We love an excuse to throw caution to the wind and eat at a lot of really good restaurants.
And what better time to not exercise restraint than when family comes to town?!
I mean, who can resist not one but two trips to Screaming Mimi’s for ice cream?!
And an excuse to eat sushi too.
We had a wonderful time this weekend eating great food and hanging with my aunt and cousin.
Thanks for coming, guys!
Now please excuse me; I have some exercising to do. (SO worth it!)
Our winter garden is doing wonderfully. We’ve had warm, but not hot days (think 60s and 70s!) and cool, rainy evenings. The lettuce, cabbage, spinach, and kale are thriving.
Okay, the reason it’s really going so well is probably due more to the huge amount of composted manure we added to the garden and the thick layer of mulch we covered the top with. Plant food and a warm blanket are always a good thing in November.
Phew. Our summer crop, while plentiful in tomatoes, was otherwise quite sparse.
We’re glad to have a new season and a fresh start to our garden.
Grow, garden, grow!
How is it possible that it’s been nearly two years since I posted any flickr favorites? TWO YEARS?! We are talking about before the birth of Miss Leyba here! Amazing how fast time goes by these days.
To those of you who have started reading my blog more recently, let me tell you that this used to be one of my favorite post categories to share with you. I hope that you find an inspirational photo or new favorite photographer through this collection (or from other flickr contact favorites pages). Enjoy!
Look! Now I can post a slideshow of my favorites. The things that have changed in two years. :)
Love these photos.
We’re entered the rainy season here in Northern California. After months of no rain, the cool foggy mornings have transformed into all-day affairs with bursts of occasional rain showers. The brown grass of summer has been replaced with a green carpet across the hills and our garden is thriving. (Yes, as an East Coast transplant, I find this lush green in November thing SO weird.)
Today we woke up to cold and wet day, so we bundled up and headed out for a walk.
A perfect start to the morning.
However, unlike the last two days of full-on gloom, today was a more typical California Fall day:
Right now it’s so sunny and bright outside that the foliage looks dark in comparison! (I am sitting here squinting at the computer, as light streams in through the window.)
Of course, it arrived just in time for nap time, so Miss Leyba hasn’t seen it yet. (Sorry, love!)
Welcome to Wine Country. We love it here.
* Organic polar fleece by Kee-Ka (bought it on sale for 50% off over a year ago — score!).
* Also, I’ve been tweaking the format of this blog. If you haven’t done so already, please hit refresh!
Last month we headed East for some family time and cousin Rachel’s wedding. We took several hundred photos during the two weeks we were in New Jersey, here are some of our favorites. (And, yes, Miss Leyba was the flower girl and, no, she didn’t walk down the aisle (tiny melt down at the last minute). But she was the only person at the wedding to dance for FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT at the reception! Aside from cousin Rachel, Miss Leyba was the belle of the ball!)
