Category: Life in Lakeside

War of the Tomatoes: Siege of ‘16 The seeds of the war were planted back in the summer of ’13. We had moved to a new house, with a larger yard in 2012 and had lots of space. There was plenty of room for a vegetable garden,  so we set up a raised bed garden…

Life in Lakeside – Fall Gardening Since I live in San Diego, the weather is mild which means that it is possible to have a garden growing year round. Back in October 2014 I decided I’d like to try growing a garden so I found some vegetables that should do well in cooler, wetter weather….

Raising Kids in San Diego I was raised in Arlington, Texas, but my parents were raised in the northeast. When I complained about having to walk six blocks to school in the cold weather, I would invariably get the six-six story: “Why – when I was your age, I would have to walk six miles…