At one time, there was a cafe and a beauty parlor next to Tammy Smith’s remodeling store in Coral Canyon, Utah. Today, her business, Bliss Design Center, is one of the only shops left in the retail district of this new development located 20 minutes up the highway from the city of St.
TV networks load up their summer schedules with so much reality programming it’s impossible to do a comprehensive list of all the new and returning offerings. Here are several that caught my eye, including the return of “Jersey Shore.” I might even check out a couple of them, not including “Jersey Shore.” “True Beauty” Mondays, ABC Why watch? Former “Queer Eye” guy Carson Kressley could add some snap as he, Vanessa Minnillo and Beth Ostrosky Stern judge 10 people on their inner beauty.
Lance Armstrong looks out at the fans prior to the start of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California in Nevada City on Sunday. This new bike is a beauty, all right, as sleek and appealing as last year’s model. You know?
Parking fees will be waived Thursday at four spots on the American River Parkway to encourage bicycle commuting. Parking fees will not be charged on Thursday at Lower Sunrise Recreation area, William B. Pond Recreation area, Sacramento Bar and Howe Avenue River Access
Used to waking at 4am, TV presenter Gail Porter was delighted to discover the luxury of a lie-in when she took some time out at a spa set among the historic beauty of Malta.
A clear line will be drawn in the sand – or the sandbox, if you will – when it comes to the way people respond to “Babies.” If you’ve never had one or you’re not into them – if the sound of cooing sends chills down your spine and the idea of changing a diaper turns your stomach – then you’re unlikely to be moved by this documentary that follows four babies from around the world, starting with birth and ending with their first steps. Be warned, the cute factor is high.
Yesterday brought the first clematis blossoms in my gardens.
Ed Harris plays the alcoholic father of two aspiring baseball players in “Touching Home.” The elegant opening shots of “Touching Home” portend good things for the Miller brothers, Logan and Noah, who wrote, directed and star in this, their first feature film. Over the credits, we see four hands in close-up planting a memorial garden, and there’s beauty in the precision of the gestures and in the ways the hands work together and help each other. The film is set in a hardscrabble world in which people are broke and the only ticket out is a miracle
Gardeners and nature lovers tend to respect the beauty and fragility of
Following a planting plan has been one of the major hurdles I’ve had in my gardening life.
