I woke up this morning to wet sidewalks and drizzle in the air.  It seems winter has decided to show up in Southern California after all, at least for a few days anyway.  As much as I have been complaining about our lack of cool weather, I'm not at all sure I am loving it as I crawl out bed and reach for my warm, fuzzy robe in the morning.


I have been busy preparing Lemon Lane Cottage for Valentines Day.  I don't do much but I like to

Every time I think I'm finding my blogging groove once again a nasty thing called time pulls on me with it's finite limits and fickle interruptions and before I know it a week or two has passed me by and I have failed to put words to page once again.  But short of rewinding the clock (and I have yet to figure out how to do that and if I would care to any way) I need to let go of my lack of perfection in the past and just pursue the possibility of today.


I have decided 2018 is my year to "grow".  As a gardener this has me excited in so many ways but

Hello my friends.  I do love fresh starts and new beginnings and I am so excited to be starting a brand new year with all its possibilities still waiting to unfold.  I have just today put the last of my Christmas totes back into the attic and am busily reorganizing three rooms in our home (yes, three...all at the same time) hoping to give a little breathing space to our small cottage.


I don't know about you but I tend to use our spare room (aka the grandboys room) as a dumping