Month: February 2025

Filoli Historic House and Garden 2.12.25

Enjoyed a stroll around the Filoli Historic House and Garden in Woodside, CA this morning. I love having this place nearby my son’s house and with an annual membership I can visit frequently. Hellebores stole the show today, along with Camellias blooming throughout the… Continue Reading “Filoli Historic House and Garden 2.12.25”

Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Saint Martin to Moissac

April 26, 2023 We had 16 kilometers of walking to look forward to on this rather cloudy, drippy day. In my journal notes for today, I wrote that it was a “nice walking day – not too wet.” My recollection is that it did… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Saint Martin to Moissac”

Univ of California Santa Cruz Arboretum 2.8.2025

Grevillea noellii is yet another Australian native that thrives along the California coastal climate. It’s an evergreen shrub with interesting spidery-looking “flowers”.

A Day of Remembrance and a Message of Hope 2.6.2006 and 2.6.2025

It’s hard for me to believe that it has been almost 20 years since our family lost a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a cousin, a loyal friend – Kyle Robert Forrey – to melanoma cancer. He was just 26 years old.… Continue Reading “A Day of Remembrance and a Message of Hope 2.6.2006 and 2.6.2025”