ITS JULY – TIME FOR PIE

July is bursting at the seams right now with fruit. I’ve been busy picking apricots, blueberries and black raspberries for pies and jams. I also picked up some California cherries for jam making. I am trying something new this year as well. I kept all the cherry pits and I am making a cherry liquor.Continue reading “ITS JULY – TIME FOR PIE”

FEBRUARY RAINS

The rains arrived in February, gently as first and then heavier downpours.  In between the two storms we had, the wrens where absolutely singing the loudest songs I have every heard.  They seemed filled with joy.  My staghorn plant which looked close to death from the hot dry winds we had in November, December, andContinue reading “FEBRUARY RAINS”