Please feel free to read the blogs posted below:
March 2023 A friend passed away recently, and I wanted to send a specific floral look for the gift, a basket with pastel colors and
February 2023 The holidays this past year 2022, as well as ringing the New Year in, were spent with my family in Spain. My daughter
January 2023 January is the month when many of us make New Year’s resolutions. It is the month to throw off the old and welcome
November 2022 The other night as I was putting my dog out to do his business, I screamed because I ran right into an Orb-weaver
October 2022 We fall into fall and look forward to cooler weather with leaves changing colors. Where we live in San Diego County, autumn is
September 2022 Think of the joy you will feel by making your garden into a butterfly sanctuary. It is easy to do. Even if you
August 2022 ‘A tree or shrub with large, typically creamy-pink, waxy flowers. Magnolias are widely grown as ornamental trees.’ When I first moved to this
July 2022 According to GardenGuides.com, “In Greek mythology, it is believed that the flower was a quiet and shy nymph that fell in love with
June 2022 It is always thrilling to see the use of arbors, pergolas, towers and tuteurs in a garden. Queen Marie-Antoinette had an exciting, excessive
May 2022 Lady Banks Rose has been grown for 2,000 years in gardens in China. It has no thorns, and it has no suckers. It
How many of you remember the Fab Four on the bubble gum cards? So fun! Del Mar was termed by some; Gasoline Alley. There were
Before going out in the evenings the dogs and I have a routine. I feed them dinner, put them out to go potty and then
It’s like Dorothy’s Shoes,we have them all along and we can go home at any minute! Many times when I am writing a blog post
If the aircraft cabin loses pressure, the panel above your seat containing oxygen masks will open automatically. While remaining seated with your seatbelt fastened, quickly reach
Perhaps like some of you I not only blog but write in journals. The popularity of journaling has been on the rise and the variety
As this new year fast approaches I am ripe for something exciting and new to happen in my life, in large part because in my
Mimi please would you tell me a stow-wee about Byron and Amie. Anushka asks in her adorable little Spanish Basque accent. I was visiting with
Thanksgiving is over…. gulp, it is now time for me to get ready for Christmas! A special blessing arrived this month in the way of
Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. I am reminded of so many Thanksgivings of the past. Thanksgivings when I was a child growing up
I buy all my ingredients for cooking at Jimbo’s Market (http://www.jimbos.com). They are a totally organic store and carry a great variety of items for