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FINALLY,  it is Peony Season here in the Bay Area thanks to Trader Joe's! I wait anxiously all year for my darlings to arrive and was beyond thrilled to see them in all their glory at my local TJ's late last week. I couldn't control myself and bought 6 bunches and immediately proceeded to arrange and display them throughout the house!  First in the dining room... Then, the family room... The living room... The powder room... The master bedroom... And the mancave... Honestly, I don't see why I shouldn't have them in every room in the house! For those of you who can grow them all I can say is I envy you!!!! I guess you can tell they are my favorite flower!!!! Happy Happy Joy Joy

w here I've been . You can find me in the garden ! This single minded Virgo girl can only do one thing at once and lately my focus has been solely on our yard.   It's definitely a work in progress but one that I'm enjoying immensely. For the first time I have pride in our yard and how it is evolving. I've never been good at landscaping or g ardening but I think that is all beginning to change ! I am blessed to have a friend , a fellow Virgo no less, who is a very talented florist and landscaper , who has been helping me design the yard I've envisioned in my head. I'm learning a lo t from her and have a feeling that "g ardening " is fast becoming a new passion of mine! Let's see, we painted our vegetable bed Paris Gray to blend in with the pea grave l .   On the advice of the ladies who sold us our tomato plants we ma de our own tomat o cag es ...