Memory lane is strewn with magnificent roses in central Illinois this summer. Dew glistening on petals of roses appears as ice crystals when lit by the first rays of dawn. Illinois crops and vegetable gardens are bountiful with enough rain to sustain the corn and soybeans until harvest. Every day Continue Reading
Wine and Roses | The Santa Ynez Wineries
Wine and roses are like notes and music. Sometimes referred to the Rodeo Drive of the North, Walnut Creek, CA is a suburb of San Francisco. It’s beautiful. While commuting from Dallas to Walnut Creek, CA I negotiated with the Lakewood Mansion at Walnut Creek for a corporate rate to Continue Reading
Red | White | and A Blue Rose
Red White and Blue Rose Collections had long been sought after and yet the Blue Rose was a quest that was only a dream. There are many patriotic Red and White Roses. And yet when one would seek the blue rose it was a dream to be fulfilled by a Continue Reading
“Rainbow Warrior” P. Allen Smith’s Rose Garden
“To be a Rainbow Warrior is to be a magician who works with the energies of the Earth and the Light of the Great Spirit. Using the power they have gained to transform themselves and the earthâ€Â  ~ Richard Dannelley “Rainbow Warrior†P. Allen Smith has transformed a gentle sloping Continue Reading
A Rose Tribute To Memorial Day | In Loving Memory
“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and Continue Reading