~Walking Through the Garden~

Our garden this winter is so green.

We've had so much rain in San Diego.

I planted some Sweet Peas, love them!

The cabbages just love this weather!

Our alstroemerias will be blooming soon.

I can't wait!

~Forget-Me-Not Flowers~

~Miniature Gardens~

~Pansies~

Stan did a good job on this succulent arrangement!

The succulents love growing in this birdbath.

Stan definitely has a green thumb growing his Spanish Moss.

This arch is not in bloom yet.

It has a rose, snail plant and purple trumpet.

I can't wait to share it with you when it does bloom!

~Happy Gardening~

~Winter Days in the House~

After the holidays, I was looking for a little inspiration 

from our garden. I wanted to bring some flowers inside to add some color.

 A garden vignette!

Antique silver trays and garden pots with pansies 

add some color to the miniature lights. 

I decided to keep the lights up from the holidays.

They give the house a warm feeling.

I think I'm going to keep my 

star up for awhile.

 I love sparkle it gives the entryway!!

We made a Winter Crostata over the holiday.

I promised to give you the recipe.

It's a Ina Garten recipe.

Crostata 

 I just changed the fruit to winter berries,

 I bought them at the farmers market.

We also made brie in a puff pastry with stars.

I served it with pears and crackers.

I just tried a new recipe from Giada.

Grilled Salmon and Pineapple with Avocado.

Salmon Recipe

Our daughter, Carly, loves her Spinach Pine Nut Pesto,

 so we made that instead with it.

Spinach and Pine Nut Pesto

It was so good!!

We are so happy!

San Diego has gotten a lot of rain lately.

I love sitting next to a fire,

 thinking about how beautiful our garden will look!

~Holiday Time and Simple & Sweet Fridays #249~

I love decorating for the holidays.

We'll have all the kids home for Christmas.

We'll have a full house, but I'll enjoy every minute!!

Here's some photos of our decorations this year.

I wanted to share with you photos of our winter garden too.

In San Diego,

 you can grow pretty much anything you love.

~Happy Holidays~

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Worthing Court - Christmas In My Farmhouse Breakfast Nook

A Dish of Daily Life - MOCHA MINT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

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~Shell Beach-Tide Pools in La Jolla~

I wanted to share with you a family trip we took to Shell Beach in La Jolla, California.

It was such a beautiful day.

Birds enjoying the sun!

Seals on the beach.

A baby seal swimming onto shore.

A beautiful beach to see if you're ever in San Diego!