perilous Grunwald forest, overcoming obstacles and encountering strange creatures along the way.  This post is about the creative journey of Nimpentoad by a father and his two young sons. When my sons were five and seven years […]

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At sea a mere two days to become acquainted with Celebrity Eclipse, the most recent of the cruise line’s premium Solstice Class ships, I had a dilemma.  How to spend a leisurely hour of my precious but limited time? Among my choices: relax in Café al Bacío over a cup of Expresso Macchiato and Pistacchio […]

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On Saturday, October 6, 2012 Real Living Lifestyles Real Estate will hold their Annual Community Service Day.  Mark Loscher, COO/CFO announced, “This day of giving means so much to all of us. Each year we close our offices – and together – agents, owners, and staff, participate in a special service event to benefit the […]

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If you happen to be looking for something fun to do this winter, consider running or walking the first annual Carmel Valley 5K and Kids Fun Run!  It’s an exciting way to join the community and support the local school district, and a good opportunity for the whole family to get some exercise together.  The […]

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After receiving yellow fever, typhoid, tetanus and Hepatitis A shots, going on malaria tablets, purchasing a mosquito net for my face, buying insect repellent with deet and quizzing anyone who has traveled within 500 miles of the Amazon rainforest, I was ready for my ensuing adventure. “The mosquitoes are bad,” warned a recent visitor. “Avoid […]

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The ‘Taste of Torrey – Gila Runway’  Event on Wednesday, September 12 at the Torrey Hills Shopping Center is a community-minded collaboration of the Torrey Hills Shopping Center, The  Carmel Valley Life and the Gila Rut Aveda Salon   –  all for a great cause called ‘The Parent Connection’, San Diego’s largest parent support group. It all […]

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I travel, and travel a lot.  So when I have an exceptionally pleasant airline experience, I like to share it. May I introduce you to AirBerlin? Though it’s Germany’s second largest airline (after Lufthansa), Europe’s sixth largest airline and flies to 162 destinations in 40 countries, its presence has been a lower profile one on […]

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Special event: Family Day – a day of hope, healing & community August 25, 2012 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 2820 Roosevelt Road, Suite 200 Our community and nation is experiencing grief in what seems to be an all time high. While grief and loss are a natural part of the human experience, as a society […]

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Maui: Golf Gone Wild!

The facts are clear:  Golf is a top leisure activity of the typical Carmel Valley resident and Hawaii is a frequent vacation spot.  So, local travel writer Cynthia Dial headed to Maui in search of offerings that appeal to the most discriminatory among us.  “If you drink, don’t drive.  Don’t even putt.” Dean Martin  Hawaii […]

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