So You Think I'm Bossy...

Saw this sign at a tasting room in Southern California.  Had so share it because of the quintessential truth in it :-) 

I will post soon about my trip to the Temecula Valley wine region.  Have not heard of the place? You are not alone. We just learnt about it on our last trip to Del Mar, and had to visit, to experience it for ourselves. Details to come soon. Until then, have a great day!

Aloha.

A Lovely Kaneohe Garden

Aloha Readers,

I know I have been absent lately, took a two-month break, but I am finally back! Lots happened in the past couple of months. Took two trips to the mainland and a mini vacation here in Hawaii.  Visited many beautiful places, including this garden that I wanted to share with you today.

This was a property in Kaneohe, HI, that was for sale about a month ago. It has since sold. The house itself was ok, but the gardens were spectacular! Yes, gardens, as there were several.  The previous owner definitely had a green thumb, as these pictures prove. I hope whoever the lucky new owner is, will appreciate the beauty of this place.

Air plants along the stone steps

Christmas At Our Home: Part 3

In warm, sunny Hawaii it can be difficult for a person raised in cold wintery Europe to create that special Christmas feeling she grew up with. No snow, no ice, just sunshine and warm breezes. Lovely, yes. Christmasy? Not really. 

So I do what I can to make the house sparkle, and evoke the magical Christmas atmosphere we all long to have.  Here are some of the details, small and larger, around our house that make a Hawaiian Christmas.

When it is lush and green outside, bring winter in 

with lots of white, silver and sparkle. 

Christmas At Our Home: The Tree

Every year we put up two Christmas trees. One goes in the living room, and I must admit I am very particular about decorating it. The second tree is in the family room, which the children decorate with mostly home-made ornaments, color lights and tinsel. We put our Christmas village around it. These photos are of our front tree, which I finally finished decorating a few days ago. 

The finished tree is sparkling with lights.

Christmas at our Home

It is the season... to celebrate, eat, drink, party - and of course to decorate your home for all the celebrating, eating, drinking and partying that is to take place in the next few weeks.  I spent the last few days working on our Christmas decorations. Here are some pictures of the results.

Pine cones and ribbons decorate closet doors in the hallway