The Luck of the….

A daughter is the happy memories of the past,

the joyful moments of the present,

and the hope and promise of the future.

~Author Unknown

Irish luck

Scottish luck

in

either

event

I am blessed...

we

are

given

miracles

in

life

and

we

all

need to

count out blessings

just

plain

luck?

luck? blessings? miracles?

I have my girl

and I am so proud

Last year

I

did

a

blogging Mommy

thing

(not to be confused with Flogging Molly)

that you can read here

about

my

Annie

And today

March 17

I

celebrate

her

again

and

congratulate

her

as

she was just accepted into

Cal Poly's

Master' Degree Program

in

Public Policy

Beautiful daughter,

I

am

PROUD!

…only if you believe

"Fight for a just cause

Love your fellow man

Live a good life"

when

my

sweet friends,

Barbara and Nattie,

tell

you about

a

favorite

place

you know

it will be either

1. the best fish tacos

or

2. a most amazing place

no tacos this time

but

definitely

a walk through

heaven….

the

light

shining

down

from

above

was

a sign

that

heaven

and

someone

from

above

was

present and

had

way too much fun

with

paints

and fragrances..

hyacinths

ahhhhh

and

little angels

keeping

watch

surrounded

by

the

first

blossoms

of

Spring

pink

painted

Magnolia trees

in

their

full glory

The

Filoli Mansion

is

extraordinary

grandeur

especially

as

the

warm days

and cool nights

of

Spring

call

out to the

artist from above

no

fragrance

from the tulips

just

color

beyond the beyond

….just saying

the history

of

the

Filoli Estate

is described

here

the life style

and the

family's

wealth

is

beyond

comprehension

30 minutes from

San Francisco

the kitchen

caught

MY

attention

…so like

Giverny

John and I

strolled

through

the

paths

...

inhaling

the

beauty

every

Spring

bulb

had

awakened

bees

seeking

sweetness

and the

painted

masterpiece

reveled

in

every blossom

dozens

of photographers

and their

tripods

were

front center

here

capturing

the

yellow daffodils

reflected

in the

pond

…keeping time

dear

angel

Lurline Roth

gave

the gardens

to us

to inhale

and

delight in

not

quite

the

pearly gates,

but

heaven

was

not

far

the meadows

of

daffodills

and

the new

fragrant

blossoming

fruit trees

were

awe - inspiring

and

back again

closer

to the

main house

the pots

filled

with

hand painted

color

possibly

God's

paint brush?

(only if you believe….)

The Beautiful Bounty of the Central Coast

Farmers' Markets

anytime

anywhere

are

such

fun

places to visit

farm to table

salsa

flowers

radishes

onions

glorious

beets

strawberries

red

ripe

and oh, so sweet

we are

SO lucky

to have

local

seasonal

produce delivered

to Petit Soleil

every two

weeks in great big boxes

from

SLOVeg

this weekend on Petit's

morning fruit tray

are

sweet local kiwis, strawberries and

grapefruit

we'll make

amazing

Brussels Sprouts Quiche

Broccoli and Bacon Strata

Carrot Muffins

and tonight

at

our house

for dinner

Salmon with Sauteed Kale

We so

appreciate

all the local

organic

farmers

that work so hard

to

bring us

such

gorgeous and delicious

produce

and thank you,

SLOVEG

for bringing it to

Petit Soleil

p.s.

check out

SLOveg's website

for

delicious

recipes

and ideas

on

how to prepare

the seasonal produce