Home by Dr Juko Holiday
Home is something I can’t lose, it’s a place inside of me that I’ve worked hard to find.
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Category: Columns
The Cosmic Weather Report from Catie Cadge, PhD
Happy New Moon in Virgo, at 25˚01’, September 17, 4:00 AM PDT. The New Moon forms a trine to Saturn and Pluto conjunct in Capricorn, 25˚27’and 22˚33’ retrograde, and a wide trine to Jupiter, while forming a square to the nodes of the Moon. Sun and Moon also form a quincunx to Mars at 27˚43’ Aries, retrograde, and Eris, along…
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Yuccas and Other Spiky Plants
Yuccas. An easy, overused California garden cliché? A lazy, drought-tolerant landscape filler? Something to plant at the far end of the property where the hose doesn’t reach?
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Real Estate: 2nd Q 2020 Market Review
SLV Homes By “M.C.” Dwyer Market Review: 2nd Quarter 2020 During the second quarter of 2020, average home prices rose across most of our region. San Lorenzo Valley 2nd quarter average single family home prices rose about 6% compared to the 1st quarter, and when compared to this time in 2019, stayed nearly flat while the number of sales rose…
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Navigating School Contingencies
In May and June, when COVID numbers were declining because of two months of shelter-in-place orders, it seemed feasible to envision a fall where case numbers were low enough that students could return safely to campuses with safeguards in place and modified schedules. But as case numbers have soared across the state, and wait-times for COVID test results can stretch...
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Know Better, Do Better: The Complex Task of Talking About Race
Why is it so hard to talk about race? What do white-identified people who want to be part of the solution need to be aware of to move the healing process forward?
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Streetwise History: Harmon Street Boulder Creek
Have you ever thought about how the street where you live got its name? In this series of articles we will look at street names in the San Lorenzo Valley and explore the history hidden in their names.
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Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
By Penny Ellis I remember the first time I realized that conventional farming was damaging to the Earth. Back in the mid 70s, my boyfriend’s father hired us to work his farm in Buford, Ohio to help bankroll our move to Seattle. His father had 300 acres of corn, soybeans, and tobacco. We did the entire process, disking the soil,…
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Heart’s Ease & Nourishing Herbs
Easing the heart and lifting the spirits with herbs and tea from Aum Herb Apothecary in Boulder Ceek
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Technology Backwoods: Rural Internet
Rural internet in the San Lorenzo Valley Santa Cruz Mountains
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