May 30, 2008

why don't we know this?


"you can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and you will not find that person anywhere"
(a buddhist saying)


"you make your own world ~ by the kindness you pay to others, even with the thoughts in your head"
(a quote from a dharma teacher)


May 28, 2008

fig, tea and granola

the weather continues to be cool and overcast which calls for an afternoon cup of tea and a treat. soon it will shift to iced coffee ....


our monthly batch of granola (added diced dried fruit) ... the heat from the oven was welcomed on this cool and breezy afternoon.

enjoying the daily routine

May 8, 2008

cloudy may day

preparing leek and potato soup for tomorrow's lunch. enjoying a quiet and cloudy day

jacks blue pottery now in the kitchen

May 7, 2008

beauty and bees

we are surrounded by blooming rhododendron's and in turn means many bees and our favorite the, bumble bee. 


this showy lipstick pink rhodie is dads favorite and the grand beauty below at the back door is showing off this year.