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The August Garden in Bloom

August 7, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly In August the best place in the garden may be a big comfortable chair on a shady deck, with a good view of your Summer blooms. Penstemons, marigolds, petunias, some Salvias, some Begonias, and lots of Pelargoniums are blooming right now. Rudbeckia (black-eyed Susan), Echinacea (coneflower), and Canna are in full glory. Low-growing, varieties of Sedum (Stonecrop),… Read More

Astrology Columns

The Leo Sun Shines Brightly in August

August 5, 2022August 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge In early August, a Leo Sun shines brightly and so should we! Outlets of self-expression need some creative juice. Make sure to give a round of applause for all the artists and performers in our lives, who bring us pleasure and joy, especially once Venus enters Leo, August 11th. Jupiter retrograde in Aries hovers at 8° the… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Berry Fools: The Flavors of Summer

July 21, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele By the time our July summer vacation rolls around we are firmly rooted in southern water culture. Aunt Ro’s pool becomes the daily bathing ritual for the kids trying to dodge the summer heat, along with the local spring-fed lake hidden at the base of the mountains. Weekend trips to the grandparents promise kayaking, river walking, and… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Garden Oddities

July 9, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening1 Comment

By Josh Reilly Like every other great creative endeavor, the garden needs personal design features. Sculpture, rare old patio furniture, banners, mobiles, personal treasures. Weird stuff. I have a few such items, including a ceramic raven, holding a ring in its mouth, created by SLV master ceramicist Dan Hennig. It roosts on the fence above my rose garden, where I… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Inflation and “The Fed”

July 5, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

Real Estate News You Can Use By M.C. Dwyer The biggest real estate news happened mid-June when the Federal Reserve raised its lending rate by a stunning 0.75% for the first time in nearly 30 years. Usually rates adjust in 0.25% and 0.5% increments. Fed policy members agree another 0.75% increase will follow: the goal is reducing runaway inflation of… Read More

Astrology Columns

Cancer and Leo Energies

July 1, 2022August 5, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge July is a lovely time of Cancer and Leo energies, perfect for nurturing our souls in summer warmth, indulging in the many pleasures of the season. Of course, our earthly co-habitants “down under,” despite being wintertime for them, are experiencing the same astrological weather. No matter where you are on our big, blue marble, the cosmic vibe… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Cocktails: Summer Lemon Drops

June 18, 2022July 9, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Robin Horn My husband Bruce invented this recipe during an impromptu birthday party for me at a house with a Meyers lemon tree full of lemons. He experimented throughout the night with our drop-in guests, perfecting his recipe to the ideal mixture. Lightweights that we are (in the drinking department, at least), half of the vodka is still left… Read More

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Black Elderflower Fritters

June 11, 2022June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele The first flower I ever tasted was a honeysuckle blossom. Honeysuckle grows all over the hot rainy south in the summertime. It crawls along split rail fences, creeps up in the trees, and across old barns. My brother and I would spend hours following rivers over pasture and along railroad tracks, across bridges and through the mountains.… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Reducing Water Use in the Summer Garden

June 7, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening1 Comment

By Josh Reilly It’s June in the SLV. The Winter rainy season is over. Short of a miracle or a biblical apocalypse, there will be no rain from now until at least late September. Water, as everybody is now telling you, is scarce. The meaning of “average rainfall” keeps changing. With less water, can we still garden and enjoy the… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Surfing Summer Waves in Real Estate

June 5, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Summer weather is here — Boulder Creek recorded a high of 99 recently, Scotts Valley hit 95 — even if the season doesn’t officially start until June 21st. Right now we’re at the height of the home selling season, and home prices are sizzling like a summer bar-b-que. But the average 30-year mortgage rate is 2% higher… Read More