The California poppy is a wildflower that is also the California state flower. I remember first becoming aware of its significance when I...

In the last year or so, I've taken on several different projects involving the scanning and digital restoration of family photos for ot...

I am a word nerd. I think many bloggers are (whether they know it or are willing to admit it). Back many moons ago, in my junior high s...

An excited kid sitting atop a carousel horse With the wind in my hair... It was my steed And we were racing bravely  Through the wild field...

I was sitting on my brother's couch when my 11-year-old nephew sidled up beside me. Calmly he said, "I found something really co...

The lilacs are blooming... the air is heavy with their heady perfume.  The cherry tree is blooming... the song of the house finche...

Morro blood orange blossom Our little Bay Area micro-climate just got soaked with 2.65 inches of rain yesterday. For those not living here ...

We have our favorite old movie theatre here in our area that has all the original elaborate architectural details of times gone by. I remem...

Some things are just meant to be preserved Luscious juicy berries picked right out of the garden Recipes on yellowed paper written in founta...

1. Santa always left oranges , 2. Before the fudge... , 3. A child's Christmas wishes... , 4. Technicolor Red I've waxed nostalgic t...

The first installment in the story of how Rosehaven Cottage came to be 9 years ago ( click here for the "Introduction" ) "How...

Lilacs on our warm climate "Lavender Lady" lilac bushes It seems that everything is blooming in blues and purples right now in the...

When I was a little girl, my siblings and I played a lot of make-believe. A favorite make-believe game I liked to play was "Candyland...

I had already planned to write about these two photos today before I realized it would mark the milestone of being the 200th post. Now the...

On Monday morning my mom, Hubby, Chica , and I piled into my mom's Jeep to make the 3 1/2 hour trek north into the northern forests of C...

Life has a way of repeating themes and coming around full circle on itself. This Valentine's week has been full of that phenomenon for ...