Of roses and lizards...

One of the few good things about Winter in So. California
is that the lizards disappear from my backyard
and I finally can venture out and enjoy my morning coffee
without the risk of a heart attack.

I don't have a bid yard,
actually, no yard is big enough for me and lizards.
If they are out, I'm in...simple and clear.

That's why these winter mornings...
warm and oh so missed sunny moments are so enjoyable.
Those moments when the roses let me think
that Spring will soon be here....


those moments when the roses whisper in my ears:
Enjoy us, because the lizards are also coming back soon!
Yikes!!

Enjoy your weekend!



"When you suffer an attack of nerves you're being attacked by the nervous system. What chance has a man got against a system?"

~Russell Hoban~

Today.

We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia,
and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today.

I don't think it was,
and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great.

If you're hung up on nostalgia,
pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.

~Art Buchwald~
1925-2007
American Humorist

Pulitzer Prize Winner

Wishing you a creative week!

So not fair....

You probably already know that Clara and I were born without a thumb...
a green thumb that is!
Just to prove our point, let us share our hydrangeas...

Not matter how much time we spend on the garden taking care of them, this is what we get:

Lots of leaves....not one single flower!

or...2 flowers a year, no leaves, plant has not grown in the last 3 years!

or...do we really need to explain????

We got to the conclusion that gardening is not fair.
This is what our older sister, Ana, gets...
even though for her, the garden is just that green space in the back of the house where to enjoy a cigarette break!

So not fair!!!!..Maybe we should quit gardening and pick up smoking...

From now on, Ana's garden, will be that space in the back of her house where Clara and I can steal hydrangeas from!

Roses and Pumpkins...

I just couldn't wait!! With all the stores and magazines pushing the fall decor, I went ahead and decorated my house with all my pumpkins and orange and brown candles even though the weather hasn't changed much yet. But , much to my surprise, my rose bushes started blooming again and I felt bad not displaying little rose nosegays all over the house.

I found myself debating between roses and pumpkins....

Then I remember reading: "Come September, the many glories of Autumn and the pleasures of Summer are with us to enjoy simultaneously"

I decided that I was not the only with this dilemma, someone actually has written something about the subject, and I learned that one pleasure doesn't have to take away from another.

Now I keep some roses very close, even by my kitchen sink,

to help me remember the wonderful summer we had, while

the pumpkins help me dream of soon to be here chilly nights

by the fire and pumpkin pie!