Photography

We've had a very dry winter here in the Central Valley, and since we don't get any rain in the summer we need a good amount of rainfall in the winter (and corresponding snow in the Sierras) to fill all the reservoirs for the summer months.  Plus, ...

An Evening on the Emerald Isle

I’m not misquoting Howard Cosell.  I’m waxing philosophical.  KCRA is running their local A List popularity contest again. And of course, my blog automatically got “nominated” because I put it on there last year and they just keep renewing the … Continue reading →

For her 3rd birthday, Miss L received many lovely things. She’s been serending us on her pink ukelele, having “Hungry Hungry Hippo” tournaments daily, and snapping lots of photos on her new kiddy camera. She received a pink VTech – Kidizoom Digital Camera and, while it doesn’t have the same stability control as our...

'Tis the season for blooming things around here.  I don't know what this is called, but it's awfully pretty.  What caught my eye though was actually the light.  I like how the left branch is in the sun but the background is in the shade,...

I don’t think of myself as foolish. Foolish people don’t have a plan. I have a plan. It may not be the best one, but at least I’ve got one. Moving to Minnesota to be …Read More

I feel I am failing miserably with the vegetable garden this year. A broken kneecap put paid to all the November and December prep work, and several months of little to no rain mean that the clay soil is like stone, despite all the compost dug in last ...

...and the Golden Poppies are just waking up.  I always associate the California Poppy with St. Patrick's Day, because it starts blooming mid-March.  And of course there's the green and orange, two of my favorite colors!  And my favorite...

Yes, I’m a little bit obsessed with this Road Side America site.  But, wouldn’t you be too if you enjoyed quirky, off-beat things?  Well, Sacramento, there are just those things in your own backyard.  Not …Read More

20 Years of Harmony at the Antiquite Maison Privee