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What’s Up in the Garden

June 11, 2010 at 12:22 pm by Claudia

Happy Friday, everyone. Lots of late nights here as all 3 productions head into preview performances. It is always exciting for the actors to finally have an audience response. My body clock is going to have to adjust to this new schedule. If only I lived on a quieter street! There’s lots of traffic, noisy trucks, noisy cars and construction going on. Yesterday, I tried to work to the accompaniment of big machines smashing cement. All day long.

My husband sent me some garden photos. There is a shot of the peonies but I am afraid they were past their prime when he took the photo.


We have two peony bushes – the other bush has soft pink blooms.


Shots of our beautiful Catalpa tree. Every year these beautiful blooms appear and they smell heavenly.


A closer look at the pretty flowers.


You can see my hydrangeas, which are taking over! I can see the poor spirea in front of it gasping for air. Here is what is interesting about this view (besides the fact that my husband hasn’t trimmed the grass or weeded around the garden): I have a Julia Child rose, which is the yellow rose in the background. I also have a pink rose bush, Lady Elsie May – the bush to the right.

Where the heck did the red roses come from????

I am so intrigued by this. I want to be there to investigate! You know how hard it is for me to be away from home, but this makes it harder! Don has instructions to find out what bush the red roses are coming from.

Hi, Scout. Do you see her on the porch?

I need to weed. Is it possible to jump into a photo?

Filed Under: flowers, garden, trees 23 Comments

Natural Beauty

June 2, 2010 at 12:02 pm by Claudia


I gathered these shells when I was at the beach last week. They will go home with me to be added to a glass container I keep in the bathroom. Each time I am out here, I add more shells to the collection. The plate came with the apartment – I would have loved to use a prettier one, but I must work with what I have.


I think this qualifies as a heart-shaped rock, don’t you? To the right you can see a little piece of sea glass. Sea glass is so beautiful – I’ve never found a piece until now. I hope to gather more.


Peony bouquet #3. Pink and cream with a ruffly edge. Gorgeous. These remind me of one of our bushes back home – which are blooming, by the way. I have requested, perhaps a better word is ordered, Don to take a photo of them soon- stressing that their life span is short.


Have a wonderful day.

Filed Under: flowers, nature, Peonies 32 Comments

Mom, Thoughts on Blogging, Roses

May 26, 2010 at 12:20 pm by Claudia

I’ve added some dried roses to my little egg cup. When I first arrived in San Diego, I bought some roses that were so lovely that I felt compelled to save them. They are pretty fragile and won’t be able to travel home with me. In the meantime, I think they look perfect in this sweet cup.

I’ve been reading so many posts about the state of blogging lately. And one thing I keep reading is that bloggers hate word verification. To be totally honest with you, I’ve never had a problem with it. Maybe because I’m a fast typist? I have always thought if a reader can take the time to type several words for a comment, what is the problem with typing a few more characters? I’ve never let it keep me from leaving a comment on someone’s blog. Also, I’ve had spam problems in the past and having word verification really makes a difference.

But, I will bow to pressure and try….and I mean try…eliminating word verification. One caveat, however: if the spam gets out of control, it goes back on.

I am going to drive out to the beach today and do something I haven’t done since I arrived. Walk on the beach, take some photos and look for seashells. Most importantly, I am going to breathe in that salty ocean air. My Mom was admitted to the hospital yesterday because she passed out. She is being held overnight for observation. I have a feeling this is a recurrence of a blood pressure issue and I hope she is allowed to go back home today. So far, all tests have been negative. But she has been having a very hard time of it lately. I can hear it in her voice.

This distance thing is very frustrating at times.

Filed Under: blogging, flowers, mom 29 Comments

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

I've worked in the theater for more years than I can count. I'm currently a voice, speech, dialect and text coach freelancing on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater.

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