Hello and Happy Monday! How was your Easter weekend? Good? Relaxing? Spring is in full swing around here. Warm temps, sunshine, trees all green and flowers bursting into bloom 🌺. It’s such a beautiful time of year I wonder why the calendar doesn’t start in April instead of January?
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“I’m So Glad You Walked Past My Home.” Sheila’s Sonoma Style Garden Oasis
Hello and Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend! Today I’m so excited to share with you this story of how I met my friend Sheila through our mutual love of gardening.
Continue reading “I’m So Glad You Walked Past My Home.” Sheila’s Sonoma Style Garden OasisAfternoon Tea with Friends and a Walk in Daughter Sridevi’s Garden 🌿
Hello and Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Today I’d like to share pics from a tea gathering my daughter Sridevi hosted for me and two of my good friends.
Continue reading Afternoon Tea with Friends and a Walk in Daughter Sridevi’s Garden 🌿Friday Flowers. Daughter Sridevi’s Late Summer Flower and Veggie Patch
Happy Friday! Hope you had a good week and are ready for the weekend. Today I’d like to spotlight my daughter Sridevi’s summer garden which is looking amazing. I’m so proud of her! The apple does not fall far from the tree 🥰🍅🥕💐.
Continue reading Friday Flowers. Daughter Sridevi’s Late Summer Flower and Veggie PatchFriday Flowers and Fruit
Hello and Happy Friday! Today I’d like to share some pics of fall-themed flowers and a beautiful array of homegrown tomatoes that our neighbor dropped off. My island is a sea of oranges, golds, reds and yellows. Enjoy 🍅🌻💐!
Continue reading Friday Flowers and FruitVeggie Garden Update August 2020
Hello and happy Friday to you all! How was your week? Busy? Are you ready for the weekend? Our week was hot hot hot! This hot weather we had for almost 10 days caused so many wildfires that our air quality was one of the worst in the world. A very heartfelt gratitude to the amazing firefighters who are fighting all the blazes around the Bay Area.
Continue reading Veggie Garden Update August 2020Friday Flowers & Veggie Garden Update
Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week and are ready for a relaxing weekend. Today I thought I would give you an update on my veggie garden and all things gardening as it’s been a while since I’ve shared pics of my garden.
Continue reading Friday Flowers & Veggie Garden UpdateVeggie Planting on our Hill. May 2020
Good Monday to you all. I hope you had a quiet weekend and are ready for the week ahead. Our weekend was low-key, not much excitement to report, which is a good thing we mostly gardened away.
Continue reading Veggie Planting on our Hill. May 2020Friday Flowers. Fall Roses and Dahlias
Happy Friday!
Sunny skies, warm daytime temps and cool night time temperatures have made this week the quentessential fall weather here in the Bay Area.
Continue reading Friday Flowers. Fall Roses and DahliasFriday Fruits. The Valley of Hearts Delight
Gosh, we are so fortunate to be living here surrounded by beautiful nature, amazing weather, lush green farms, and a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables available all year round. And in Santa Clara Valley we are even more fortunate to have the most fertile land available that it is no wonder that this area used to be called The Valley of Hearts Delight, especially given that this area was covered in fruit orchards before it became Silicon Valley. The new Silicon Valley hasn’t gotten away from its roots though, for every home in our area seems to have some fruit tree or another. I should know! Almost everyone I know has fruit trees in their garden. Continue reading Friday Fruits. The Valley of Hearts Delight