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Good Riddance to January

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Talk about the month from hell, January was the worst month, so far, of 2026.  So many bad things happened.  On New Year’s Day, my body decided to have a pooping meltdown. I was so dizzy, then hot, then clammy, then dizzy, that I couldn’t make it out of bed, a new low for laundry… Continue reading Good Riddance to January

Dealing with Duff

Posted in beach, beach house, duff, fire prevention, fires, forest, gardening, insurance, memoir, Santa Cruz, urban fires, urban wildlife interface, woodsLeave a comment

What is duff, you ask? It’s decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees.  It’s what burns in a wild fire. It’s especially thick under evergreen trees because those pine needles build up and don’t necessarily get raked up like obvious leaves do. Insurance companies want those of us who live in California to get… Continue reading Dealing with Duff