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Photo Finish: Maple Squeaks By
Thank you for voting! What a supportive community I’ve found in the Blogosphere. Every comment and every “like” highlight my day. Here is the final tally, compiled from votes on WordPress and...
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Independence Day Approaches
Tomorrow we celebrate Independence Day in the States, a holiday affectionately know as the 4th of July or simply “the 4th.” We live in a family oriented community with lots of fun activities, so we...
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SummerWinds Nursery Rebuilds
It was a sad day for the community when SummerWinds Almaden Nursery burned to the ground in late August. They’d done business in that neighborhood for 40 years. The outpouring of support following...
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Just Visiting
My personal motto is that homes should be lived in and gardens shared. Visitors are a welcome treat. We’re all social creatures, heart and soul, no matter where you land in the social equation....
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Craft it Forward: Do You Want to Play?
What a fun day!. I discovered a great new blog and at the same time squeaked in on her pay-it-forward 2013 offer. What is ‘pay-it-forward’ you ask? I took part in something similar several years ago...
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There’s No Place Like It
What a fun weekend! A group of us stayed at a local hotel and worked on crafts and photo albums the entire time. We did lots of eating, laughing, and impromptu dancing as well. Michelle Obama’s not...
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Craft it Foward: Flowers and Oscar Wilde
I’m really enjoying my Craft it Forward projects. You can read about my first project here. The second project took on a life of its own. You could even say its been a bit of a drama. The effervescent...
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Little Free Library: Books Beneath the Willow
Several times in the past few months, I’ve passed what looked like a tiny, curbside library. I’d heard about these little libraries somewhere, but it was just a vague idea, tucked away in my brain. I...
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Tomato Envy
You can’t rush the garden. Not even when you have a case of tomato envy. You can encourage it, yes. Lots of support…of course. But rushed, never. I planted several heirloom tomatoes this year, but...
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Craft if Forward: Garden Journal
This month’s craft it forward goes to Emma at Greenhousing. Emma is a fellow gardener, helping things grow in her own special garden in the UK. She started Greenhousing: Big Plans for a Small Garden...
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Little Free Library Debut
Our Little Free Library is open for reading. I am so excited! Isn’t it beautiful? My friend Nick Timmermann crafted the library using reclaimed redwood decking, old fencing, scraps of old-growth...
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Little Free Library: Books for Everyone
The Little Free Library is a hit. The outpouring of support makes my heart sing. I received a number of emails from neighbors and friends promising books and offering support. Several of my friends...
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Valentine’s Day Giveaway: The Winner Is…
Special thanks to everyone who entered my Valentine’s Day Giveaway last week. I wrote the entrants names on pink hearts, then tossed them into my world globe. It seemed like the perfect vessel given...
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Little Free Library: Books and Maps
Exciting news this week. First up, the Little Free Library has a new addition thanks to the lovely Julia at Defeat Despair. She belongs to Paper Back Swap, a site for exchanging books. She ordered a...
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Opening Night: San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
Last night was great fun. I attended the opening night celebration of the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show. We were ravenous when we first arrived, so we took a cursory look, then found the...
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Vision Literacy and a Modern Home Tour
My friend Candace Levers is a board member of Vision Literacy, a local non-profit in Silicon Valley. Vision Literacy provides adults with basic literacy and technology skills. Through its operations...
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Good Earth, Good Day
Happy Earth Day! Today, the Jane Goodall Institute encourages supporters to take action to improve the world for people, animals, and the environment we all share. Founded by renowned primatologist...
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Dedicating the Little Free Library
Warm temperatures and a cool breeze were a welcome gift Saturday during the Little Free Library dedication. The idea for little libraries started in Wisconsin in 2009 Todd Bol built a model of a...
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Farmers’ Market: My Attempt at Eating Well
We shopped at one of our local farmers’ market this weekend, though it was blazing hot and uncomfortable. We’re out of the habit of shopping there, but I’ll be better prepared next time. The Willow...
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Art and Serendipity
My word of the year is serendipity, the act of finding something valuable or delightful when you are not looking for it. So joyous is this word in both sound and deed, that I may choose it again for...
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