Wood Turning

Yesterday we met our friends Amy and Mike for lunch in Sonoma. Had a great meal at The Red Grape.

For Christmas they gave us two wonderful wooden pieces they turned themselves. A beautiful sea urchin ornament with stained Myrtlewood, turned by Amy ...


Six inch Myrtlewood Sea Urchin Ornament

And a wonderful Maple burl bowl turned by Mike...


Eight and one half inch Maple Burl Bowl

Wish I was as artistically talented as Amy and Mike. Beautiful pieces. Thank you Mike and Amy.

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Having a Wild Week(end)?

The past week has been very busy. Week ago Monday had neighbors over for dessert and a Deaver's Orange Muscat. Friday went to another neighbor's for dinner. Saturday a Christmas party, yesterday a Christmas brunch and now we're off to meet our friends, Amy and Mike, in Sonoma at The Red Grape.

But to pay for all this wickedness I had to do some gardening before the much needed rains arrived Saturday and Sunday. Read about the proper mulching of trees (Mulching Trees) and found we had to enlarge the mulching area ...







Removed some very small shrubs, Euonymus japonicus Microphyllus Variegatus, from beneath our bedroom window and transplanted a few Fortnight Lily, African Iris (Dietes vegeta)...





And was Royal Taster for the four batches of Christmas fudge...



And updated this blog.

Such is life...

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