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Finding My Niche

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orange-apricot-blend-Disneyland-floribunda-roseToday my niche is gardening and photography. This is a photo of my Disneyland florabunda rose bush.

I’ve been publishing my blog for a little over a year and I’ve yet to find my niche. I’m always reading one article or another on blogging, and one of the things they say you must do, is find your niche. If you browse my previous posts, you’ll see that I have many interests, including gardening, knitting, watercolor painting, cooking, ceramics, walking and cycling. Not to mention riding my can-am spyder, traveling in our 5th wheel trailer, and writing about it all, at one time or another. One thing I always try to include in my blog is lively colors, and photos that make you feel better having seen them.

Small-White-Pup-SleepingHere is one of my very special interests. Our little ShihTzu Fox Terrier mix, Annika. I took this photo soon after returning home from our four days of camping in Chula Vista. Lots of fresh air and exercise tired her out. She was happy to be home and snuggled in her favorite chair catching up on her sleep. Perhaps digital photography is my niche. Well, at least for today, but who knows what tomorrow will bring.

Bring Your Garden Inside

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red-roses-1This morning when I was outside watering my plants and enjoying the beautiful flowers, I asked myself why I don’t cut more flowers and bring them inside where we can enjoy them all day long. I’m always careful to deadhead my plants to encourage more blooms, but why not cut the flowers while they are still beautiful. This way we would have a garden both indoors and out. I took my own advice and above are some of the roses I brought inside today. These are now sitting in our living room on the glass coffee table looking beautiful. Below is a rose from a different bush. This one adorns our kitchen table. Both bouquets are a little past their peak, but the color is lovely and each gives off a wonderful fragrance. Both varieties add something special to the room where they are displayed.

rose-2This may be one of my better ideas. Tomorrow I’ll be outside in the garden looking for more flowers to bring inside. I’ve a feeling that I may be in need of more vases, even if they are empty mason, or spaghetti sauce jars, which make unique containers for displaying cut flowers.

New Board Shorts

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Rip-CurlI was in need of a new pair of board shorts, so this morning we headed for the Rip Curl outlet in San Clemente. It was a perfect destination for a ride, Martin on his Kymco Downtown 300 and I on my can-am Spyder. We traveled south along Pacific Coast Highway and through the town of San Clemente. The outlet store is at the very south end of town, so it was the perfect opportunity to have a good look around. I was sorry  that I’d left my camera at home. As we looked around the store, I realized that this was the first time we’d shopped at Rip Curl without at least one of our kids. Whenever they are home for a visit we usually make at least one trip.

Above you can see our purchases. Board shorts for me, flip flops for Martin. Later we returned home by way of San Juan Capistrano, another beautiful city to ride through. We had a great ride, and it was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning.