This is a cake.

This is a cake.

Pumpkin Monkey

We parents do funny things with our kids. We set them out in fields wearing animal outfits and set them up next to giant vegetables. But our children love us so much they forgive us!

Hyacinth bulbs. I am using my bathroom to force these as they need a dark and co

Hyacinth bulbs. I am using my bathroom to force these as they need a dark and cool place to gestate. When they sprout they can be put in the light.

California Pioneers 1912

   

In Celebration of the upcoming One Hundred Year Wedding Anniversary.
The exact date is August 10, 1912. 100 Years ago this group of people met
and stood on a lawn for a photograph.
What would they think of our world as it is today?

Pretty Woman

 

This drawing is from a talented young lady

Here is a link to her blog QueenBean

These lovely and fragrant roses are from my backyard. Backyard Bliss. The smell

These lovely and fragrant roses are from my backyard. Backyard Bliss. The smell is very powerful and fills the room.

A frog long ago left its imprint in the sidewalk. I cruise past this little guy

A frog long ago left its imprint in the sidewalk. I cruise past this little guy almost everyday and think I am the only one who noticed him : }

Strange Gargoyles in California

Very strange Gargoyles on a building. I am really fascinated by Gargoyles. They can be in obscure places on buildings. Once used as a sort of totem and omen to keep the structure safe from Demons. Modern people no longer feel they need Gargoyles. Our simpler mind still notices them. Maybe the energy of protection is still at work.

Baby Turns One!

   

Wow! MONTEREY

Wow! MONTEREY

Wine tour in santa cruz mountains

Wine tour in santa cruz mountains

Drum Roll Please!

After a long absence the Raw Diva is Back!! That is right! Back on the blog again. What is getting my muse lately is my poetry and singing and working with Essential Oils and being in my garden and looking at a new place to work. So lots to do and lots to think over.
I used to use the Young Living Essential Oils. Really love them. I am not in their program anymore. You have to sign up and it is a multi level marketing thing. It gets old after awhile. I just want good essential oils I do not want to have to belong to some club. Yes their oils are some of the best but I need to look at other companies and see how the field is moving along. Maybe try some private label stuff.
I am looking to open another shop. The rent is too Damn High is very true!!
So I continue to look and pray to find a place I love and can sink my whole being into.
Today I made a special bath oil from Rose, Vanilla, Jasmin and a wee bit of peppermint. I mixed it with the dispersal agent so it would blend into the bath water. The smell is about Heaven. Just about Heaven. Speaking of heaven, the photo is me and my girl about 15 years ago on the coast with our new puppies. Those puppies are now in Dog Heaven. God Bless them one and all.