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A 15 year old student saves the lives of a mom and her son in California

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 Nov 19

A 15 year old young man who is currently enrolled in a life saving class in California is being called a hero after he applied what he learned in the life saving course in Laguna Beach after one week of learning the tricks of the...

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Back Home After Four Months in a Hotel

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 11 Sep 19

Yes, it's true! After four months of living in a nearby hotel while construction was going on at our home following a slab leak, we are finally back home. I still have boxes to unpack, dishes to put back in the kitchen cabinets,...

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Live Art in Laguna Beach

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 26 Oct 18

Once the tourist season is past, the artists reappear in Laguna Beach each fall. During the peak tourist season, it is too crowded for the artists to work along the pathway overlooking the beach. However, once the number of...

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Breathe: You Are OK

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 7 Oct 18

I discovered another thought-provoking sign in Laguna Beach! This one may be my favorite, because it incorporates the best aspects of the other signs. It is a wonderful reminder that we need to breath and relax. We are...

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Feel Alive!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 25 Sep 18

During one of my recent walks in Laguna Beach, my friends and I saw this sign for the first time. I'm not sure if it is new, or if it has been there for a long time and we just noticed it. Either way, it is something we should...

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Birthday Breakfast for Friend

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 21 Sep 18

This morning I went to one of my favorite Laguna Beach restaurants, Las Brisas, to celebrate the birthday of a friend. The restaurant has a wonderful brunch buffet every morning of the week, not just on weekends, so it is a nice...

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Another Crazy Laguna Beach Sculpture

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 17 Sep 18

This is one of my favorite sculptures in Laguna Beach ... although there are several I could call my favorites. It is next to the path on which winds along Cliff Drive in Laguna, overlooking the ocean. I always think it looks...

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An Adorable Bench in Laguna Beach

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 30 Jul 18

One of the things I love about Laguna Beach is that virtually everything has been turned into a work of art, including the numerous benches around the city. The bench pictured above sits in front of the public library. Most of...

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Old Picture of Laguna Beach

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 6 Apr 18

One of the closed hotels in Laguna Beach used to have this photo of women playing badminton at the beach on display. I don't know when it was taken, but I assume it must have been sometime between 1890 and 1920. Can you...

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The Dolphins are Back!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 2 Apr 18

The area around Laguna Beach has a pod of approximately 200 dolphins which make the ocean waters off this beach town their home. However, it is rare to see them in the winter. Sightings are more common in the spring and summer....

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Flat Stanley in Laguna Beach and Las Vegas

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 29 Jan 18

The grandson of a friend of mine, who lives in Texas, sent me his "Flat Stanley." Flat Stanley is based on a children's book about a character who is flattened when a bulletin board falls on him. The children are supposed to...

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What I Love About Fall in Southern California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 17 Sep 17

Now that the start of fall is officially only a few days away, I realize that it is one of my favorite times of year, even in Southern California where the weather does not change dramatically from summer to fall. [b]Why do I...

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Family Time This Week!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 11 Aug 17

Our oldest daughter, her husband, and their son will be arriving tomorrow to spend the week with us. They live in a small town outside New York City and come here to Southern California once a year for their vacation. We also go...

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100 Years of Casual Laguna Beach Church Services

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 30 Jul 17

When I wrote a few weeks ago about about "Flip Flop Sundays" at our Laguna Beach California Presbyterian Church, I thought it was a something which had been instituted in the past decade or two. At the very most, I thought the...

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Tourist Season in Laguna Beach California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 19 Jun 17

For the next two and a half months, our sleepy little village of Laguna Beach, California is going to be transformed into an international tourist destination. The streets are crowded, minor traffic accidents are common, lines...

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Dolphins in Laguna Beach

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 7 Jun 17

According to local marine biologists, there is a pod of approximately 200 dolphins which live off-shore from Laguna Beach. This is a good thing, because they say that sharks avoid areas where there are a large number of...

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Flip Flop Sundays in Laguna Beach

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 30 May 17

Memorial Day weekend at our church in Laguna Beach is the kick-off for "flip-flop Sundays." Because this is a resort town, we want to encourage tourists to visit our church and we want them to feel comfortable. As a result,...

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Hiking in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Area

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 25 May 17

This morning, my walking pal and I decided to skip our normal beach walk and explore the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park which borders our retirement community. It consists of 17,000 acres of land which is maintained in its natural...

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What I Love About Where I Live

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 20 May 17

I have enjoyed every place where I have ever lived, for various reasons. I grew up in Missouri and lived for 25 years in Texas. I have lived in California for about 25 years. Missouri is a beautiful state, with rolling hills and...

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Roses, Roses Everywhere In Southern California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 23 Feb 17

This morning, @LadyDuck mentioned they are starting to have some types of flowers bloom early in Switzerland. We have many types of flowers which are also seasonal here in California. However, the most popular type of flowers...

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