Living the Quarantine Life

By Erin

How is everyone doing during this not so fun quarantine time? Being alone, lonely, not being able to go to work, lots of uncertainty, has made my anxiety go through the roof. My birthday is next Sunday on May 3rd, I can’t say I am much looking forward to it. I see so many people having zoom parties or drive by parties and they look awesome, but I feel like if I tried to plan one for myself it would be a total flop. I feel like I am easily forgotten most of the time, so don’t know what I will end up doing, if anything on birthday other than maybe just stay in bed and try to sleep all day.

One thing that has helped keep my sanity and has given me a little bit of joy though is the garden in my backyard. I hope this little bit of sunshine and roses can brighten up your day too. 🙂

What little things have brought you joy during this difficult time in quarantine? I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and sane.

Quarantine Flowers
Roses in Quarantine
Garden in Quarantine
Quarantine Roses
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Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Roses

Don’t Forget to Stop and Smell the Roses

By Erin

Everywhere you look, spring is blooming. Time for new growth, new beginnings. Sometimes I get so busy with work, I forget to stop and smell the roses. This weekend I had a chance to do this though, and boy was I glad I did. Look what was there to greet me!  I love spending time in my garden and taking care of them. Hope you enjoy these spring blooms from my backyard! It’s just too bad you can’t smell how fragrant they are on here!

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Some pretty purple Brunfelsia blooms.

Spring-Rose-Garden

A side view of the rose garden.

Pink-Blooms

So pretty, if only you could smell them too!

Spring-Rose-Bud

Rose buds getting ready to bloom.

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It’s Spring! *Almost* & Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

It’s Spring! *Almost*

By Erin

While there technically are a couple more days left to the official start of Spring, you would never know that here in Sunny California! The signs are all around, just take a look at a few of the blooms you can spot in my garden! 😉 What are your favorite signs that you notice that tells you spring is almost here?

Spring Is Here

Just a few of the roses in bloom and one of the thousands of orange blossoms on the blood orange tree. I am excited to see so many blossoms! This means that next year there will be an abundance of blood oranges to look forward to. I only wish you could smell the delightful smell that these orange blossoms are creating in the backyard. It is heavenly! A very juicy, flowery, citrusy delight to go outside to.

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