Category Archives: Stories From Our Home

Celebrations & Get Togethers, Flower Power, Stories From Our Home

Our First Spring Garden Ladies Lunch

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2014 is the first year I hosted a Spring Garden Ladies Lunch in our new home in Los Gatos.  We moved a year earlier but it took me a year to get the garden updated to my liking.  Don’t get me wrong; the garden in this property is what sold me on the home! Continue reading Our First Spring Garden Ladies Lunch →

From the Kitchen, Quick & Easy Recipes, Stories From Our Home

French Press Tea Anyone?

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You’ve all seen the French press, it’s everywhere now.  If you are a coffee connoisseur, I’m sure you have a French press.  It’s supposed to be the best coffee gadget to bring out the delicate coffee flavor.  What I didn’t know is that it can also be used to brew tea. Continue reading French Press Tea Anyone? →

Celebrating Festivals, Celebrations & Get Togethers, Stories From Our Home

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

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What’s fall without Halloween?  And what’s Halloween without the candy and the pumpkins?  Halloween in 2015 fell on a Saturday! And what a gorgeous day October 31st, 2015 was! It was a beautiful sunny day with cool 70s temperatures. All the conditions were perfect for a memorable Halloween celebration. Continue reading Halloween Pumpkin Carving →

Celebrating Festivals, Celebrations & Get Togethers, From Around the World, Just Pictures, Stories From Our Home

A French Inspired Vegetarian Picnic Dinner. Celebrating Rakshabandan

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Every year my cousins Mahesh and Nando and their families are invited for Rakshabandan dinner at our home.  We started the tradition of celebrating Rakshabandan over a decade ago.  It usually falls in the late summer so we try to have dinner outside giving us an opportunity to enjoy the cool evening with drinks and dinner. Continue reading A French Inspired Vegetarian Picnic Dinner. Celebrating Rakshabandan →