Happy New Year! December sped by like Elon Musk's hyperloop and for the first time I did not create a card to send. Instead I am now wishing you a very Happy New Year and including some visual 2017 Highlights. A virtual Seasons Greeting if you will, 2017 through my … [Read more...]
Heirloom Seeds Expo Has Global Message
National Heirloom Expo - A Global Farmers Market The National Heirloom Expo held in Santa Rosa ran the gamut from heirloom seeds to rare breed sheep, livestock and heritage poultry A tower of orange, green and striped squash and pumpkins was surrounded by displas of pink-striped Iranian melons, Italian tomatoes, Uzbek … [Read more...]
Sun Valley Total Eclipse
Wow! There was a loud collective gasp at the moment of totality at the Sun Valley Total Eclipse. Total Eclipse I was on top of Bald Mountain, affectionately known as Baldy, in Idaho's Smoky Mountain Range. It was a moment I shall not forget. We had been watching intently as the moon nudged into the sun. Taking … [Read more...]
Florence Highlights and Tuscan Tales
Florence Highlights I could see the Piazza del Duomo from window of the plane as I arrived. It was the first of my Florence Highlights. Brunelleschi's dome, crowning the Duomo, was easy to spot. It glowed in the sun above the city's tangle of red tiled roofs. At that moment I was unaware of the amazing effects of the … [Read more...]
English Garden Style From Roses to Highrise
English Garden Style With Roses When roses bloom in the English Garden it is time to head to Mottisfont Abbey. Nestled in Hampshire's Test River valley, it has a world- famous collection of pre-1900 old-fashioned roses. I was there this week. There were thousands of blooms in borders and clambering on walls and trellises in the vast walled … [Read more...]
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