Tropical California
I looked towards the small mounds that were California coastal mountains. The mounds were covered with brush and small trees. Heading south towards Mexico, the occasional spring would rise into the…
Straw Flower Family
The straw flowers were standing lovely in three small tin pots. They reminded me of a multigenerational family clustered together and at different stages of their life. Small blossoms with…
Falling Into Fall Love
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash Fall is a time to love. It's coming quick. We are in the last summer days of August. We had some heat and we…
Yoga Sweet Yoga
Photo by Sanju M Gurung on Unsplash I went to Yoga today and had my first hot yoga class. It wasn't officially hot yoga, but there were 50 people packed…
He Deserves One Too
Photo by Mihai Stefan on Unsplash I was standing in a really long line at a famous lingerie store and I noticed I was holding my breath. I was realized…
The Creeper
Oh my creeping fig. It was so beautiful. It grew luxuriously and spread across the shingles of my old house like a cool green blanket. It absorbed the powerful rays…
The Old Circle
Summer is coming and it's the best time of year in Southern California. My favorite city was once a farming town, founded by a group of entrepreneurial bankers from the…
Pug McSnore
I walked in the door and the little old pug was snoring on the carpet in the entryway. It was a very exposed place to be sleeping and seemed a…
Salvage
Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend the Redlands Historical Glass Museum auction some weeks ago. I wandered through the coolness of the…
Paint Now
This is my mantra as of late. I'm trying to be decisive about the colors to paint my house. It should be easy, right? Maybe, but maybe not. I've learned…