It is hard enough for me to hang on to my wallet in Barnes and Noble, but I faced an even more severe test of my frugality at the Ventura County Book and Author Fair, yesterday. Why? Because, not only was the fair filled with new and interesting books, but the authors were selling them! There [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Camarillo'
Thought-Provoking Seminars and Tempting Books at the VC Book and Author Fair Saturday
November 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Arts, Books
Tags: Camarillo·PIPW·Ventura County·Ventura County Book and Author Fair
Pumpkins of the Day
October 21st, 2011 · 3 Comments · California, Meditations
Pumpkin Hill, in Camarillo…
Tags: Camarillo·Pete's Pumpkins
Thousand Oaks Gives Money for Camarillo Desalter Study
April 11th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Development, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, Water Issues
Recently, the Thousand Oaks City Council approved spending $30,000, to go to a feasibility study for a regional water desalter that would be located in Camarillo. This, according to an article in the 4-7 T.O. Acorn. Other study contributors are the City of Camarillo, Calleguas Municipal Water District and Camrosa Water District in Camarillo, along with Fox Canyon Groundwater [...]
Tags: Calleguas Brine Line·Camarillo·Camrosa·Conejo Valley·Thousand Oaks
Dreaded Citrus Pest Found in Camarillo
April 10th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Economy, Green, Ventura County
The Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner reported that an Asian citrus psyllid was found in Camarillo. This, according to a short article in the VC Star Saturday (4-8). This pest can carries an untreatable disease for citrus, that has killed many trees in the Southeast of the U.S. The article said the area in Camarillo would be [...]
Observing the Martin Luther King Holiday
January 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Martin Luther King day means a lot to me. I came of age in the ’60′s, when the struggle for racial equality was taking place. In the late spring of 1963, I took part in a sit-in at the Capitol Rotunda in Sacramento, demonstrating for the Fair Housing legislation being considered. At the time of the sit-in, it [...]
