“To stay in the house on Turkey Day, you gotta smell good…

I use Sexiest Fantasies ‘Va Va Voom’ scent. Spray some on your collar or kerchief, and you’ll be rolling in handouts…  All day long!”

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Grooming by Rancho Solana Pet Spa in Solana Beach

Earlier this year, one of the iconic Encinitas “boat houses” was available for a rare public tour and we were there.  The Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association took advantage of  a recent vacancy, and allowed the curious a look through the port-holes of the recently renovated SS Moonlight.  More than 1,000 visitors strolled her decks, led by DEMA volunteers.

Any local can point you in the direction of the sister ‘boats’, the Moonlight and the Encinitas.  These two whimsical houses were built by Miles Kellogg in the late 1920’s.  Miles used timber salvaged from the 1888 Moonlight Beach Dance Pavilion, after the popular nightspot closed during Prohibition.  How’s that for an early example of ‘going green’ and recycling? Over the years, they have been rented out to the adventurous, and are a well known (but unofficial) landmark in downtown Encinitas.

“A cabin on the SS Moonlight is not for sissies…”

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I love my dusty beach casa by the tracks in Leucadia, smack in the middle of Leucadia Boulevard and La Costa Avenue.  When I can skip on over the tracks to the beach, or to grab provisions from the charming Just Peachy Produce Stand, I count myself lucky to live with conveniences close at hand.

“I knew that crossing the tracks by my house wasn’t, well, perhaps lawful, but…”

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No longer fermenting in silence in vats around San Diego County, the word is out. According to Men’s Journal, San Diego is THE top beer city in America. Now, we have yet another new title to live up to. So please join us in raising a pint and give up a big round of applause to the inaugural San Diego Beer Week 2009! Never a city to shy away from a good time, the festivities will be running from Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 15th.  Events will be hopping popping up across the county, hosted at a variety of locations including craft brewers, local restaurants, and public spots such as Balboa Park.

And the list is growing… Click here!

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