tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54928729130360673782024-03-05T17:52:34.964-08:00Flowers and MusingsA little of this and a little of that, with some flowers and the garden added in.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-31819066987103718632013-09-05T19:19:00.001-07:002013-09-05T19:19:37.368-07:00ID in Christ: Child<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Identity in Christ:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am a Child of God</span></span></b></h2>
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<span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 John 3:1-3 </span></span></h3>
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span class="text1john-3-1"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">1</span></sup></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> See what</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span class="text1john-3-1">great love the Father has
lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we
are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.</span></span>
<span class="text1john-3-2"><sup><span id="en-NIV-30582">2 </span></sup>Dear friends,
now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known.
But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see
him as he is.</span> <span class="text1john-3-3"><sup><span id="en-NIV-30583">3 </span></sup>All who have this hope in him purify themselves,
just as he is pure. (NIV)</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span id="en-NIV-30581"><span class="text1john-3-1"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">1</span></sup></span><span class="chapternum"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;">See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be
called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know
us is that it did not know him.</span> <span id="en-ESV-30565"></span></span><span class="text1john-3-2"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 </span></sup></span><span class="text1john-3-2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Beloved, we are God's
children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when
he appears<sup value="[<a href="#fen-ESV-30565a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%203&version=ESV#fen-ESV-30565a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</sup> we shall be like him, because we shall see
him as he is.</span></span></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span id="en-ESV-30566"></span></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 </span></sup></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And everyone who thus hopes
in him purifies himself as he is pure. </span></span></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(</span></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;">ESV</span></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;">)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span id="en-NIV-30581"><span class="text1john-3-1"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">1</span></sup></span><span class="text1john-3-1"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> See what [an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown,
bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named <i>and</i> called <i>and</i>
counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not
know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize,
acknowledge) Him.</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span id="en-AMP-30580"><span class="text1john-3-2"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 </span></sup></span><span class="text1john-3-2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children;
it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know
that when He comes <i>and</i> is manifested, we shall [as God’s children]
resemble <i>and</i> be like Him, for we shall see Him just as He [really] is.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span id="en-AMP-30581"><span class="text1john-3-3"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 </span></sup></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And everyone who has this hope [resting] on Him
cleanses (purifies) himself just as He is pure (chaste, undefiled,
guiltless). (Amplified)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Concentrating on verse 1:</span></span></div>
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<span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lavished
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<span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Children
– we share the same </span></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">DNA</span></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">, His genetic material, we
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<span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Unknown
by the world – we no longer share </span></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">DNA</span></span><span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> with the world, we are now
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<span class="text1john-3-3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now –
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am a greatly loved child
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He also got these for me a few weeks ago because I was posting tulip pictures all over Facebook.<br />
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I do LOVE tulips!Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-6923973683392409062012-07-10T11:54:00.001-07:002012-07-10T11:54:34.761-07:00Isaiah 40:27-31<h2>
<span class="text Isa-40-27" id="en-NIV1984-18448"><sup class="versenum"> </sup></span><span class="text Isa-40-27" id="en-NIV1984-18448"><sup class="versenum"> <span style="color: #274e13;"></span></sup></span></h2>
