Living
Even a good-natured guy like photographer Mark Velasquez occasionally gets down in the dumps.
Silk is difficult to cut and sew, and some find the slippery material a challenge to paint on. For Stephany Andrews, however, it’s as smooth as the fabric.
In 1974, the Jack family deeded a historic home, now known as The Jack House and Gardens, to the city of San Luis Obispo. In doing so, they gave the entire county agift — the opportunity to time-travel back a century just by stepping through its portico-covered front door.
Q:I have a large empty area in my yard that I would like to landscape but I don't want to use a lot of water. What kind of plants should I be looking for? — Bill Widner, Arroyo Grande
The Morro Bay Art Association’s Student Scholarship Show had so many entries and categories that it took 12 judges to select the winners.
Charles Varni says he’s always been “a nature boy.” As a child, he sometimes went to work with his father, a gardener at Lotusland in Santa Barbara. He particularly recalls his fascination with the succulent gardens that the estate’s owner, Ganna Walska, was developing at the time.
Q: Are there chores I should focus on in the garden during December? — Dennis Neil, Los Osos
At a time of year when ads hype battery-operated, mass-produced holiday cheer, a few shops sit quietly in the background and offer up something simpler and homespun.
The El Camino Art Association doesn’t have a regular gallery to show members’ art, but the venue for the current show is giving everyone some exposure through the end of the year.
Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday season. Just ask any retailer.
J. Trees Ritter graduated from Cal Poly, then left San Luis Obispo to attend medical school in 1997. When he and wife Tamzin returned nine years later, they wanted to experience the city to its fullest, which to them meant living close to downtown.
Q: Is the coastal redwood tree a good landscape choice locally? Does it take a lot of water? — Sheila Schraub, San Luis Obispo
When author Dan Buettner named San Luis Obispo the happiest city in America, the folks at the History Center of San Luis Obispo County decided to set the record straight.
It’s not often that a new artist earns a Blue Ribbon, but Will Bateman took his place among the stars for the “Galaxy” exhibit.
Donna Doornbos is an optician in Paso Robles, but at her home in the hills of Atascadero, she is a chrysanthemum farmer.
The San Luis Obispo Master Gardeners are at it again with their monthly Advice to Grow By workshops.
As a clerk in the kitchen shop at Forden’s in San Luis Obispo, Jackie Donatelli fields questions on a range of topics. This time of year, they skew toward subjects like pie crusts and turkey brine.
