Happy Easter!

Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and safe Easter Sunday.

Many of us know the Christian celebration of Easter as told in the bible. But did you now that the Easter bunny and Easter eggs have their roots in the 1600's in Germany? Children would create colorful "nests" around their house and if they had been good the Easter Bunny (who was actually consider a Hare not a Rabbit) would leave eggs. The immigrants to the Pennsylvania Dutch country were the first to introduce this custom to the United States.

It is also thought that the tradition was tied to Spring time, the vernal equinox and the images of fertility that springtime and new litters of rabbits brought on.

It has been just picture perfect in the Desert this week and while the glorious scent of the citrus blossoms is starting to fade you can still catch it in some places. Just one more thing that makes living in the Desert So great.

If you are in the Desert Today don't forget the last day of the Kraft-Nabisco LPGA at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage.

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April - Main Event Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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April 16-18, 2010 The Empire Polo Grounds in Indio CA will become one of the world largest outdoor music venues with over 100 acts representing the cutting edge of Music and Arts. Thousands of attendees will travel from all over the world to enjoy this event which has been taking place every year since 1999.

A unique event in a beautiful place! Click for more information on Coachella Fest

What Can You Get For 75 Million?

The answer can be found in Rancho Mirage. This new listing is a multi-structure property with a 25,000 plus square foot main home on almost 250 acres. There is also a championship golf course, club house even a stage for your private concerts and shows. Of course pools, spas and fitness facilities are a given

So the answer to the question is quite a lot! This estate was purchased by Larry Ellison of Oracle fame and now is host to his
friends, family and business associates. When Barack Obama was President of the US h played golf on the estate during his trips to Palm Springs.

Actually, the story of this property is quite elaborate and involves another similar property in Montana. You can read parts of that story by clicking here or here. Once owned by the Blixeth family it was part of a contentious divorce and bankruptcy proceedings.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day is actually the celebration of the death of this Irish saint who was really Welsh – or in what is today know as Wales - by birth. His birth is estimated to have been about 389 AD. He was brought to Ireland as a slave at the age if 16. He is the patron saint of Ireland and the Irish.

After some six years of slavery he escaped to France where he became a monk. In 432 AD he returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop. He brought Christianity to Ireland and taught there for 29 years. The legend says that he used the shamrock, Ireland's national flower, to explain the Blessed Trinity. St. Patrick is said to have founded hundreds of churches and baptized thousands of people.

The first official celebration St. Patrick's Day with a Parade was actually in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English army marched in New York City. Later in 1848 several Irish groups in the United States organized the St. Patrick’s Day parade, as we know it today, in New York City. Now many large cities have big parades, etimates are over 100. Chicago and Boston are some of the largest outside of New York .

Fun Facts:

It is estimated that over 36 million Americans have Irish ancestry.

Leprechaun’s are a purely American invention and have nothing to do with St. Patrick

Corned Beef and Cabbage is the traditional meal For St. Patrick’s Day

Pubs in Ireland used to be closed on St. Patrick’s Day