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<span class="text Isa-40-27" id="en-NIV1984-18448" style="color: #274e13;"><sup class="versenum">27 </sup>Why do you say, O Jacob,</span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="indent-1" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-27">and complain, O Israel,</span></span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="text Isa-40-27" style="color: #274e13;">“My way is hidden from the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>;</span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="indent-1" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-27">my cause is disregarded by my God”? </span></span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="text Isa-40-28" id="en-NIV1984-18449" style="color: #274e13;"><sup class="versenum">28 </sup>Do you not know?</span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="indent-1" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-28">Have you not heard? </span></span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="text Isa-40-28" style="color: #274e13;">The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> is the everlasting God,</span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="indent-1" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-28">the Creator of the ends of the earth. </span></span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="text Isa-40-28" style="color: #274e13;">He will not grow tired or weary, </span><br style="color: #274e13;" /><span class="indent-1" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-28">and his understanding no one can fathom. </span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-40-29" id="en-NIV1984-18450"><sup class="versenum"> </sup></span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-40-29" id="en-NIV1984-18450"><sup class="versenum">29 </sup>He gives strength to the weary </span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-29">and increases the power of the weak.</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-40-30" id="en-NIV1984-18451"><sup class="versenum">30 </sup>Even youths grow tired and weary,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-30">and young men stumble and fall; </span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-40-31" id="en-NIV1984-18452"><sup class="versenum">31 </sup>but those who hope in the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-31">will renew their strength. </span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-40-31">They will soar on wings like eagles; </span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-31">they will run and not grow weary,</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-40-31">they will walk and not be faint. </span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-40-31">We saw this young eagle fly up into a tree on the edge of Woods Canyon Lake on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona.<br /><br />We waited around a long time for him to take off again. When we gave up and headed back toward the car, he took off. Of course, we missed it with our cameras.</span></span><br />
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-40-31">But the glimpses we got of him flying over the lake were stunning. The contrast of his beautiful white tail against the blue/green lake water was so beautiful.</span></span>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-58158757384974480702012-06-11T13:23:00.000-07:002012-06-11T13:24:24.992-07:00Pondering the Works of the LordI learned a new Scripture a week or so ago, and I just love it. Here it is in two different versions.<br />
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Psalm 11:2<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Ps-111-2" id="en-NIV1984-15796">Great are the works of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>;</span><span class="indent-1"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"></span><span class="text Ps-111-2">they are pondered by all who delight in them. <span style="font-size: small;">(NIV 84)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God's works are so great, worth a lifetime of study—endless enjoyment! <span style="font-size: small;">(Msg)</span></span></div>
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I love pondering the works of the Lord, pondering nature and all the wonders therein.</div>
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Bees are so amazing, they work so hard collecting pollen for their hives. And they go around pollinating the flowers that make our garden grow. "Busy as a bee" is an apt description. Another thing we've noticed about the bees is that they tend to immerse themselves in their work.</div>
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We saw frogs, tad poles, and some unusual bugs in the stream. It was wonderful to just sit and contemplate nature as God intended it.</div>
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I love, love, LOVE sweet peas! Can you tell that I really like sweet peas? I love their delicate colors. But even more, I love their scent. I'm sure heaven will have a sweet pea garden.<br />
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This is the first year that I've planted them in the garden and out front. It's been a very cool, and rainy, spring here in Southern California. <br />
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I'm sure this weather has something to do with how well they're doing.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-744486546389159082012-04-22T22:33:00.000-07:002012-04-22T22:34:28.328-07:00God is in the Details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">I just love looking at the details of flowers. In fact, on the morning I took the nasturtium picture, I remember just sitting there and staring at them. Part of that may have also had to do with the fact that I was only just starting on my morning coffee. :) But I'm entranced the intricate details in the middle of a flower, the designs, the similarities and differences.</span><br />
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If God cares for the details in these transient plants, we can be sure He cares about the details in our lives. In fact, Jesus used the lilies of the field to illustrate God's care for us in Matthew 6, beginning in verse 28:<br />
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<span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23311">28</sup> “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23312">29</sup> Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23313">30</sup>
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today
and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O
you of little faith?</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23314">31</sup> So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23315">32</sup> For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23316">33</sup> But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV1984-23317">34</sup> Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.</span></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-22304142258155647282012-04-01T22:51:00.000-07:002012-04-01T22:51:04.689-07:00Cilantro, Part 2Remember this post <a href="http://flowersandmusings.blogspot.com/2012/02/cilantro-from-seeds.html">http://flowersandmusings.blogspot.com/2012/02/cilantro-from-seeds.html</a> from a couple months ago in which I showed how to plant Cilantro in egg cartons?<br />
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It's great to see that 6 of the 8 planted are doing well. <br />
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Two of the little guys are thriving under the sorrel.<br />
