Anticipation builds as we await what we hope will be our next-to-the-last delivery from our Painless Stitches geniuses, Katie and Mike. Just a couple of pieces are still lacking their fresh paint-job and one glider needed some orthopedic surgery on his legs, now good and steady as new!

As we begin this season of LIGHT, Teltane to the Celts, Katie and Mike brought another round of AMAZINGNESS!

Katie and Mike were good enough to gift us a classy and classic old bench from their treasure trove so Joshua went to work to reassemble and ‘andrea-ize’ it. Talk about being an integral part of this entire born-again renewal, take a peek at this new addition just awaiting a bottom cushion.

The breath in and the breath out – that is really all that we have and if we don’t make the most of each one, SHAME ON US. Our friend and creator of the first water feature in the upper pond, Jim Cornwell, recently moved along to his next great adventure.

The latest word from Katie and Mike at Painless Stitches indicates they will make their first furniture pick up in the middle of July so the Capt. continues to plow his way through the pieces of outside furniture that need repair and repainting.

Who could have guessed when the phone rang during breakfast service that our very excited friend and neighbor, Karen Mackenzie, artist, and owner of the Desert Pearl gallery here in town, would report that her wild colony of honeybees living in a half-dead tree in her yard, was apparently swarming.

You will recall that the upper garden was built on the site of the Perry Ling home and all visible remnants of that home and foundation were repurposed into the rose garden and the large pond.