California Dreaming

We had a glorious morning surfing. We got to the beach early when our shadows were long and the gulls were warming their cold night feathers in the early morning glow from the sun. The new sky was impossibly blue and the water was warm and inviting. Kitty is a cautious surfer and prefers not […]

Crystal Cove

rock pools at Crystal Cove beach ; the best beach in Southern California

  Our favorite beach to visit in Southern California is called Crystal Cove (isn’t that a magical name!) It’s just before Laguna Beach and one of the best things about it is that it is relatively deserted. It’s hard to find a place in Southern California that isn’t teaming with people… especially a beach. But, […]

Hot Summer Days

Summer seems to be going by so fast. Kitty’s been painting. She loves the softness of watercolors. She painted the bison for her granny but I am having a hard time letting her post it off to Australia. It’s a memory from our Yellowstone trip last summer and I so want to frame it for […]

All in a Day

Some precious moments to remember. Kitty painting in the morning sunshine, and swinging, admiring her gorgeous paints, horses on the beach, Teddy’s car that almost got lost, home for a wonderful outside shower to wash off all the sand… I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday, Blessings and magic, Donni