Have you experienced a warmer then normal winter this year? I certainly have, although I'm not complaining because my garden loves it.  I took a walk around the garden and was so pleased to see quite a few plants blooming…. …

I have a major confession to make.... I am a total 'plant nerd'. When I mentioned that to my husband, he said "I already knew that" with a smile on his face. I came upon this revelation when we visited Disneyland last week.  I…

You may have noticed that I haven't posted for a few days (or maybe not 😉  I feel somewhat incomplete when I have gone more then three days without writing a blog post, but sometimes life gets a bit crazy or sometimes I go out of town. I…

Field trip I enjoy photographing the beauty that surrounds me, especially plants and landscapes. My youngest sister, is a very good photographer and her focus is usually people. And then there is my nephew, Kenny, (son of my…

In my last post, I undoubtedly left you hanging, wondering how the second part of our project ended (just kidding). What project is that?  Well, my siblings and I along with our families surprised my mother for her 70th birthday by…

Have you been faced with the dilemma of what to give someone special for their birthday?  Well, the stakes are even higher when it is a 'milestone' birthday.  My siblings and I were faced with this very dilemma in deciding what to…

Okay, I realize that I am terribly late when it comes to posting holiday photos.  But believe it or not, I am quite organized when it comes to other aspects of Christmas - especially shopping for gifts -I'm usually done in November 🙂 With…

One of my favorite summer places is a lake in the town of Williams, Arizona.  Every year, our entire family (grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins) make the 3 hour trip up to the mountains and stay for a week. Favorite Summer Places…

Okay, I know that I am terribly late in blogging about Christmas.  As a result, you will probably not be surprised that I didn't get organized enough to send out Christmas cards this year either 😉 But, we did have a wonderful Christmas. …