Thyme In A Bottle

Our good friend Jason is so kind to share his farm fresh eggs with us.  I love the blue colors and the chickens are so pretty.  Thank you J...

Today I decided to make this pretty Calendula Flower Cake. The recipe is from Cooking with Herbs by Emelie Tolley and Chris Mead copyright 1...

By mid morning I was ready to start work on the herb garden, but oh so many books to browse through!  First up was coffee with a piece ...

Today I would like to share with you my collection of Sun Plaques.  I have found some of them on my trips to Baja California; at estate ...

Sunday was a perfect day as usual and we built this structure for for my Heirloom tomatoes.  It turned out perfect and will hold 8 plants...

Lots of goodies this morning in the garden.  Join me as I stroll through with coffee cup in hand. A beautiful day in Southern Calif...

This is a photo of our Bougainvillea from last fall, before my attack with the pruning shears.  It grows at the end of what we call o...

I have had this old clay Mexican man for over 30 years! I bought it on a shopping trip we took to Ensenada then proceeded to load it in ...

An old wicker chair that I normally would have tossed is now a focal point in my garden. I had seen one like this at Buena Creek Garden...

Another great find at the same estate sale.  This statue of St. Francis is perfect for this location off the Mexican patio.  The old clay p...

I found this wonderful wood and iron arch at an estate sale a few weeks ago.  I think it works perfectly on the wall at our little Mexican ...

Kristin's Pink Abutilon.  Planted last fall 2009.  Loves this spot with the Angel Statue.  I wanted to keep this area with varigated p...

Here we have Queens Tears (billbergia nutans).  A beautiful delicate flower.  I placed this in the Fairy Garden.  It spreads each year a...