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I did cut off the sorrel leaves that were directly blocking the cilantro. But since cilantro likes cooler weather, I'm hoping that growing them under other plants (like tomatoes) this year will keep them from going to seed so soon.<br />
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This one, which I planted last fall, still hasn't bolted. I'm learning that many of the tender-leaved herbs like it a bit cooler, with dappled or less full sunlight. <br />
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The dill and basil are also very happy in this environment.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-81954756930201120792012-03-23T22:00:00.001-07:002012-03-23T22:00:54.024-07:00"I Wear a Hoodie, too!"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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That was one of my first thoughts when someone mentioned that Trayvon Martin was wearing a hoodie the night he was murdered*, and it was implied that the hoodie may have played a part in his death.<br />
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My very white 20 y/o son also wears a hoodie, a dark navy one, just like many of the kids here in Los Angeles, both in the suburbs and urban areas. Some of these kids are looking for trouble, but most are not. They're just wearing what everyone else wears. Hoodies are warm and comfy and just right for our climate -- and for Florida's climate.<br />
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One of my 50-something grandmother friends wears a hoodie. From the back, with our hoodies up, no one would know
our race or age, just that we're both on the short side and could stand
to lose few pounds, like many of the women and girls in this area.<br />
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Should any of us have to fear for our lives walking through a neighborhood at night wearing an article of clothing that millions wear, simply because some trouble-makers also wear it? Of course not. This issue is much deeper than hoodies.<br />
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The first person I heard commenting on the hoodie issue was a black man. From what I was able to gather, he thought young black people shouldn't wear hoodies because it was somehow lowering themselves, or it was a symbol of something, I'm not sure what, but it wasn't good. I pretty much ignored him, but the comment stuck in my brain.<br />
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Since then, I've heard hoodie mentioned several times in the past few days in relation to this tragedy, and I'm trying to wrap my head around it. Somehow, the hoodie has become a symbol of what happened that night.<br />
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All that said, I'm praying for Trayvon's family, his former school, even Mr. Zimmerman, the man who killed him. Sin and prejudice have far reaching ramifications, and many, many people have been hurt by this.<br />
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*and yes, I believe Trayvon was murdered, but that's a topic for another day and timeTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-78782750669061868922012-03-18T19:32:00.001-07:002012-03-18T19:35:28.507-07:00Azaleas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had not noticed until this spring the delicacy of some azaleas. Many of them are bold and bright ...<br />
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A friend commented on how the ones at our house seem to glow in the shaded front yard.<br />
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And I love the bright pink color. But I was also enchanted by this much smaller plant (it's to the left of the bright pink azalea) and its delicate flowers.<br />
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And just for fun, while I was practicing these close ups with the flowers, I took one of this cute little guy.<br />
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<br />Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-72963201550843735852012-03-09T19:29:00.000-08:002012-03-09T19:29:14.445-08:00Heady and Intoxicating<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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That's how I've been describing my back yard this past week or so. At first, I thought it was lemon blossom, which of course is delightful. But the scent originated too close to the house; the lemons are farther back.<br />
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Instead, it's the grapefruit tree. The scent is stronger than lemon, and is permeating the entire yard and wafting to the front, too. <br />
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The tree is huge, too. It produces lots of yellow grapefruit each year -- many, many more than we can use or give away. Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-12396296423942196292012-03-06T08:49:00.001-08:002012-03-06T08:49:26.569-08:00LemonsIt was lemonade weather on Sunday. Really, really hot. <br />
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And the Meyer lemons are finally ready to be picked. <br />
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They've been teasing us for at least a month, becoming a darker and darker yellow ... but the tree has not "released" them in great numbers, until Sunday.<br />
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Along with being smaller and more orange in color, Meyers are more fragile. Their skin is thin, and they will start spoiling in three or four days after being picked. This is why you don't see them in stores very much, although I think commercial growers put something on the skin to help preserve them.<br />
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For the home grower, don't wash your lemons until you are ready to use them. There is a naturally occurring coating on the skins that helps preserve the lemons.<br />
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Oh, about that lemonade ... it was wonderful. Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-48757739875977567222012-02-29T21:44:00.000-08:002012-02-29T21:44:30.726-08:00TreesThe trees are flowering here, and it's lovely.<br />
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There is even beauty in the spent fruit of this pomegranate tree at the Huntington.<br />
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<br />Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-24037274614214006992012-02-24T21:56:00.000-08:002012-02-25T17:42:41.479-08:00Pretty FlowersA common refrain here, but we went to the Huntington again today (God surely was good when he blessed us with a free membership).<br />
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Just wanted to share some of the beautiful flowers we saw on this lovely day.<br />
