For the few of you who have been to my house, this isn't news...but my friendly little garden gnome is now joined by some colorful mushrooms...
And here's Fluffy's view...
Also, my mother recently put up a post about my place and there's a picture of my deck in the post. You can see her awesome blog (which was just featured in a magazine!) here...Recollections of a Vagabonde
Your garden gnome is so cute and so is your cat. I haven't been to Memphis in many years and after looking at your mom's blog, I should go. My how it's changed. Her sunset pictures over the river are spectacular.
Enjoy your new home in Memphis. We've moved a lot during the course of our marriage, and each place has been an enjoyable adventure. Sam
Notice the Chococat bookmark? I just started reading the book "As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto." Much to my surprise, I am loving it! Not only does it reveal Julia's cooking techniques and her road to publishing the first volume of the legendary "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" but it also illuminates the attitudes and political climate of the 50's. In one letter Avis tells Julia that all her friends have electric dishwashers and how horrid she thinks the whole concept is. She refuses to ever get one. I still have a long way to go with the book but based on what I've already read, I just know I will continue to love it. I took a break and watched Julie and Julia , a movie which I taped a long time ago and never got around to watching. Do NOT watch this movie if you are also reading "As Always, Julia." From the very beginning, there are huge inconsistencies with the portion of the movie that deals with J...
I don't know what kind of trees these are but they are beautiful and in full bloom in Long Beach. This street is parallel to Bellflower, right across from the library and all the shopping centers. As I drove further down the street, the purple trees were on both sides of the street to where they were actually over me as I was driving. Very pretty.
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Enjoy your new home in Memphis. We've moved a lot during the course of our marriage, and each place has been an enjoyable adventure.
Sam