Yesterday, as we left the Bay Area, this sunrise greeted us.

The ten hour drive was mainly rainy with some sleet and snow thrown in for good measure. I finally got a drive by shot of some California fruit trees.

In Northern California, the trees were graced with a frosting of snow.

After arriving home, I walked in to the kitchen and was elated to find that my Amaryllis had finally bloomed. I put it in water in November!!

This morning, Mr C hung the new mobile in the dining room. Looks pretty cool!

My STASH group met at Reva’s for chit chat and sharing. She made a great lunch — black bean enchiladas and a fabulous plum dessert that involved plums from her own tree, whipped cream and gelatin – yummy! We are reading Twyla Tharp’s book, The Creative Habit. Since we have only done the introductory chapter, there was not much to discuss. We planned our retreat at the beach for the end of April.

Mr C and I were so happy to spend some time in the desert with Mike and Ann, enjoying never-ending sunshine. But we are happy to be home again.