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The garden is in a transition phase so there isn’t much to report right now. However, I do have plenty of snails. Maybe I should be like these industrious people and farm snails for a living. While I don’t think I’ll be putting them on my table anytime soon, I do like the idea of…

Christmas can be a challenge for me, as I come from a big family. What we usually do is draw names amongst the children for a big gift and then give out stocking stuffers to each individual. My goal is to make more personable gifts and to try to stay away from trinkets. Last year…

I was trying to burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories this morning by exploring the neighborhood. Lots of bare trees, squirrels, and autumn colors.

Now that they fading they remind me even more of fireworks.

Jack has been enjoying the backyard and the cooler temperatures. While I am gardening I hear him prancing around with his paws crunching on the growing layers of leaves. Unfortunately, we have some sneaky mice in the bushes and he’ all too eager to greet them.

Not much going on in the garden this weekend. I thought I would share the backyard garden flowers. The mums are interesting because after such pure colors for so long they slowly start to change and fade. The white ones turn purple and the once deep red have yellow centers. I wonder what the yellow…

You know your a Californian when you get excited about the slightest change in the weather. This morning I was up early and saw all of this marvelous fog hovering around. Doesn’t it look like Vincent Price could be looming around the corner? And speaking of Vincent Price I had to share this early Tim…

It’s been a busy day, will be back tomorrow. Enjoy the photos of our July, San Francisco trip.

My first batch of paperwhites (Narcissus Papyraceus) are just starting to bloom. They were a pleasant surprise when I went to make my coffee this morning. They look so cheerful on the kitchen windowsill. Once these expire I’m going to plant them in the yard for next year. I started this batch fairly early this…