From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Scott’s Seafood, At Home

 Another gray day at the RGBistro. Might this be a strawberry coming out of the bloom?!?!    This guy’s a little farther along…    …and this one’s getting closer!   Some pincushions, coming into their peak flowering moment amongst the herbs.   Ever seen a coriander (cilantro) flower? We kind of let this one go [...]

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A Moment of Genius

Today’s RGB garden photo: A Dutch Iris, popping up near the mandarin tree.   A moment of genius happened at the RGB on Friday. I had been spending much of the week hibernating in the kitchen as a result of a one-time project. So when noon rolled around and I realized that Mr. RGBistro had [...]

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Celery Fanfare

We. Heart. Spring. And the new ranunculus garden. !!!!! Here’s a few Springtime at the RGB photos:   Little fern leaves… uncurling their way into April.   Anyone have any idea what this is? It’s lived here longer than we have; we have no clue what it is, but it’s beautiful!   Diana Princess of [...]

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Almost Springtime at the RGB

The Equinox isn’t until Saturday, but with the time change and the warm weather, we’re already sportin’ our shorts and flip-flops. Even the dog is getting her zoomies on. Britta the weimaraner getting some mid-afternoon fetch-time in.   With the warmer weather, the tarragon and chives are officially back on the block! And here I [...]

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A Birthday Garden for Barry

Uh oh. I let more than a week go by without updating the blog? For shame! My excuse is we’ve been busy. On my way home from a business meeting on Friday morning, I stopped by the Lowe’s in Irvine to see if they had any ranunculus. (Earlier in the week, we bought a few [...]

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Stuck Between Autumn and Spring

We must have pissed off the rain Gods: Saturday morning rain – outside the kitchen window…       …and outside the front door.   It was bad enough to cancel my long-planned bicycle ride down the Santa Ana River Trail, but not bad enough to detour through the Saturday Farmers’ Market in Irvine. My [...]

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