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Castroville, California is the Artichoke Center of the World. If you don’t believe it, just look around!
This small town lies in the heart of California’s Central Coast farm country less than 100 miles from San Francisco and less than three miles from the Pacific Ocean and public beaches. Prime land less than 3 miles [...]
Posted by admin on 25/11/2009
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A Brief History of Aptos California
1578
Sir Francis Drake sailed by our coast.
1821
Mexican Independence
1848
California annexed to United States as a territory.
1849
Jose Arano builds first General Store
1850
California gains statehood. Chinese begin to immigrate
1850’s
Castro builds Aptos Wharf (Aptos Wharf Road)
1860
Judge Ben Nichols builds a lumber mill in Aptos. Bridge built over Aptos Creek.
1865
Santa Cruz Earthquake
1868
Aptos Bridge destroyed to [...]
Posted by admin on 14/11/2009
A few photographs have gone beyond simply recording history and have actually played a role in shaping it.
One such photo, created in [...]
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Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, but interest in her life and her story continues in popular culture and in feminist studies. Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jean Mortensen, was born in 1926, starred in many popular films, married Arthur Miller and Joe DiMaggio, and died of an overdose of barbiturates.
Basic Facts: Marilyn Monroe Profile
Marilyn Monroe Biography
Books: [...]
Posted by admin on 09/11/2009
Tony Curtis
recalls a key to his start in acting
November 6, 2009 By STEVE PARKS steve.parks@newsday.com
You don’t usually think of a shoeshine as an audition opportunity. But that’s how Tony Curtis got his start, he told an audience of 100 or so fans in Huntington Friday night.
“The [...]
Posted by admin on 29/10/2009
Chamomile
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chamomile or camomile (from Greek χαμαίμηλον, chamaimēlon, “earth-apple” from χαμαί chamai “on the ground” and μῆλον mēlon “apple”, for their applelike scent), is a common name for several daisy-like plants.
It has been used as a dye to produce a green color.[citation needed]
The composite flora labelled “chamomile” include:
Matricaria recutita (syn. M. chamomilla), [...]
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Jasmine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Jasmineae
Genus:
Jasminum
L. (1753)
Type species
Jasminum officinale L.
Species
More than 200 species, see List of Jasminum species Sources: ING,[1] CPN,[2] UniProt[3]
Jasminum auriculatum at Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
A double-flowered cultivar of Jasminum sambac in flower with an unopened bud. The flower smells like the tea as it opens.
Jasmine (Jasminum, [...]
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English Breakfast tea
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
English Breakfast tea is a black tea blend usually described as full-bodied, robust, and/or rich, and blended to go well with milk and sugar, in a style traditionally associated with a hearty English breakfast. It is the most common style of tea in Britain.
The black teas included in the [...]
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norma jeans decaffeinated teas
chamomile herbal
sassafras herbal
cinnamon orange herbal
apricot orange herbal
red spice herbal
tazzina citrus blossom & chamomile
tazzina african nectar
tazzina ginger mint tropical
norma jeans caffeinated teas
english breakfast
irish breakfast
blackberry bevy
san francisco blend
cinnamon orange
russian caravan
kenya marinyn
jasmine
gunpowder green
hyson green
darjeeling
ceylon kenilworth
nepal maloon
tazzina vanilla bean
tazzina pear caramel
tazzina london black
tazzina white peony
tazzina tropical
tazzina apricot
tazzina passion fruit
Posted by admin on 28/10/2009
pumpkin scones
chocolate crusted cheesecake
tangy moist slice of lemon bread
all with the service and smiles
of the aptos girls
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come and smell today’s treats
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