Finally A Beautiful Day With CLEAN Air!

It is SO nice to finally have a clear day after weeks of stifling heat and smoke, which traveled 100s of miles to get here. I can't feel sorry for myself, as we have been more fortunate than the people up north, but it is really nice to have our blue skies back.

The photo below shows the smoky sky in the backround...

With voracious gophers, ground squirrels, AND a horse and donkey, gardening has been a challenge. However, I am growing gladiolus and 4 O'Clocks in my little side yard...

I also have this Russian Sage; the other died after my new dog Bailey dug it up... ;)

What a Week! Asparagus, Green Juice and Snow!

A week ago, I inspected my asparagus patch, and there was nothing.Wednesday afternoon; wow! A bunch of spears! I harvested them, and that was wise. We had snow on Thursday morning!!

The day before, Cisco & Lucy were rolling up there after their mani/pedis from the farrier. Lucy was the best she's ever been; didn't raise a warning hoof even once!!

So, my son and I went on a fabulous spring break trip to Cabo a few weeks ago. Just 3 nights but so incredibly wonderful. In fact, I think I want to go back during Thanksgiving break instead of throwing a 'double nickels' party this year. We stayed at an amazing all-inclusive resort on the beach (Barcelo Gran Faro) and feasted, snorkeled, rode horses...aaaahhhh...Anyway, they had this amazing green juice at the breakfast buffet, so I just made my second batch this morning. I had to tweak it a little (I need to get some cactus). Mine had: spinach, cucumber, celery, fresh orange slices, orange juice, kiwi, carrot and a tiny bit of banana. YUM!!

This is what it looked like before I blended it...