After leaving the LA region we gradually made our way up the coast as far as Monterey and visited some memorable coastal towns along the way. We even managed to camp one night in a tent which I have not done for many years. The campsite was right by the ocean at Pismo Beach and even […]
As much as we enjoyed our stay in the Palm Springs area, I have to say that the ocean calls and we are just lapping up the sun, surf, culture and architecture both outside and within San Diego. After driving through the mountains on Hwy 74 from Palm Springs we headed first over to the coast by […]
I am really enjoying practicing my photography with my new macro lens. I can’t believe the detail that comes out with a close up of a plant. The picture above I particularly love. This is a red flowering succulent called Callistemon. From a distance it is not very distinctive but up close it is a […]
While patiently waiting for Spring to arrive at Fintry, my husband and I have escaped to Southern California which has fast forwarded us to late Spring, early Summer. How easily you can be transformed to another world in just a few days. After arriving at our hotel in Northern California, I was pleased to see the […]
As the gardening season winds down particularly as we are going into our first cold snap, I am slightly changing the direction of my blog. It is this time of the year I start to think of travelling. One of my favourite places to visit is Tuscany in Italy. I not only travelled […]