|
|
|
This section contains blog posts from the Auburn Buzz members.
It's a stream of consciousness presented from newest to oldest.
Join today (it's free) and you can start blogging about Auburn, business, family, opinions, or whatever suits your mood too!
|
The Buzz
Auburn Buzz member blogs
Tag >> life
|
|
Posted by PlacerNatureCenter in Tahoe National Forest, Sierra Nevada, shopping, self-care, Roseville, Rocklin, posting, post, Placerville, Placer County, Placer, parents, parenting, Nevada County, Nevada City, nature, maternity, Lincoln, life, leisure, kids, human potential, home improvement, growth, grocery, Grass Valley, Granite Bay, grandparents, grandparenting, Gold Country Families, Gold Country, fun, Folsom, feeling good, family-oriented, family, families, enjoyment, El Dorado County, El Dorado, culture, Community, Colfax, children, child, carbon, business, blogs, blog, backpacking, auburn, articles, American River
|
|
Green Life Ecological Designs & Consulting presents "green-life skills" at Placer Nature Center, Saturday, November 8 from 12pm - 1pm What does it mean to live green? Green Life Ecological Designs & Consulting will present simple steps to green your lifestyle on Saturday, November 8th from 12-1PM at Placer Nature Center. Eco-friendly living and business practices are easier than most people think and are healthier for adults, children, pets and the environment. 
The workshop, "How to Take Steps Toward a Greener Lifestyle," will discuss important topics such as local living, ecological and carbon footprints and using non-toxic products in the home. It is not necessary to turn your life upside-down to be "green"-it just takes a shift in perspective. Cheri Charles, founder of Green Life Ecological Designs & Consulting in Grass Valley, and Lindsay Daley, former director of the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, will be on hand to lead participants down a greener path. Contrary to what some people think, many green living practices can also help you save the green in your wallet. Charles and Daley will take participants beyond re-use, reduce and recycle to a greater overall awareness of day-to-day living. A little change can go a long way. If recycling just one glass bottle is enough to power a light bulb for four hours - imagine all the energy the country could save if we recycled only half of the glass we use and switched to low-energy lighting! Each person produces about four pounds of garbage each day. All that trash stays in landfills for 30 years, leaching chemicals into the soil; the rest (roughly 14 billion pounds) is dumped into the ocean every year. A lot of this ocean trash ends up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stew of trash that is 80 percent plastic and weighs some 3.5 million tons, twice the size of Texas, and still growing. Admission to this workshop helps fund Placer Nature Center's ongoing programs for environmental education. Individuals are $5, or save money by carpooling and buy a pair of tickets for $8. Also open for exploration will be the Nature Center's Main Exhibit Hall and WaterShed Learning Center, Discovery Lab, Maidu Village, Demonstration Garden and The Nature Shop. The Placer Nature Center is a nonprofit organization open to the public offering family hiking trails and programs for children, youths and adults. Programs for all-ages include monthly Family Days, astronomy classes, environmental lectures and seasonal workshops. PNC also runs on-site and off-site educational programs for school groups. For information please visit http://www.placernaturecenter.org/ or call 530-878-6053. To date Placer Nature Center has served nearly 180,000 students and 200 teachers. Contact: Linda Desai or Leslie Warren (530) 878-6053 or
|
|
Posted by PlacerNatureCenter in volunteer, teach, success, Sierra Nevada, Roseville, Rocklin, recreation, Placer County, Placer, parents, parenting, Nevada County, Nevada City, nature, mountains, mental focus, life, leisure, kids, inspiration, human potential, growth, Grass Valley, Granite Bay, grandparents, grandparenting, grandparent, Gold Country Families, Gold Country, fun, Folsom, feeling good, family-oriented, family, families, enjoyment, culture, Community, Colfax, children, child, camp, auburn
|
|
Many people today, are concerned about the environment and wishing that they could do something to help stop climate change, species extinction and more. We are all conserving electricity, cutting down on our driving and driving more conservatively. But many people want to do MORE to protect the world for future generations!  Placer Nature Center has a great suggestion. Community members that want to DO something about the environmental challenges ahead can make a big difference in the quality of our environment by teaching thousands of children each year - how to make choices that help heal our environmental wounds. In addition, they will teach children science concepts and make them more scientifically literate - contributing to better academic performance for the children.
