Weekend Farmers Markets

San Marcos-  Restaurant Row on Sundays from 10am-2pm. Fallbrook- Friday 10am-2pm, 102 S. Main St (corner of Main and Alvarado) also, Sundays 11am-3pm (Main and Alvarado) and Sunday 11am-3pm, 123 S. Main (parking lot of Caffe Primo) Encinitas- Sundays, 2-5pm Flora Vista School, 1690 Wanderling Rd. Carlsbad- Saturday 1-5pm at Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand.   Leucadia- Sundays 10-2pm Near the beach on the interior grounds of Paul Ecke Elem. School. Vista- Saturdays 8:00-1pm. Vista Courthouse parking lot. 325 S. Melrose Dr. Solana Beach/Cedros Design District- Sundays, 1-5pm. South end of Cedros Ave. http://cedrosavenue.com/. Scripps Ranch- Saturdays 9-1pm, Bonsall- Sundays 9:30am - 1:30pm. River Village Plaza at 5256 S. Mission Rd., Escondido- Sunday 11-4 at 12655 Sunset Dr. (across from Mall). Rancho Bernardo- Friday 9-12 at Bernardo Winery.

My Coke Rewards Program

Many people drink coke products, few people take advantage of My Coke Rewards. If you are not taking advantage, go to http://www.mycokerewards.com/ and sign up. Every time you buy a 12 or 24 pack (or various other single serve items)- log on and enter your code (code is on the end of the box or under the cap). Points add up quickly and you can spend them on entering sweepstakes or obtaining merchandise. I get many magazines subscriptions for free using my reward points, and recently was offered 50 FREE 4 x 6 photos from Snapfish through My Coke Rewards and wasn't even required to use my points to obtain them. If you drink Coke products, you need to check it out.

Playdough Recipe for Kids' Crafts

Looking for some cheap entertainment for your kids this winter break? Why not mix up a batch of homemade dough for an art project, or ornaments for the tree? To make it you will need:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3/4 cup warm water
• mixing bowl, spoon, aluminum pan or plastic plate

Mix the flour and salt in bowl. Gradually stir in the water kneading the mixture until it is a dough like consistency. Add more water or flour if needed. Put creations on pie tin or plastic plate to dry in warm sunny spot for 24 hours before moving.

FREE Gas Appliance Safety Inspections for SDG&E Natural Gas Customers

SDG&E offers it's natural gas customers FREE safety inspections on gas appliances such as furnaces, water heaters and ovens year round.  They do not make any repairs, but they do troubleshoot and make simple adjustments.   All you have to do is call 1-800-411-7343 or go to www.sdge.com/serviceorder.

Zig Zag Pizza Pie is Now Open in Oceanside Across from The Pier!

 

Sounds good, doesn't it?

Save Up to 57% Off at One of My Favorite Italian Restaurants, Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana in Cardiff

For the delicious, authentic Italian food and for the atmosphere and view, you have got to take Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana up on this awesome Groupon opportunity where you can save up to 57%! It's one of my favorite North County spots to grab a delicious meal. Come find out why.  Spend $20, get $45 or spend $39 and get $90 worth of food and drink.  What a deal!  http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-4368919-10872943?url=http%3A//www.groupon.com/deals/cicciotti-s-trattoria-italiana-seafood-6

Please Use Around The Town Links When Purchasing through Daily Deal Sites

Many of you have mentioned to me that with inundated email inboxes, you appreciate how I aggregate the best of the daily deals for the day so that you don't have to go through your inbox every day scanning each offer. What you might not know is that I am an affiliate with many of these companies, so if you purchase through Around The Town's links, I may get a small percentage of the sale as a thank you from the company. So my request to you is that you use my links when you order your daily deals from companies such as Groupon, Living Social (and others), and print your free coupons from coupons.com, etc. When I share a deal with you, I always post a link as well so it's right there for you- no searching for it. When you use my links it helps me do giveaways and prizes for my subscribers, which I love to do!  Thanks so much everyone for taking a moment to read this and for using my provided links when you place your orders. Barb