One of the things I love most about fall in our area is the trees, especially when the weather cools down and the leaves start to change colors. The residents of Pollock Pines, where most of the homes and cabins are on the edge of the Eldorado National Forest, are…
One of the best parts of getting to do our work in Sacramento is seeing some of the historic homes in the area. I don’t even know if I could pick a favorite historic neighborhood. Richmond Grove (south of R and north of W, between 12th and 19th) is up…
With cozy fall weather upon us and holidays fast approaching, you’re likely to be spending a lot more time in the kitchen. A brisk day exploring the Roseville Floating Pumpkin Patch with the family or perusing the Farmer’s Market for tasty seasonal goods is enough to inspire anyone to start…
Waterford is the “Gateway to Recreation,” and around here, we all love being in the great outdoors. But, with temperatures getting brisker as fall sets in, we may all start spending more time inside than out. Soon, we’ll start lining up for our pumpkin spice lattes at Beans Coffee Company,…
Halloween is around the corner, and here in Vacaville, a lot of us show off our spooky disguises at the annual Halloween Stroll downtown. But did you know that your walls might be disguising something too? It’s not a ghost or a goblin—it’s corrosive drywall. If you’ve noticed that your…
It was a typical, long and dry summer in Folsom—caring for my lawn through the hottest months was difficult. Maybe careful water use, an abundance of natural shade, and a top-notch sprinkler system kept the lawn of your Folsom home nice and green. But as temperatures start to drop this…
Technology is designed to make our lives easier and more efficient. There likely aren’t many people in Davis these days who don’t own a smartphone—and feel like they can’t function without it. I know I’m guilty of relying on my cell to make my life easier. We use our smartphones…
Placerville residents are used to keeping forest fires, and diminished air quality, in mind during our scorching summers. This past June, we saw forest fires ravage more than 1,500 acres of land in El Dorado and Placer counties—nature can cause quite a bit of damage in our dry, arid climate….
El Dorado Hills isn’t at risk of freezing over anytime soon, even though, technically, it is autumn around here—it’ll probably be weeks before we really start to rev up our furnaces. But, we’ve had a couple of chillier nights lately, and some cold Sunday mornings that the local vendors at…
If you recently saw your kids head off to start a new school year, maybe leaving their elementary schools behind to join the ranks at either John Barrett or Winston Churchill Middle School, it may have left you a little sentimental, reflecting on their childhood, and how they have grown…
