There’s still plenty of summertime left to enjoy the outdoors and local parks before school lets in. In this post, we’ll talk about 3 parks in Brentwood to get you focused. We tried to count all the parks in town and lost count at 70. Yes, there are over 70 parks in Brentwood alone. City […]
Ken and Libby Guthrie’s Big Lake Shasta Adventure
“It hasta be Shasta!” Shasta Lake is a reservoir in Shasta County, California, United States. It is within the Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area, operated by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is also popularly known as “Lake Shasta”. Wikipedia Libby and I recently took a short vacation up at Lake Shasta. If you’ve never been, it’s gorgeous. […]
Get Your Backyard Ready for Summer
With Memorial Day next week and the Summer Solstice on June 21, summer is just around the corner! We have compiled some great tips and ideas to help you get your backyard ready for summer! Declutter and Clean This is a simple but very important step for getting your backyard ready to entertain. Decluttering old […]
Summer Family Fun in Brentwood, Antioch, and Oakley
Summer and family — is there a more iconic combination? With summer vacations coming up soon, we thought we would share some ideas to have some fun with the family close to home. Water Fun Just about anyone would agree that a dip in the pool is one of the BEST ways to cool off […]
What $500,000 Will Buy You In Brentwood, CA vs. San Jose, CA
OK, we all know that buying a home in California comes at a price. And that price is steep compared to most of the country. But, there are still affordable communities in and around the Bay Area. So we thought it would be a good idea to do a comparison between what kind of home […]
Visiting U-Pick Farms for Locals
For many folks in the Bay Area, as the weather turns warm and sunny in May, it’s a signal that the bounty of summer fruits and fun is just around the corner. And when the Bay Area thinks about summer fruit, they think about Brentwood and all the great, family run u-pick farms and farm […]
4 Tips for a Drought Friendly Yard
Simple ways to keep your yard beautiful while conserving water