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<br />Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-92060355531634597922012-02-14T20:52:00.000-08:002012-02-14T20:52:55.890-08:00Valentine's DayA couple of days ago, I developed a sudden desire for some Stargazer Lilies, or maybe freesias. Something that smells like that but doesn't give me a head ache. Weird, I know, but true. I even looked for some at Trader Joe's. They were out of Stargazers, but did have freesias. And lots of other flowers.<br />
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And I realized it was almost Valentine's day. Aha, I thought (usually, I buy my own flowers, but thought maybe I might get someone else to buy them for me this time).<br />
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So I told my husband, "You know, red roses are over rated this year." <br />
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And then, hemming and hawing a bit, telling him if <i>only if</i> he <i>was </i>going to get some flowers..... that I'd love some Stargazer Lilies, or maybe some freesias. But ONLY if he was going to get some. And that they were cheaper at TJ's too, than roses, although the roses at TJ's <i>are</i> very reasonable.<br />
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Long story short, a lovely bunch of Stargazer Lilies awaited me this morning.<br />
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I've learned in our almost 25 years of marriage that it's OK to drop broad hints about what you want. Broad hints as in pretty much asking out right. <br />
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<br />Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-18557582436988849842012-02-13T11:01:00.000-08:002012-02-13T11:01:13.063-08:00Like Mommy, Like Baby ...I was scrolling through my photo files this weekend, looking for inspiration, and came across this picture taken at the LA Zoo in 2008.<br />
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This cub is doing exactly what its mommy is doing.<br />
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We as moms have a great influence on our children. Here is the cub with its siblings a few months later, again all doing what their mom is doing.<br />
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Aren't they just beautiful?? <br />
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This mama tiger reminds us that even in what some might call adverse conditions, one can still teach one's kids to behave properly ~~ as a tiger should, so to speak.</div>
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Cilantro likes cooler weather and or dappled sun here in California. The extreme heat makes it "bolt" and go to seed very quickly, if you can get it to grow -- I couldn't, not until I planted it this winter in the garden, under the aforementioned newspaper, with bricks holding the corners down.<br />
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Egg cartons. They provide the darkness necessary, and also the head room for the seedlings to start growing. And you can plant them directly in the ground, just like those cute little peat pots you buy at the garden center. Success!<br />
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You can water them more easily than with paper, too; just lift the lid. With newspaper, you have to move the rocks or bricks or whatever you're using to keep the paper down and make sure the soil actually gets wet.<br />
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So I planted two or three seeds in each egg cup, and got a germination rate of 8 out of 12 cups, with some cups having 2 seedlings. MUCH better than in the past.<br />
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Once the seedlings have popped up, cut the cups apart and make a hole in the bottom of the cup for the roots. A couple of roots actually came through the carton.<br />
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I'll keep you updated on their progress.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-51627683141829036842012-01-27T23:02:00.000-08:002012-01-27T23:02:17.195-08:00Camellias<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The camellias are in bloom here. YAY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All those dead camellia blossoms are also good for throwing. Here in LA we may not get much snow for snow ball fights, but we can have camellia fights. Just sayin' ... LOL!</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-17023915896774208392012-01-22T19:29:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:29:56.294-08:00AnemoneWe went to the Huntington last week, and the brightness of these flowers caught my eye.<br />
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And if you look closely at the left flower, you'll see a busy little worker.<br />
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Later, we came across a purple version. These were fading faster than the red ones.<br />
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To come across an unfurling flower was extra special.<br />
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So lovely.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-38434023161376197852012-01-19T22:07:00.000-08:002012-01-19T22:07:58.888-08:00Sweet Pod PeasI planted a winter garden last fall, and we are now enjoying the fruits of our labors.<br />
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One of the things we knew we wanted was sweet pod peas. You know, the peas that you eat the pod and all. Some call them snow peas. They're often used in stir fries. Very rarely do ours make it as far as the kitchen, except for washing them. We usually eat them raw, right out of the garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We get about this many every few days.</td></tr>
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So, late last fall, I planted a bunch of things: lettuce and lettuce mixes, cilantro and dill, carrots, beets and parsnips, mustard and other greens, and the sweet pod peas.<br />
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Now, they're full grown and producing peas.<br />
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Another view of this bed.<br />
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Another bed of peas. It isn't producing as much ... I think because it isn't getting quite as much sun.<br />
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But the flowers are still beautiful. And I adore sweet peas, with the same lovely flowers, only in color!! <br />
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I planted sweet peas at the same time, and they're only a few inches tall.<br />
