Today I’d like to share with you pics of The Rose Garden on the Gamble Garden Spring Tour 2025. It was called The Rose Garden because of its impressive display of roses in the front yard.
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Spring in Gamble Garden in Old Palo Alto, California
Hello and happy new week! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and are ready for the week ahead. This week I’d like to share with you pictures of glorious gardens that I toured as part of Gamble Garden’s Spring Tour 2025.
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Kona Coast & Seeing the Lava at Mount Kīlauea at The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, Hawaii
Today I’d like to share pics from our trip to the Big Island, Hawaii in February. I had planned this trip on a whim when I saw a news story that Mount Kilauea had erupted on the Big Island of Hawaii. I had seen this epic scene two years ago and it was magical! I wanted to experience it again.
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Day trip to Potsdam, Germany. The Sanssouci Summer Palace and Potsdam University
Today I’d like to share some pics of my day trip to Potsdam, Germany a town outside of Berlin. Potsdam is the town where Frederick the Great of Germany built his summer castle Sanssouci Palace. In addition to the palace the other sites to see in this town include the quaint Dutch downtown, and the historic Potsdam University.
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March in Berlin. Strolling the Historic District, Boat Ride in the City and Day Trip to Potsdam
Back in March Hitesh had a company event in Berlin, Germany and asked if I wanted to tag along. I’ve been to Berlin before and I’ve seen most of the historic sites there, but the thought of a few days away from the routine of home sounded like a nice respite in mid March. I went knowing that Berlin was going to be cold 🧤, it was still winter after all 🥶.
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April in Paris. The Eiffel Tower, Montmartre & A Birthday Celebration
Happy Saturday! I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend! I must admit I’ve been missing from blogging most of the this year until lately. It’s been a combination of things. I’ve been traveling the last few months, and when I’m home I’ve been lazy and have had no urge to do anything, not even exercise, which is not good 😞. Now with spring in full swing it feels like the start of a new year. I’ve got spring in my step and new found energy 😄! And that includes back to blogging about all things fun, beautiful and travel.
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March in Sonoma Wine Country
We headed to Sonoma wine country last week for a couple of days and it was absolutely beautiful. Quiet, calm and peaceful with amazing weather, surrounded by the beauty of wine country. A perfect two days in Sonoma.
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September Dinner at Basanthi and Vivek’s. Topic of the Evening. Hiking up the Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 🏔
Hiking up Kilimanjaro, garden peaches, trip to Italy, all capped off with a delicious wholesome meal with good friends and fun conversations – this sums up a lovely intimate evening at my friend Basanthi’s place last weekend.
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Friday Flowers. Late Summer Nursery Visit
It’s been a busy summer in our family with many celebrations and gatherings. And on top of that we’ve had many intense heat waves, all of which made it difficult to head to the nursery for my usual summer plant shopping 🪴🌺. Finally last week our temps cooled down into the 70s and 80s, motivating me to head out and pick up a few new plants.
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Summer Holiday in Oahu, Hawaii
Hello and Happy Sunday! I hope you had a good relaxing weekend and a fun July 4th holiday. We just returned last week from a holiday in Hawaii. We went to the island of Oahu and had a wonderful relaxing family vacation 💙🌊🏝.
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