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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169585) • United States 5 Feb 24

Are our friends safe? There are lots of people without power in Southern California because of the weird weather. I am thinking of @TheHorse but I know there are others. He was posting about the gloomy weather. We have rain,...

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Southern California Waiting on Hurricane Hilary

much2say @much2say (57760) • Los Angeles, California 20 Aug 23

By now, Sunday 7:00am, Hurricane Hillary is still northbound, but has been downgraded to Category 1. It's most likely going to be weakened by the time it gets to Southern California, but it is predicted we will have major,...

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July 4th Earthquake in Southern California

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222806) • United States 4 Jul 19

I hope all of our California MyLotters are safe after this morning's 6.4 earthquake in Southern California. There were dozens of aftershocks. The epicenter, from what I read, was 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Did you feel...

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What I Love About Fall in Southern California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • 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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What I Love About Where I Live

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • 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 (40851) • 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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Storm Damage in Southern California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 19 Feb 17

Some of you may have heard about the storm damage over the past few days in Southern California. After the heavy rains and high winds, at least ten trees had fallen down within a few blocks of our home. I took a photo of the...

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Beautiful January Day at the Beach

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 25 Jan 17

After a week of rain, we are finally getting a break in Southern California. The local mountains are covered with snow, which is breathtaking to those of us in the valleys, while we enjoy 60 degree weather and gaze up at the...

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Clouds Moving In for a Week of Rain!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 18 Jan 17

The clouds have been rolling in all day. We are expecting to have several storms pass through, bringing us several inches of rain. They say 40 percent of California is no longer in a drought and, by next week, most of the rest...

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California Rainy Season!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 4 Jan 17

California is finally getting rain ... real rain. We had the wettest December in years, and now we are expecting more rain in early January. Most of the reservoirs in the state are full and some of them are over-full and they...

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Chance of Widely Scattered Mist

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 6 Dec 16

Yes ... our weatherman said this morning that we had a chance of widely scattered mist here in Southern California this morning. He said it with a straight face, too! That is definitely not a very ominous weather report, is...

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Independent Bookstores

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 4 Oct 16

I love books and try to visit the independent bookstores, as there are less of them in my area now. I'll admit miss Borders and Barnes and Noble is a long drive for me. My area has some interesting bookstores, as one of them is...

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mrs figs bookworm

the calico cat bookshop

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We Had a Little Rain!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 20 Sep 16

This afternoon, we got a little rain in Southern California. It wasn't very much and it certainly did not make any difference to our drought. However, it was delightful to see rain after so many months without it. I even opened...

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For My Friend @Much2say

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 31 Aug 16

My friend @much2say in Southern California has been begging for rain. I have done all the rain dances I know how and none have worked. So now I’m sending her the only rain I know I can. I’m only sorry it not the rain she has been...

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Swimming with Wild Dolphins

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 5 Jul 16

Experts say that we have a pod of about 200 dolphins that live off the coast of Laguna Beach. We rarely see them in the winter, but we do manage to get glimpses of them in the summer. They are usually quite comfortable around...

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Is California That Different from the East Coast?

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40851) • Laguna Woods, California 16 May 16

When our youngest daughter was visiting here recently from her home in Delaware, she commented that visiting California was so different from the East Coast that it was like going on vacation to a foreign country that just happens...

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I wore rain boots for 15 minutes..... Rain in SoCal is a Joke!

Michelle @infatuatedbby (94909) • United States 7 May 16

It's pretty silly to own a pair of rain boots living in Southern California, but I got these boots for a sweet deal and I just couldn't pass them up! My pair of rain boots will last me throughout the rest of my life...

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Yesterday was Warm...and Today....

Kathy @kamel622 (310) • United States 28 Feb 16

.....and today it is snowing! Ahh You've got to love living in the midwest of the United States. You just never know from day to day what the weather will be. One of the things that has taught me is to appreciate each days...

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Not something you see every day

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 3 Feb 16

At least not here in southern California. I usually leave early in the morning and go to Starbucks to write. It seldom gets below freezing, though maybe once or twice over the winter, we may notice frost on a few of the...

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El Nino will be back tomorrow to Southern California! It is going to be a wet weekend!

Michelle @infatuatedbby (94909) • United States 30 Jan 16

El Nino is making a return to Southern California tomorrow. It is expected to be a wet weekend with 90% chance of rain. Let's see if the weatherman is correct as today was very bright and sunny. Have you noticed any changes due...

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