Placer Nature Center invites concerned citizens to become Placer Nature Center docents. A delightful 6-week training culminates in a festive graduation after which simple community members become official Placer Nature Center docents and take their place as an environmental leader. Connecting children and adults with nature makes both people and then environment healthier. Through Docent Training, participants learn hoe to teach the natural history and cultural science programs offered to school children who visit our site on school field trips. Docent training takes place every Monday and Wednesday. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather! For more information, call Linda Desai at 530-878-6053 Fall 2008 Docent Training Schedule:September 8, 9AM-11AM Orientation & Tour of Placer Nature Center September 10, 9AM-12PM Curriculum: Senses of Wonder - Preschool, Kindergarten September 15, 9AM-12PM Curriculum: Habitat/Life Cycles - 1st, 2nd Grade September 17, 9AM-12PM Curriculum: Maidu - 3rd Grade September 22, 9AM-12PM Curriculum: Food Chains/Ecology - 4th, 5th Grade September 24, 9AM-1PM Curriculum: Watershed - Paddlers/Stream Swimmers 12PM-1PM: Graduation/Potluck Placer Nature Center, a private 501(c) (3) nonprofit, is open to the public and maintains miles of trails on their 60-acre campus. Programs offered for preschoolers to adults, scouts and other groups, astronomy classes, environmental lectures and seasonal workshops. For information please visit http://www.placernaturecenter.org/ or call 530-878-6053. To date Placer Nature Center has served nearly 180,000 students and 200 teachers. Placer Nature Center is located at the end of Dry Creek Road at 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn,
|
|
Posted by Specialtslisa in trauma resolution skills, Roseville, Rocklin, recreation, recipes, placeropolis, photography, parents, parenting, life, leisure, kids, human potential, holiday specials, hobbies, growth, grandparents, grandparenting, grandparent, Gold Country Families, fun, food, feeling good, family-oriented, family, families, entertainment, enjoyment, dining, Community, children, blogs, blog, auburn, Arts
|
|
With the fourth of July approaching the planning is underway for a family get together and for me this means great food which equals lots of play time in the kitchen for chefs of all ages. We have much to celebrate, and some wounds to lick as well. So, I am going to soak up all the baking therapy that I can. Here are a couple of our favorite recipies. These are great for little helpers as well. Before the baking can begin We will set the mood. I like to make the kitchen as bright as possible, letting in lots of sunshine. In the background low up-beat music on. I have a table in the sort of breakfast nook where I put out any pictures and momentos along with all the material for scrap booking. I also place lots of disposable cameras around the area so eveyone can join in. (I really love the candide shots that get snapped this way) With the stage set these are a couple to the recipes we will be making this year. Grandma's everyday cake, with a fruity 4th inspired topping and Pineapple and Cake kabobs. Grandma's everyday cake. 1/3 cup Crisco Shortening 1 3/4 cups Sifted cake flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 1 1/2 teaspoons real Vanilla Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees Place Shortening in mixing bowl. sift in dry ingredients. Add egg and half the milk; mix till flour is moistened. beat 2 inutes at medium speed on electric mixer. Add remaining milk and vanilla; beat 2 minutes longer. Bake in greased and lightly floured 9x9x2 inch baking pan at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack. While the cake is cooling it is time to mix the topping. clean and rinse all fruit under cool running water. Add 1 cup slice strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup rassberries and 1 meduim slice banana. gently toss in large mixing bowl with 1/4 cup sugar. place mixing bowl into refrigerator. Make sure the cake is fully cooled and then cover with enough whipped topping to completely cover cake in about 1/2 inch of whipping. gently fold fruit mixture on toppin. serve imedietly. This next recipe is fun for younger cooks to assemble Pineapple and Cake kabobs. Cut one meduim fresh pineapple and 1 pound cake into 1 1/2 inch squares. Marinate the pineapple in 1/2 cup maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. set aside. melt 1/2 cup currant jelly, dip the pound cake cubes in melted jelly and then roll in flaked coconut until fully coated. assemble on skewers in everyother fashion. (one cube cake, one cub Pineapple) Toast over very hot coals until turning often until golden brown. Do not forget this is the perfect time to talk and laugh, to cry and hug, or just stop the hustle and bussle of modern life and enjoy some quality family time. Have a happy and safe 4th of July everyone. Lisa Sabrina Fults Special Ts and Sports.
