.. the only URL that will work is https://bella.bluelf.me. For those with old links please update your bookmarks. Meaning http://bella.bluelf.me will fail as it’s missing the “s” in http. Sadly with the above http to https change, I lost all the numbers representing liked and shared posts. For now I’m starting with zero, so please start sharing again and point to (copy/paste) the URL with https:// specifically … Explore further …
Category: Life & Living
The Huntington Library — Part 2
In my experience, these are the best in the Southern California including: the “Australian Garden”, the “California Garden”, the “Lily Ponds”, the “Palm Garden”, the “Herb Garden”, the “Shakespeare Garden” … Explore further …
The Huntington Library
We visited during the weekdays when it’s less crowded and allowed us to slow down and enjoy each garden, walk slowly and take photographs. When you get exhausted, find a grassy space under the shade of one of the many voluminous tree. It’s a pleasure to just sit for a moment, take in so many different blooming aromas from the gardens and listen to the water of the ponds. Explore further …
San Diego in Bloom
Spring is a time for renewing our energies! Wake up early and appreciate every moment and feels its rejuvenating powers. Explore further …
Have a Fantastic New Year
.. so many people quote ‘be the change’, yet their actions point more towards rash outer anxiety and even aggression as opposed to actual quiet, inner work over time. If benevolent change is sought, responsibility starts within and from there, love, maturity and wisdom radiate outward. Explore further …
November and Autumn
Below are some photos I took recently with flowers from a local market, leaves, pine cones, branches and such that I picked up on my walks home, and fruits and vegetables from the farmers market, all combined. Explore further …
Recipe — Fusilli Pasta Salad
This salad is perfect for Summer and thankfully quick and easy to make, especially in this busy world we live in. You can make this for friends, take it to work or impress your friends at a party or maybe a new date. In any case, it’s a piece of culinary art that’s delicious and very likely as nutritious as it is beautiful when served on individual plates, accompanied with freshly squeezed orange juice. Explore further …
April and Easter
These are accentuated by the dazzling beams of the sun, dancing rhythmically in the Spring breeze, fully alive! It is as though the fickle flurries and whirls blow delicate music through the fields of rainbows, melodies to which birds and butterflies joyfully enter in celebration of that which is life’s ultimate experience … Explore further …