Simple Dream

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The simple California dream: not the one about going to Hollywood and becoming a movie star, nor the one about making a fortune in Silicon Valley. The old simple dream about walking out the back door in January into brilliant warm sunlight and picking a sweet citrus and eating it right there, with the juice running down your fingers.

The best dream, the one that comes true.

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Blogging has been neglected in favor of actual gardening. Because of the glorious wet December followed by an equally glorious warm January I'm rose pruning as fast as I can because the roses are rapidly sprouting new foliage.

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The rosemary has burst into bloom and is crawling with happy bees.
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The bareroot strawberries I bought last Sunday as little ragged clumps of brown string...
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And the baby Oaks are growing too.
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January in California is sometimes a dream come true.

Comments

  1. Oh god that citrus looks amazing...it's so SO ORANGE! And I can practically smell that rosemary.

    We've just finished up a teaser day, where it's sunny and dry and not too cold. I cleaned up a few things but kept telling myself not to get carried away as we are not out of the woods yet as far as a possible freeze or snow event is concerned.

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  2. You definitely have a dreamy garden, hoovb, full of all sorts of yummy plants. I'm amazed at all the things you grow.

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