A Rock and Roll Easter Sunday

A wild and wooley Easter rocked the big house in Laguna Niguel taking the shake from the surprising Baja Earthquake. We thought it was the second round of French 75's cocktails that made us feel like we were a canoe on the open sea. But then the big pool swooshing water overboard. Uh Huh. I watched my sister's eyes get big as we held onto the kitchen island. Did we time it? No, but it felt like a minute of rolling. After that, we went for a third round.

Our 91 year old Dad and 83 year old Mom took the rolling in stride. After all, how many earthquakes have they been through?

The big BBQ was a success and sisters and nieces, nephews and uncles joined in the fun of a beautiful blue sky, an unsettling earthquake and enough food to choke a horse.

Garden Is In

Spring has sprung and soil has been flung. Larry had the bright idea of removing various overgrown lavendars and geraniums and rose bushes that struggled against odds. Once the ground lay bare, trips to the various and sundry nurseries ( count 5)revealed a plan. But what to plant that would withstand the morning sun and the evening shade? Henry Fonda yellow rose tree won the first round followed by our first try at two azaleas. Some Zion daisies filled in along with verbena. I have no idea what else Larry planted. A variegated leafed something with some hopeful flowers blooming. Alot of wood chips and dirty jeans ended that project.

In the backyard for two weekends in a row in between unexpected showers, we planted eleven Earthboxes with pickling cucs, Japanese cucs, zucchini in pots as well, lots and lots of tomatoes, strawberries ( a first - well we'll see with our bird friends), lots of multi colored bell peppers. We had some clay pots around and we filled it with gigante jalapeno plants, green bunching onions, basil, and herbs.

Now the wait until mid June to July . . . .