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She's interesting - I must say it's easy to have a preset grudge against anyone that beautiful, and as a tv personality sometimes the way she is on camera comes off wooden. But when I heard her interviewed by Evan Kleinman on Good Food she came off as intelligent, down to earth and kinda quirky - she grew up in Covina of all places! I don't think she takes herself that seriously and I agree with some of the above comments - if I looked like that I'd have pictures of myself hanging around half-naked too!

or if you are stuck on the eiffel chair, get the one with the wooden legs

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I work in landscape design, and while I support the use of drought-tolerant plants there are a lot of people who just can't get it out of their heads that expanse of green flatness. More and more I see people divided over this, but I do see a practical side to this product if you have kids. I would not recommend this at all for pets.

Kids like to run and play and that often includes falling. Pea gravel (ouch!) and bark chips (splinters) are not great things to fall upon. At a landscape workshop for homeowners I went to recently, the kid issue came up often.

Another topic that came up was that native plants look dry and "messy." I heartily disagree with that, but it does take research to choose plants you can deal with year round as some natives go dormant.

I've made macarons many times and gifted them these past two christmases. For thanksgiving I made pumpkin caramel macarons and mean to make some blackcurrant violet this christmas. Yes, they are tricky but one thing I've found that always worked for me is to age the egg whites - take them out two days before and leave at room temperature. Some recipes call for this and others don't, it sounds unsanitary I know but nobody has gotten sick so far. Supposedly I read the salmonella would be in the yolk but I need to research that more. After piping the rounds, rap the baking tray to release any extra air bubbles so the tops don't crack in baking. They don't stay good for very long and have so many little steps in the making that I don't think they will be as popular as cupcakes, though Boule, Paulette, Jin Patisserie, and Europane here in the L.A. area are certainly spreading the word. Cupcakes have more accessibility and a comfort factor, but macarons are certainly delicate, beautiful bites of sugary goodness well worth the effort, which is why I make them as gifts. Good luck!

You said it Kimber - not only that, but it is also a Euphorbia = poisonous.

There's always going to be malls and building bigger and more expensive ones. As a girl who likes to shop i'm pretty sure that some female AT readers would not object to the barneys co-op or the anthropologie. I do object to leaving all the doors open while running the air conditioning, which seems the wasteful norm of outdoor malls.

This wastefulness is my biggest issue with the americana - not the stores or the forced community - it's that damned fountain and huge thirsty swaths of grass that you're not allowed to step on. It really is like las vegas in that sense, hundreds of gallons of water wasted every hour. And the trolley car running through it. Makes it look like a life-size railroad model in somebody's basement.

As for the rent I second Gigi818, that seems standard for "luxury" apts. I live in Glendale and have a deal for half that amount in a cute 1940's duplex. With the last heat wave I understand the appeal of airconditioning, (and good insulation for that matter) but the subsequent blackout on the hottest night of the year made me realize my swamp cooler is just fine.

Glendale - about 500 sq feet, not including the shared backyard.
It has a washer, dryer, hardwood floors, 1-car garage in a duplex in the hills close to Glassell Park. Pay $1000 a month. Just got a new job in Santa Monica and the money I'm saving not paying westside rent is going to the gas tank :(

I agree that it is all about finding an apt not controlled by a management company - I found my place on the Recycler because my landlord does not know how to use the internet (!). The last place I lived was also found there and was an even better deal - it was a 2 bedroom with a seperate dining and living rooms, plus small office and 1 1/3 bath, also in Glendale, also only $1000 a month.

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you guys are sooooo cute

...so pretty!

Hi Laure - Try looking on their website and click on the asterik for garden design (not the digital portfolio link), then go to residential. Click on the 5th thumbnail to the ojai house. At the ninth picture there is a planter with legs exactly like the ones you posted.

Could also be another landscape designer who likes the alien succulent aesthetic that I don't know about. I'm a fan of creative landscapes so I applaud the effort, just hope the owners redo of the house complements the spacey front yard.