All things spring are being celebrated in April from Easter to Indian spring festivals such as Holi, Ugadi, Tamil New Year and in the Southern state of Karela the celebration known as Vishu.
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Hiking Among the Redwoods at Forest Of Nisene Marks in Aptos, California
Hello and Happy Friday! Today I’d like to share with you pics from a hike I went on among the giant redwoods at The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos, California.
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Celebrating Tamil New Year at Uma and Nando’s
Happy mid-April! Today is is the day many Indians in the southern states celebrate as their New Year. This past Saturday my cousins Uma and Nando hosted a New year lunch to celebrate spring and for all good fortune.
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Walking Los Alamitos Creek Trail to Almaden Lake and Back
Hello and happy Friday! Hope you had a great spring week. Today I’d like to share these photos from a brisk walk we went on at the Los Alamitos Trail to Almaden Lake and back.
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Friday Flowers. March in the Garden at Veena and Mani’s
Hello and Happy Friday! Today I’m so excited to share with you pics from my recent visit to our friend Veena and Mani’s spring garden.
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Hiking Fortini Loop at Stiles Ranch Open Space Preserve
Hello and Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Relaxing? Fun? Ours was pretty low key, kinda lazy especially with our spring like weather in the warm 70s we were just soaking it all in. I actually got in a beautiful hike last week at Fortini Loop in the South Bay so I didn’t feel too bad lazing around on the weekend.
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Hiking Rancho Cañada del Oro in Morgan Hill, CA
Hello and happy Tuesday. I hope your week is starting off great. Today I’d like to share with you pics from a wonderful hike I went on at Rancho Cañada del Oro in Morgan Hill, California last week.
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Picnic in the Park with Friend Sheila & Me
I know, a picnic in the park? When was the last time I did that? It’s been ages! When my friend Sheila suggested meeting for a picnic in the park all I could think was “Not meet at a coffee shop?” or “Grab lunch at a cafe?” “Picnic in the park? Seriously? I haven’t done that in years, not since my kids were in elementary school!” What a sweet idea it was and such a beautiful way to meet.
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Calero Trail on a Cool Sunny February
It was a gorgeous February day when we went on a hike at the beautiful Calero Trail in the South Bay last week.
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Friday Flowers. Breakfast at Clifton Nursery in Little Venice, London
When we were on holiday in London back in December of 2019 I got a post from a fellow blogger on a little nursery in the city with a charming cafe on the premises. It was a historic nursery which had been given a makeover. Did someone say nursery? I’m there!
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