When he was a child growing up in Solvang, Torey Dunn’s mother owned a small gift shop called Mette’s Mill. It was located in a walkway off Alisal in the heart of Solvang, beside the tower that juts out into the skyline from behind the scenic windmill there. Decades later, Dunn and his wife, Monica, […]
REBECCA ROSE
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Greatness rising: Orcutt Bakery offers a solid spread of scratch-made cookies, cakes, and other treats
Take one bite of Orcutt Bakery’s signature cheesecake and you instantly discover the secret to their success. Light and fluffy, with an exquisite and surprisingly fresh burst of fruit topping, the bakery’s cheesecake does more than define the venue’s signature scratch-baked style. It instantly tells you a story about the person who made it. In […]
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The thought doesn’t always count
Rebecca Rose laments the worst gifts from Christmases past
As I write this, the Christmas holiday is days away, with local businesses decked out in festive decor and families all over town getting ready to see what Santa leaves under the tree. I could spend the few hundred words of this column celebrating all the positive, enlightening, and heartwarming reasons to celebrate the Christmas […]
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Flavor flair: The unassuming Adelina’s in Nipomo strikes a balance between familiar and refined
Nipomo is hiding a secret. In order to unearth it, you’ll have to make your way through a sprawling path of trees leading up to the entrance of Trilogy at Monarch Dunes, a planned community on the outskirts of Nipomo. But don’t worry—this trip through suburban sprawl is worth it. At the heart of the […]
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All by herself: Rebecca Rose gets a weekend to herself at home and happily accomplishes nothing
I think a rite of passage into adulthood is finally figuring out how to manage your free time effectively. I’m always impressed by my friends who schedule their days off with penciled-in times to read great books or go on long hikes. I had such an opportunity to exhibit my adulting free time skills recently […]
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Tapped out on tech
Rebecca Rose doesn’t have the time or the brain space for new tech and the language that comes with
One of the worst things about getting older—besides discovering that even your ears are getting wrinkles—is realizing that you have hit a wall in your overall “with-it”ness. Whether it’s when you turn on MTV and can no longer recognize a single person or when you spot 19-year-old hipsters wearing your favorite outfits “ironically,” it’s a […]
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Out of my dog league
Rebecca badly wants to fit in with the tiny-dog crowd
One of the best things about living in California is the state’s laissez-faire policies on women and our small dogs. Stop into just about any boutique or vintage shop along the Central Coast and you’ll be sure to spot us, pushing our carts through the aisles while our little dogs perched on the cart looking […]
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Couchghazi
Nothing completes middle age like a cozy couch
The only two things in life that are guaranteed are death and taxes.” This saying is a lie. There are actually three things that are guaranteed: death, taxes, and at some point during your adulthood you will be slowly driven insane by the quest to purchase a new sofa. Why do I dare make such […]
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My first 5k
In her debut column for the Sun, Rebecca Rose shares her first 5K run experience
If you attended the Run to Know More 5K in Orcutt on Saturday, Aug. 6, you may have noticed among the crowd of jovial participants a woman desperately trying to hold on to last place, crying her eyes out and begging for the mercy of a quick death. That woman was me, and on that […]