Merry Christmas America

!!! New life !!!

!!! New life !!!

Secret meeting between sun & moon

Happy Halloweeny!

Happy Halloweeny!

Santa Cruz River St cafe

This is a very simple fritata and cold green beans. Nothing great at all. It cost me 17 dollars. The chai tea is good not great. It is very cold inside and not real clean and full of spider webs. Nice people at the counter but really i paid almost 20 bucks for this?

Babytoes succulent plant

Babytoes succelent plant.
The flower of this plant follows the sun around. It goes from left to right then back to left at night.

American Airlines

American Airlines

Getting comfortable in La Serena Chile

Our flight here was OK. We had a problem in the San Francisco airport at the check in at the airline counter as they insisted we needed to pay the entrance fee to them and not in Santiago Chile. They had us literally running all over the airport trying to find out how to accomplish this. After 45 lost minutes we came back to the counter and said this is not right and we know we pay the entrance fee in Santiago. We catch the eye of a manager and she says you are right! the entrance fee is paid in Santiago Chile. So for our inconvenience they gave us $25 to buy some food at the airport and $100 off our next ticket. The entrance fee was $160 per person paid in Santiago with a credit card.
Our next run around occurred in Santiago when we could not find the place to pay the fee and our plane from Texas was an hour late so once again we were pressed for time. By the time found the counter and also went through immigration we had no time to get our bags as we had to run to catch our plane. We were the last aboard and hoped our luggage would meet us in La Serena. Our luggage did not meet us but was sent to us later that day. So all in all not the worst flight ever and considering we have never been south of the border I think it went pretty good.
From there we went to our accommodations. We had gotten a place to stay from a friend who lives here. It was right on the beach but very old and full of mold, the windows did not close and well too many problems to list. Just not a place an American would want to live in. The worst of the problems was the cold. As it is end of Summer in America, it is start of Spring here and can be very cold and wet. Heating, or  Calefaccion, as it is called here, is mucho importante!

This picture is of the heat that was used in the apartment we stayed in for 4 days until we could find an apartment that had a safe standard of heating. If you look at the name of the gas cylinder it says Abastible. All I could see was Combustible! The heat from this thing was minimal and so dangerous. It had an open flame in front and you had to wheel it around the place to get the heat in different rooms. As the floor was very uneven is was frightening. Imagine wheeling around an open flame attached to a large can of gas, that is what our heating was. Also the canister has to be replaced and that is a big hassle too. So just remember the word, Calefaccion. When you look at places to stay here try to find one that has a safe heating system. Try to stay in a building that is at least 10 to 5 years young.

This was the view from the balcony of the apartment. Not bad. But you can see the mold on the balcony and the place next door being a newer building does not have this problem. Like andy beach community you need to be aware it can be damp so you need a place that has modern construction. Ok enough about this 4 days we lost, we did find a beautiful lovely clean dry modern place to live and the view is awesome. We are so happy here we just sit on the balcony, when Papa has the time, and ohh and ahh at how beautiful La Serena is.
The people here here very cool. I like them. They appear to be health conscious and have no overt obesity problems like in America. They live active lifestyles and walk to most places. The food here is very fresh and so delicious. The milk is fresh the eggs are so good with yellow yokes like we used to have in America 20 years ago, if you can remember back that far when eggs had real yellow yokes. Ok so I like eggs! The bread is also good and fresh too and they offer many varieties. But more on the food later.

Basil grown from seed

My little Bee in the grass sent me this. I like the green. Basil grown from seed.

Praying Mantis

Found this praying mantis in my backyard. It tells me of the power of stillness and to not act in haste. To wait and plan my moves and then act with precision.

Oven Dried Tomotoes

Want some sun dried tomatoes? If you buy them at the store they usually have a chemical preservative. I can be allergic to some of them, like sulpher dioxide. 
I do not have a food dehydrator. If you just turn your oven on very low it is like a dehydrator. Also my oven has a convection fan so it works really great! Here is a link to a recipe to how to make slow oven dried tomatoes.

 Oven Dried Toms!