|
|
Posted by Specialtslisa in wine, Roseville, placeropolis, life, inspiration, growth, Gold Country Families, fun, food, feeling good, dining, culture, Community
|
|
This Journey of re-awaking my senses is starting to push the limits of my comfort zone. After all at 39 my tastes aren't going to change, are they? My trepidation began this morning when I listened to my partners voice mail. You see I like to be in control, and today he gets to chose which direction the journey winds. In a voice that sounded all most gidy he tells me "to get ready for a day of sweet wine and stinky cheese." So, you see this is where my goose bumps get goose bumps. I have a very sensitive olfactory organ. I have never been one to try and get past the smell of something. Oh yeah and about sweet wine, I am more of a Merlot or Cab kinda woman. At this point I am starting to wonder if he even knows me at all. After all these years together did he ever notice that I have never ordered a port or willingly drank a glass of white wine? Could it be he has no clue from the overwhelming supply of air fresheners, order guard garbage bags, and deodrants in our cupboards that I am sensitive to smell? Well, in the spirit of adventure, I did not make up an excuse to work late. Joining my partner in a culinary vacation to a small granite ensconced mediterranean isle. We are going to dine on "shepard's cheese". With a smirk, almost as if he knows something I don't, my partner begins to unpack our feast. Little did I know I was about to be amazed by the rich historical insights my partner had made. He proceeded to educate me about how shepard's cheese came about.How the monks being diligent washed developing mold spots from their young cheeses for the sake of purity and cleanliness, only to find an unusual sticky, bright orange surface layer develop. Unbeknownst to the well meaning brethren, they had cultivated a bacterial culture on their cheeses, known today as Brevibacterium Linens. The fact that they used the only sanitary liquids around, booze or boiled salted water, and the regimented way they organized their day further served to consistently select these ripening microbes – which prefer the resulting pH and salt level. The particle cheese he has chosen for today was Tomme du Berger, this cheese is made from raw sheep and goat milk products and aged up to 4 months. The sticky rind barely contains a bulging, intensely fatty paste. For all its buttery richness, salty assertion and animal aromas, the cheese is mercurial, and remarkably fruity. (I really did taste the ripe pears.) The pefect pairing for this cheese according to Chris Munsey or Murray's Fine cheeses in New york, ("The wine to pair up with this pungent farmhouse fromage is an equally vivacious and original partner, an Alsatian Gewürztraminer "Harth-Cuvee Caroline" 2005 from Bernard Schoffit. Schoffit's tiny 10 hectare vineyard is perched delicately on a slope so steep it had been abandoned as impossible to harvest, until he came along. This master winemaker has managed to wring an unctuous, heady perfumed gem from the unforgiving slate, a Gewürz with rich linenol, gardenia and honeysuckle aromas, a wonderful concentration of fruit and well-balanced acidity.") So that is exactly what we did. Finding the right wine to pair with strong, stinky washed rind cheese like Tomme du Berger is difficult. Typically dry wines are overpowered by the strong salty flavor disappearing completely after the first bite. Not so with this match, which finds a dynamic combination of salty and sweet, barnyard funk tamed by the flowery aromatics of the wine. I would especially recommend this wine and cheese pairing for those who think they don't like sweet wine and stinky cheese - you will be converted! I have been!!! Feeling full and wonderfully aroused, I looked over at my partner and thought maybe he knows me in a way I have yet to know myself. Find out what he made me eat for dessert next time. Lisa Sabrina Fults Special Ts and Sports Custom Screen
|
|
Posted by Specialtslisa in Roseville, placeropolis, Placer County, Placer, life, leisure, kids, holiday specials, hobbies, Gold Country Families, Gold Country, fun, food, feeling good, family, families, entertainment, Community, children
|
|
My quilty pleasure........ Ever since I can remember the process of baking cookies made it all better. If I was sad, heart broken or lonely my mom would bring me into the kitchen and we would bake. We sometimes did not even talk. My mom did things from scratch. I love organizing the bowls, spoons, all the ingredients. Feeling the oven warm. By the time the mixing started whatever was weighing my heart down do not seem so big. Our favorite Cookie Reciepes : Spicy Hermits: 1/2 cup crisco shortening, 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed), 1 large grade a egg, 2 tablespoons water. cream shortening and sugar, mix in egg, then water, set aside. 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teasoopn ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 3/4 cup raisins, 1/2 cup broken walnuts. pre-heat oven to 375, sift together dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture, stir in raisins and nuts, Drop from teaspoon 2 inches apart on lightly freased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Make about 40 cookies. Our kitchen was a focal point not just for bad or sad times but celebrations as well. Ever year my Dad had Pie frenzy. He would bake so many flavors all from scratch. all pie dough had to be done by scratch. Apple, pumpkin, chocolate, pecan, peach, banana cream, and on and on. We had so much joy in that space, the gang all chipped in. Neighbors, family, friends from near and far. My Dad past away in 1991 and my mom moved to O.K. to be close to her sister, my brothers and sisters are all scatter about , even my kids are grown and off doing thier own thing. So now it is just me, but I still bake. My sister, Sheila, has kept the pie frenzy going but she renamed it pie fest and all the nieghbors in Scottsdale can't wait to dig in. Coming up next issue our favorite fourth of July cake and drinks. Lisa Sabrina Fults Special Ts and Sports
Experienced a joyous day Thursday with guest Cheri Murphy and her rich jazzy singing on KAHI CONNECTIONS and re-connected with Carol/Greg French who guested on THE GOLF CONNECTION. Post-show, we all headed over to Courthouse Coffee for coffee/chat and connected with Cirby the Golf Vixen who connected with golfer Spencer; and were joined by Big Bad Barry who chatted up Cheri Murphy. Headed out to the former Red Wagon restaurant on Combie in Nevada County, now under new ownership and called Northridge. Enjoyed a hamburger/fries and chatted with Husband Jack. Returned home to roses/candy/baloons/golf shoes with a smile on my face for the perfect day. Played nine holes today with Donna Arz and Randy and Kurt--good golfers they are--at our favorite place, The Ridge, where Donna and I enjoyed our tasty lunch out on the greens. I love/love/love it all. After the nine holes, headed back and caught up with Husband Jack and Stewart Schurr, Dr. PC., who were sunning/dining on the spacious deck. Ended up home and received some valuable computer tips from Stewart and then received a work-out by the skilled body mechanic Gabrielle Pullen. I'll sleep tonight. Oh yeah.
It is being said by many that 2008 is the beginning of great change/shift; and I agree because there appears to be a greater intensity in energy and many are in flux or change. Friend Syl Bruce makes her transition in locating her 20-year business from Downtown Lincoln to the end of High Street where she should be located in March, ready to continue business as Southwest Silver; we wish her luck in navigating this latest challenge. Friend Linda Lareau, Owner of Courthouse Coffee fights to hold her own against the mighty corporations who do not have the superior location across from the Historic Auburn Courthouse. Fight on, Linda. And then there's friend Donna Arz who oversees ten holistic practitioners at The Healing Light Institute in North Auburn. Arz also oversees a teen program and manages to recreate with running, tennis and golf; so Arz is smart in providing recreation with the demands of entrepreneurship as a single mother; and we wish success to Arz. And welcome home to Liz Pope as she returns to Auburn to find her place in the media where she has learned much about in Reno working for a radio station there. Others in the retail and restaurant and real estate and mortgate business will face hard challenges until the cycle balances itself out.
Enjoyed the company of radio guest Susan Grant, jumbo-jet pilot/best-selling author who joined pal Donna Arz, Barry Stigers, Diana Farr and others at our Round Table gathering at our fav coffee spot, Courthouse Coffee. Everyone seemed to enjoy the connection and I look forward to continuing with the spontaneous group and next week will host musician Clod Headgate and golfing instructor Tim Berg along with Spa Dujour owner Maria Torres. Stay tuned.
My family has been self-taught in this asian practice, having read many of the top authorities in the field (including Daniel Kennedy's "Feng Shui For Dummies"). Many of the concepts seem like "voodoo" or "snake oil" but there is almost no cost to many of the "cures" prescribed in these books. You don't need to hire an expensive "Feng Shui Practitioner" to examine your residence for Feng Shui flaws......just go online and "Google" the subject and you'll find a plethora of web sites that will provide oodles of information. Another curious aspect of Feng Shui is that you don't have to believe in it, in order for it to work! My wife, daughter, and myself are all very skeptical and continue to say its "wacky" and "silly" but the cures we have tried continue to work to this day. I'd like to see more discussion locally about this curious topic. Should there be an interest in a discussion group, I'd be happy to lend my expertise (and experience) with various Feng Shui cures that we've implemented in our home.
As a director/producer I love the process of controlling the action and being solely responsible for the outcome of the program and as a photographer, I appreciated being behind the camera. So, when golf pro/instructor Carol French suggested my being on video, I felt resistance and was less than thrilled with the idea. However, the process--which took place at The Ridge range--was less than painful and was actually a learning process in that the video allows for objectivity--seeing onself from beginning to end, from top to bottom. This process, however, is suggested for advanced beginners and I have been a dedicated player for 15 months and am in the mind-set to make the necessary changes without feeling overwhelmed. So, Carol French, thanks for providing me with a learning experience I would not have chosen. Did I mention French teaches at The Ridge and Black Oak and--oh yes--shot 66 at The Ridge. Carol rocks.
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
|
