As the lucky crow flies...

You set a table! Who doesn't love sweet, tart, fresh lemons? Lemon is one of my favorite flavors - given the choice between a chocolate dessert and a lemon one, I will always pick lemon. In our yard we have dwarf lemon, lime and calamansi trees. Last fall #2 son and hubby moved them all to half wine barrels and we had a bumper crop of lemons for the first time. Lemon curd is so easy to make, I always thought it was difficult, double boilers and such, but I found a recipe on P

How could I not fall in love with Lenox Floral Fusion? I think I saw the pink pattern first on Etsy and started looking for the luncheon plates. After a search on EBay, I saw the blue pattern and began a collection. After some research, I found it was made from 2010-2014 in two colors, pinks and blues. The artist who created this beautiful pattern is Stephanie Ryan, stephanieryan.com is still an active artist and produces stunning watercolors. Like all Lenox products, there w

A trio of tables for this Memorial Day, with a special guest appearance table from my bestie! Dear friend Kissy, bestie, and I have a text group we've dubbed "Fiesta Fanatics." We share pictures of dishes, wish lists, and table settings as well as shelfies and inventory lists. This morning we were ooh'ing and ahhing over some Fishs Eddy insta posts, and bestie posted her Memorial table. Just WOW! Bestie Memorial Day table Earlier this year, Fiesta released an "Americana" patt

I love spring! How did Easter come around so quickly? It feels like St. Patrick's Day was just yesterday! In Northern California, spring is in full swing. The almond, plum, and cherry blossoms have already finished blooming. Just a few weeks ago, I cycled past our local cherry orchards, and they were in full bloom. The lilacs down the street have wonderfully fragrant flowers, and locally grown strawberries are appearing at our farmers market! We've been traveling a lot on wee