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Tonight, quite by accident, we discovered that if you leave the pods on the plant just a bit longer, so that the peas are more defined inside, they're actually sweeter, if you can imagine. Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-61808943721116350682012-01-16T22:11:00.000-08:002012-01-16T22:11:16.269-08:00Clean UpJanuary is often a time for New Year's resolutions, cleaning and purging, and weeding. <br />
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Yes, weeding, especially in the Southern California garden. One must get on top of those pesky weeds right away, or there will be LOTS to weed come April when you are ready to entertain and really want the garden to shine. <br />
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Winter is our rainy season, we have mild temperatures, the days are once again lengthening, and the combination creates weed heaven. So, this year, I'm jumping on the weeds sooner than ever before. I figure if I get just one small bed taken care of every few days, it won't be overwhelming as in the past.<br />
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Another motivation for me is that I found some flower seeds that will grow in partial shade, which describes much of our yard. It's cooler, but I have to work hard for color, and I love cut flowers. So, I'm even more motivated to keep the beds clear of weeds, and I've already planted some flower seeds. <br />
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It's not always easy, this weeding business. Sometimes it's back breaking, and it can even be dangerous. Today I weeded an area where I know a black widow spider was seen a few weeks ago. I wore leather gloves, although I usually weed bare-handed. And then there's the disposal of all the weeds. We have a compost pile way back there behind the lemon tree you can barely see in the picture.<br />
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Although I don't make New Year's resolutions per se, I do reflect on new beginnings and evaluating the year past. Weeding is a metaphor for taking care of our lives, too. What am I doing that I don't need to be doing. <br />
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But even more, can I make room for some new flowers?Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-89796187734665951972012-01-14T19:42:00.000-08:002012-01-14T19:42:59.779-08:00Lemon BlossomHi! Long time, no write. I'll try to be more regular this year. <br />
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Please note, that is NOT a New Year's Resolution. I never keep them, so don't want to jinx this.<br />
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Today, I got out in the yard after the Benadryl worked (and before it put me to sleep) and got some work done. I'll share pictures of the garden and all next time.<br />
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Today, I marveled once again at the lovely smell of lemon blossom on our Meyer lemon tree.<br />
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And as I was standing there, inhaling the heady scent, I became aware of the honey bees. Lots of them, buzzing around and ....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The honey bee is on the center blossom pictured.</td></tr>
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burrowing into the blossoms.<br />
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The bees are a good sign, and since we don't use any pesticides in our yard except for an ant powder, I hope to see many of them again this year.<br />
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The lemons aren't quite ripe yet. They'll probably be ready in a couple of weeks, and Meyer lemons are more fragile, they ripen all at once, and I'll have lots of lemon juice to freeze and lemonade to make. Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-5929013940191192772011-11-06T13:36:00.000-08:002011-11-06T13:36:49.833-08:00Thankful for CloudsI love clouds. We don't see them as much here in California as in other parts of the world. They add interest to the sky. I notice them the most when I am driving, or at sunrise. Neither is a great time for me to take pictures, but I have a few to share with you.<br />
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The clouds were so unusual that evening, there was even a definite line where they started and ended. <br />
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And then there are the sunsets, displaying colors that, try as I might, I cannot recreate. They are God's gifts to me.<br />
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Besides being beautiful, clouds are indispensable to life. They bring life-giving rain, like they did last night here in southern California.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-91779955332402305592011-11-05T20:19:00.000-07:002011-11-05T20:19:16.657-07:00Thank You for the CrossOf all the things for which I am grateful, the most wonderful is the Cross of Christ and its message of love, forgiveness and redemption.<br />
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And I'm reminded of this wonderful song by Matt Redman.<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Once Again</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Jesus Christ, I think upon Your sacrifice<br />
You became nothing, poured out to death<br />
Many times I've wondered at Your gift of life<br />
And I'm in that place once again<br />
I'm in that place once again<br />
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And once again I look upon the cross where You died<br />
I'm humbled by Your mercy and I'm broken inside<br />
Once again I thank You<br />
Once again I pour out my life<br />
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Now You are exalted to the highest place<br />
King of the heavens, where one day I'll bow<br />
But for now, I marvel at Your saving grace<br />
And I'm full of praise once again<br />
I'm full of praise once again<br />
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<b>Thank You for the cross<br />
Thank You for the cross<br />
Thank You for the cross, my Friend</b></div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492872913036067378.post-81545424536030504462011-11-05T19:37:00.000-07:002011-11-05T19:37:23.875-07:00Thankful For My SonI'm going to try to catch up on writing what I'm thankful for this month, but obviously, I'm already behind.<br />
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But today, I must express my thanks for my son, Andrew. He was born 20 years ago this evening, and he has been a joy his entire life.<br />
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He has grown into a Godly young man, and I'm very proud of him (he's really smart, too).<br />
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Happy Birthday, Andrew.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986974524074206481noreply@blogger.com2