Under the Solano Sun

Today, I really outdid myself in the carting part of the newest project at Casa de Buxton (also known among the residents as the back yard). I was/am tired of walking through slippery mud to get to the fly-away canes dangling from the pergola and over the fence into the neighbor's yard.

A year and a half ago when we replaced our front yard with drought tolerant landscape and drip irrigation, I desperately wanted to include Acacia cognata Cousin Itt'. I had seen it in a catalog and thought it would be perfect.

Pomegranates originated about 4000 years ago in Persia and spread from there into northern India. Their cultivation reached throughout the Mediterranean, into Africa and Asia. Ancient mythological stories and the Bible mention pomegranates.

Welcome Rains Begin Bringing On Natures Bounty So Thankful Are We...

We had a road trip planned that got postponed until next year by the terrible fires. The only part that we did not cancel was a trip to Phoenix to surprise my long time friend on her 60th birthday. We flew in and weren't at all disappointed by the weather or the scenery.