Monthly Archives: December 2020

Eucalyptus in the Rain

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Laura Alford, PhD

For a long time I thought the smell of bread baking in the oven was my favorite smell. Less than 2 years in California, and it’s the clean, fresh fragrance of wet eucalyptus. With these first rains, the moisture-seeking ants … Continue reading →

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From the 318 to the 831

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Laura Alford, PhD

318. 831. The same, but different. Sort of like diet Mountain Dew and kombucha are both beverages. I’m very warm-natured aka hot all the time. When I moved to Monterey, I literally had 2 pairs of pants, 2 sweaters, and … Continue reading →

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Eucalyptus in the Rain

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