Daylight Savings

Why do they still implement Daylight Savings? It always messes up my internal clock. I know it is just an hour but it always takes me an entire week to readjust. I should consider moving to Arizona.

If you missed my weekend post, I went to visit Sister K at her school on Saturday and we had lunch at Urth Caffe and then dessert at Famous Cupcake.

Then on Sunday, I hung out with Sister S. I woke up terribly late in the day because of Daylight Savings. I told you it messes with me big time. So we spent a relaxing day doing some baking and spending some time in her garden.

We made Irish Soda Bread. I have a post coming up in the next couple of days with more baking details. 

Spring is upon us for sure. Look at this healthy parsley. I need to make some Italian food very soon.

Lemonade, anyone?

Flowers

More flowers...

Oranges

I thought this lemon was perfect!

My brother-in-law made scallops sauteed in butter...

...with some sauteed veggies.

This was very good. Good job B-I-L!

I went to the grocery store and noticed that all the Easter candy was out on display. Yum!

I also spotted this bag of Mexican candy and had to try it. It is a mango flavored hard candy with a salty and sour chili center. I ate a lot of this type of candy growing up as I lived in a largely Hispanic populated area in Los Angeles. I apologize if I am improperly classifying these types of candies but I do think that they are indeed made in Mexico, thereby making them Mexican candies. All I know is that I love the combination of sweet, salty, sour and spicy all in one candy.

LA Marathon in 5 days!!!

My Dad's Garden - Part 1

I titled this post "My Dad's Garden - Part 1" because over the years the garden at my parents' home has changed so many times and this post will be the first of many that I want to share. Why? Because I feel like I grew up with that garden. My family and I spent so much time playing and hanging out in that little space. Whenever I visit my parents these days, I always find time to go out back and have a look and take some photos. That garden will always remind me of my dad because he use to spend so much time tending to it. He still does, but not as much as he use to. That's why the grass in the photos below are brown. My dad not only has a green thumb but it seems like all his fingers are green. He can make just about anything grow. It's like he is one with the earth. I wish I could say that about myself, but I am like the plant angel of death. No explanation needed for that phrase. So, I will continue to dig around my photo stash because I remember a time when there were so many fruit trees back there. In the meantime, here are some photos of my dad's garden from my recent visit.