I need to remember that singular Spelling is:Tomato
Plural spelling you add and E: Tomatoes

Inside my Fridge

This is what the inside of my refridgerator looks likes. Looks good! No junk food.

Lavender wands :>]

These are some lavender wands i am making. They are sitting next to one of my organic tomatos. Did i spell tomato right?

Dog wants a treat!

Writers Group Tips | Slow Sand Writers Society

Writers Group Tips | Slow Sand Writers Society

'via Blog this'

Avocado Obsession

There is a blog I like called This Rawsom Vegan Life. I know that is a mouthful!
Here is a link to some Avocado Deliciousness and Madness!

Avocado Chocolate Pudding Obsession

Now seeing as how I cant have chocolate due to the Migraine factor, I will be making this Carob.

Oh by the way, here is the most recent picture of me and my Dog.

Backyard Roses.

There is nothing more beautiful than a backyard bouquet of flowers.

Fragrant Orchid

I kept wondering where the beautiful fragrance was coming from and then I realized it came from the Orchid. People who grow Orchids always like to tell me they have no smell. But at times i have found if you give it a chance you can detect a faint smell. After giving the Orchid fish emulsion it gave off a very strong tropical fragrance!

June 11 2011

Hitting the wall. Do not let it stop you.

When you hit the wall stop and see what it is made of.

Cotton rayon seed

This is a cotton rayon blend that is so fabulous.

Glowing Yellow Petunias

These yellow Petunias seems to be glowing this morning. Velvet yellow.

Chunky blue yarn

Made in Peru. Merino wool, Alpaca, Silk hand spun yarn. It is called Sulka. The blue is a bit purple.

Sweet chicken curry

Sweet chicken curry on organic brown rice

Green Absinthe

I Love these colors. What a beautiful Palette.

Ocean view

Can you see the ocean?

Not chocolate chip muffins.

Those little brown lumps are not chocolate chips. They are blackbeans! This is a gluten free blackbean muffin with chopped figs. Most excellent with butter.

Yum

Yum

Wisdom from flowers

Learn how to accept losses without being defeated.

Yarn ball winder

Yarn ball winder in action. I love this little gadget. Now I can wind a skein when ever I want ; > } only down side is now i buy more yarn!

New haircut.

Love this new short haircut.

Can you name this mountain?

Where is Waldo?

Dont be a

You never want to be a

Chives in clay pot

These chives have been growing in this clay pot for about 3 years. I freshen the dirt and feed them fish emulsion.

California Tomato on the vine.

Look at these baby tomato's ready to turn red.

Sometimes I make a cake

Vanilla buttermilk cake with Carob frosting. Made the whole thing from scratch.

What a beautiful skein of yarn.

What a beautiful skein of yarn.

My little power house. My sprout house!

Me and Dennis having lunch. Again!

Bliss burger and beer.

Studebaker Truck

Antique Studbaker sitting in a field. Was out for a Sunday drive and saw this wonderful old vehicle sitting abandoned in a field.

Georgeous Poppies

This pic does not do justice to the glowing beauty of these front porch popies. They all bend to the sun.

Secret garden

This was taken in one of the many secret gardens in Monterey, California.

Giant tree in monterey

Birds nest that I planted in some Nasturseums.

Bird nest beauty

These are not my lips wanting to kiss you

These are not my eyes staring at you

Perfect relaxation

Here is my new backyard swing that also folds down into a bed. What a luxury. Love this way to relax. Swing and listen to the birds sing.

Neon clothes are in Forever 21

Spider shadow

Your shadow knows.

A Tea Cozy. Fun with yarn.

A Tea Cozy I made from scrap yarn : } I did not follow a pattern. It fits very good and I love the red and black together.

Martin Luther King

Honoring suffering is redemptive
MLK

Today is the Birthday of Martin Luther King. He was an Aries. He was a father and husband. He was also a man who spoke truth to power. When you speak truth to power it will leave you vulnerable. He took the risk. He payed with his life.

Rest In Peace MLK
rest in heavenly peace

 To learn more about Martin Luther King go to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

The jeans and tennis shoes are a nice combo.

The jeans and tennis shoes are a nice combo.

Redwood root that ate the backyard.

Redwood root that ate the backyard.

Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs