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My Grandmother’s Lemon Meringue Pie
Happy New Year! My life has been consumed of late with my art shows; Art San Diego 2014 and Spectrum-Miami back to back and painting

Art San Diego and Spectrum Art-Miami
As this year 2014 draws to a close I wish you all the healthiest, happiest and most fulfilling of New Years! The past few months

Fly Fishing is Big Fun!
I married a Huntin’ and Fishin’ man when I was very young. Sadly Peter passed away of cancer over seven years ago, yet I still

Summer Time 2014 and Memories of Growing Up in Old Del Mar!
Now that summer has arrived I am swimming in the ocean almost every day! The water has been especially warm this season, in the 70°s

Jan’s Shangri-La
Last week was the end of the year party for Olivenhain Garden Club. We were blessed to have our party in Jan Casado’s garden. Once

A Visit To An Artist’s Studio
Earlier this week I got a call from a friend. Fran I’m calling to invite you over to see my artist studio. I was thrilled

Halloween Today and Revisited!
Yesterday was Halloween and I was impressed as I drove through down-town Encinitas on Highway 101 at the numbers of families, some with grandparents in

Joys of Gardening With Grandchildren
Their oldest daughter Anushka loves to garden. She is now six years old. Every time the family comes to visit Anushka and I have fun

Growing and Maintaining a Garden Hedge
January of 2007 we had an unusually severe winter in San Diego County. Peter and I traveled to Spain for the birth of our first

Summer Visitors
This evening my older daughter and her family will arrive from Spain for a visit. I am so excited to see the whole family! The