Tag: lifestyle

• The Man Who Planted Trees

  The tale of Elzeard Bouffier, a solitary shephard who devotes himself to reforesting a desolate portion of Provence, in southern France, was originally written by Jean Giono, who was asked in 1953 by an American Publisher to write about an unforgettable character. Apparently they meant him to write about a real character. When the editors […]

  Seán A. O’Hara

  15 September, 2010

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  books, cultural, jean giono, lifestyle, plants, southern france, trees, video, youtube

• Book: The Way We Live Alfresco

  The mediterranean climate perhaps affords more days per year for spending time out-of-doors, consequently the quintessential image of sharing a meal outside in Italy, France, Spain or another Mediterranean country. This is not mere romantic folly – often the most pleasant place to spend such time is indeed outdoors, and planning the garden with this […]

  Seán A. O’Hara

  10 September, 2010

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  books, cultural, design, lifestyle

• The Dry Garden: More drought ahead?

  North Hollywood resident Gilda Garcia replaced her lawn with a mix of drought-tolerant plants. Credit: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times LINK: The Dry Garden: More drought ahead?.

  Seán A. O’Hara

  30 August, 2010

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  cultural, la times, lifestyle, water

• The heat of summer

  Fontaine et panorama, originally uploaded by ThéoBoy. We recently had a very serious brief heat wave – after most of the summer being shrouded by our pacific ocean fog. It was a relief to finally have some sunny weather but the intensity of the heat took us by surprise! Very unusual for our area, but […]

  Seán A. O’Hara

  27 August, 2010

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  design, flickr, lifestyle, summer dormancy, théoboy, water

• A typical July day here in Berkeley

  Folks are often perplexed by our local ocean fog. Even though it is tempting to conceive that it has actual evil intent (we just saw it stay offshore until just before 4th of July fireworks were scheduled to go off, where it rushed onshore!), it happens for reasons that are pretty easy to understand. The […]

  Seán A. O’Hara

  11 July, 2010

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  bay area, berkeley, california, fog, lifestyle, oakland, san francisco, weather

• Welcome

  Ca l’Arqué – Badalona, originally uploaded by rafael pujals. This blog is a means of sharing thoughts that occur to me while working on various related projects relating to gardening in the world’s various mediterranean climates. I make no guarantee regarding timeliness though I intend to maintain a certain amount of consistency. I welcome your […]

  Seán A. O’Hara

  6 June, 2010

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  art, flickr, lifestyle, rafael pujals