The Country Friends (TCF) nonprofit organization announced grants of more than $300,000 to 34 charities during a reception held Feb. 3 at its Consignment Shop on El Tordo in Rancho Santa Fe.

When Anna Logan graduated, she never expected her future career would involve posing a duck for a kitchen shoot or outsmarting the weather to capture the perfect snowy home cover.

From one quick search on the internet, you’ll find that there is no shortage of animal jokes. For example, you’ve probably ...