It seems like forever since I have been on a trip. In a few short weeks, I will be traveling to Oxford and London, England for a few weeks, a trip I have been planning for the last two years. In the midst of COVID, I was accepted into a continuing education course at The…
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ADVENTURES AT PIRATE TOWER
With Covid-19 still going strong in my little corner of the world, and travel being put on hold for the summer, I have been feeling a little stir crazy to get out and about. I still am very worried about venturing too far from home but have found some very interesting places near my home…
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SUMMER 2019 BUCKET LIST
Last Friday was the first day of summer and the longest day of the year! Summertime is always an enjoyable time of rest and relaxation, time to catch up on projects, and my favorite part, sleeping in. Too bad The Pack hasn’t gotten the memo that it is summertime. They still give the 5 AM bark…
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SPRING 2019 BUCKET LIST
I can’t believe it is spring already. We have had such a wet winter that the flowers have been blooming for a few weeks already. You can catch my post about visiting the poppies in Lake Elsinore here. While spring is most peoples favorite season, I can at times find it a bit stressful. As…
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CALIFORNIA POPPIES ARE SUPER BLOOMING
We have had a very wet winter by Southern California’s standards, and with that rain has come wildflowers on the hillsides in the form of a super bloom. Two weeks ago, it snowed; and we experienced our own version of a Polar Vortex. The hills near our home had a light dusting of snow, but…
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FALL BUCKET LIST
This weekend marked the official start of my favorite season, fall! Living in Orange County, California, we don’t really experience a season change from summer to fall, in fact, many years our hottest days can be in October. Nonetheless, I still love all things fall–cool crisp evenings, football games, and the occasional leaves changing color. …
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WE ARE MOVING!
I have exciting news, we are moving! (Actually we moved a few weeks ago.) Jeff and I are not moving to far from our current location, just a few cities over, back to my hometown of Yorba Linda. Though it isn’t far geographically, in California terms that means a few extra hours a week in…
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SCENES FROM MY WEEK NUMBER 2
It has been a few weeks since my last post featuring scenes from my week, and so many exciting things have happened since then. First, it seems like winter finally hit us this week with three winter rainstorms. Never mind the fact that spring started on Tuesday. I love rainy days, so I’m not complaining. …