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A Note from Nancy Gross of The Ojai Bubble.

The Ojai Bubble July 2010 issue is at Ojai Printing and will be out and around in a few days. The issue is themed around French Connections to Ojai, in light of Bastille Day on July 14, and the French Festival in Santa Barbara on July 17 and 18. To view a small sampling of what is within, visit The Ojai Bubble’s Facebook page.
With 28 pages of articles, photographs and poems, it is not only thicker than Volume 1; it is more consistent visually, while still playful and colorful. Perhaps Steve Grumette enhancing my photos, and having three professional photographers contribute are the reasons the pages look so pretty. And, as I received a suggestion here, a suggestion there, from Anca Colbert, my daughter Ivy Anderson, P. lyn Middleton, Myrna Cambianica, and others, I grew in the graphics role.
I was so pleased with the contributions I received for the May / June issue, and once again I have great submissions. The writing of Amber Lennon, River Lisa Joy Sauvageau, Paul Fericano, Denise Picard, Jodi Womack and Jean-Paul de Dadelsen are this month’s treasures, along with the write-ups I offer on the people I had the pleasure of profiling. . .most, though not all, of them French. As promised, I wrote a poem in celebration of the wedding extravaganza of Deb Norton and Chris Nottoli of Theater 150.
I have to charge a cover price because, as primarily a one-woman enterprise, I haven’t been able to find time and energy to do the work of getting advertisers. A few people were interested in placing ads in this volume, but I was so busy working on interviewing, writing and layout, eventually 28 pages were full with no room to spare. I am trying to find ways to keep this monthly publication affordable and content-driven. Vol. 2 has a higher price than the first issue because it is almost twice as thick and printing costs were twice as much per booklet. For a “monthly,” $3-$5 (depending on page count) seems reasonable, in terms of how much so many of us spend daily on all our little comforts, snacks and coffees. People who read Volume 1 had very positive things to say about the articles, poems and narrative and I expect another round of contented readers.
Here is what the cover looks like. The Ojai Bubble, July, will be ready Wednesday or Thursday, July 7 or 8 (Friday July 9 at the latest). You can find it at the following locations, as well as a few I probably forgot! I also bring copies to sell outside the Ojai Certified Farmer’s Market most Sundays. Most of these stores have told me they will continue to sell The Ojai Bubble this month, but if any of them opt out as I go around distributing, I hope seekers will please try another location:
David Whipple Goldsmith
The Farmer and The Cook
Coffee Connection
Attitude Adjustment
Ojai Spring Car Wash
Fred’s Tire Man
Right Click Computer Repair
Ojai Village Pharmacy
Around the Corner and Around the Corner, Too
The Lennon Closet
Java – n – Joe
Studio Sauvageau
Made in Ojai
Ojai House
Verandah
Bonnie Lu’s
Bhavantu
Su Nido
The Ojai Retreat
Bart’s Books
Casa Ojai
Watkins Cattle Co. and Ojai Olive Oil, both at the Certified Farmer’s Market
McConnell’s Ice Cream in Ventura
Bank of Books in Ventura

I write this note with my daughter’s rat, Horatio, snuggled on my neck. I am caring for him while she works on an organic farm in Colorado. Did you ever see the animated Disney film “Ben and Me,” about Ben Franklin and a mouse? I feel like Ben Franklin with this fledgling publishing career, and having to keep inventing ways to market my Bubble while remaining true to the grass roots nature of this enterprise. Most of all I want to thank everyone who has been having fun right along with me as I go about this venture, and those who have donated some of their time and expertise. My contact is theojaibubble@yahoo.com or 798-5040.

Posted by Demitri Corbin at 08:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A Note from Nancy Gross of The Ojai Bubble.

The Ojai Bubble July 2010 issue is at Ojai Printing and will be out and around in a few days. The issue is themed around French Connections to Ojai, in light of Bastille Day on July 14, and the French Festival in Santa Barbara on July 17 and 18. To view a small sampling of what is within, visit The Ojai Bubble’s Facebook page.
With 28 pages of articles, photographs and poems, it is not only thicker than Volume 1; it is more consistent visually, while still playful and colorful. Perhaps Steve Grumette enhancing my photos, and having three professional photographers contribute are the reasons the pages look so pretty. And, as I received a suggestion here, a suggestion there, from Anca Colbert, my daughter Ivy Anderson, P. Lyn Middleton, Myrna Cambianica, and others, I grew in the graphics role.

I was so pleased with the contributions I received for the May / June issue, and once again I have great submissions. The writing of Amber Lennon, River Lisa Joy Sauvageau, Paul Fericano, Denise Picard, Jodi Womack and Jean-Paul de Dadelsen are this month’s treasures, along with the write-ups I offer on the people I had the pleasure of profiling. . .most, though not all, of them French. As promised, I wrote a poem in celebration of the wedding extravaganza of Deb Norton and Chris Nottoli of Theater 150.
I have to charge a cover price because, as primarily a one-woman enterprise, I haven’t been able to find time and energy to do the work of getting advertisers. A few people were interested in placing ads in this volume, but I was so busy working on interviewing, writing and layout, eventually 28 pages were full with no room to spare. I am trying to find ways to keep this monthly publication affordable and content-driven. Vol. 2 has a higher price than the first issue because it is almost twice as thick and printing costs were twice as much per booklet. For a “monthly,” $3-$5 (depending on page count) seems reasonable, in terms of how much so many of us spend daily on all our little comforts, snacks and coffees. People who read Volume 1 had very positive things to say about the articles, poems and narrative and I expect another round of contented readers.
Here is what the cover looks like. The Ojai Bubble, July, will be ready Wednesday or Thursday, July 7 or 8 (Friday July 9 at the latest). You can find it at the following locations, and I also bring copies to sell outside the Ojai Certified Farmer’s Market most Sundays. Most of these stores have told me they will continue to sell The Ojai Bubble this month, but if any of them opt out as I go around distributing, I hope seekers will please try another location:
David Whipple Goldsmith
The Farmer and The Cook
Coffee Connection
Attitude Adjustment
Ojai Spring Car Wash
Fred’s Tire Man
Right Click Computer Repair
Ojai Village Pharmacy
Around the Corner and Around the Corner, Too
The Lennon Closet
Java – n – Joe
Studio Sauvageau
Made in Ojai
Ojai House
Verandah
Bhavantu
Su Nido
The Ojai Retreat
Bart’s Books
Casa Ojai
Watkins Cattle Co. and Ojai Olive Oil, both at the Certified Farmer’s Market
McConnell’s Ice Cream in Ventura
Bank of Books in Ventura

I write this note with my daughter’s rat, Horatio, snuggled on my neck. I am caring for him while she works on an organic farm in Colorado. Did you ever see the animated Disney film “Ben and Me,” about Ben Franklin and a mouse? I feel like Ben Franklin with this fledgling publishing career, and having to keep inventing ways to market my Bubble while remaining true to the grass roots nature of this enterprise. Most of all I want to thank everyone who has been having fun right along with me as I go about this venture, and those who have donated some of their time and expertise. My contact is theojaibubble@yahoo.com or 798-5040.

Posted by Demitri Corbin at 10:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)