Maybe you’ve heard about California’s rainfall this year—record year, flooding, road closures, etc. Down here in the southern half of the state, we haven’t been hit as hard as our northern neighbors. But there is good news. Wildflowers. We’re being treated this year to what’s called a superbloom. We saw it at Bataquitos Lagoon, where the wildflowers were fully … [Read more...] about Bataquitos Lagoon wildflowers in bloom
Scrivenings
The Cooper-Molera Adobe and its gardens
I’m fascinated by old buildings that retain their original architecture and beauty. It’s even more impressive when people band together to bring life back to them. We saw an example of this in the Cooper-Molera Adobe Gardens in Monterey.Cooper-Molera Adobe GardensAs I said in last week’s post, A visit to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in historic Monterey, it was a hot, dry … [Read more...] about The Cooper-Molera Adobe and its gardens
A visit to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in historic Monterey
About halfway through our walking tour of Monterey’s historic downtown, we came to the Cooper-Molera Adobe. It was a hot. dry afternoon, and we were tired. It gave us a perfect reason to hang out in the gardens and soak up some of Monterey’s history.A site of the National Trust for Historic PreservationIn the photos above, the left shows the entrance to the gardens on … [Read more...] about A visit to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in historic Monterey
Crafting Mystery
Books 3 and 4 in the critically acclaimed Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series are now on sale. Learn more at loiswinston.com. … [Read more...] about Crafting Mystery
New Release!
There's no holiday chilling and grilling for hairstylist Marla Vail when someone murders the town marshal during her visit to a battle reenactment over Fourth of July weekend.Learn more at books2read.com. … [Read more...] about New Release!