Last year I was finally able to fix the water problem naturally....

I love it when my ideas are right on. 

Einstein said none of his came from logical thinking. For some of us thoughts come from air. 

We don't need to engineer grand themes when simple beautiful solutions are kind of no brainers. Yet all over the world things get done the hard way. The brutal way, forcing things to bend to mans will. 

At any rate this little garden is the fix for springs that took water under the house. 

I filled in soil conditioner and built a small pond. Estimates to fix this ranged from 8,000.00 up! 

I always trust myself. (Mostly:) 

Money makers always take the hard, expensive path with no beauty to show for it. 

Here is the little garden. 

No flooding this year. 

I look forward to its resurgence come spring. There will be some changes and tweaks. 

MT Baker and Mukilteo Ferry

This is a few blocks from home. 

One of the many ferries. One of the many volcanoes is further away but can be seen from home sweet home. 

( if it's a clear day).,

The ferry runs from Mukilteo to Whidbey Island. 

It's time for a jaunt to the island I think. 

Although their record probably hasn't changed of setting up speed traps in confusing places where speed limits change rapidly in close proximity to one another and per usual Washington has a lot of signage competing with speed limit signs which are very small. 

Oregon, on the other hand has clear signage and huge speed limit signs. You'd think Washington wants people to get tickets!!

Maybe I won't go after all. 

Too bad for merchants in the island that 

Visitors are taken advantage of. 

Snow snow snow

The Mad River

Mule Deer Beauties, curious about us..

The Roses

The Christmas Season

Many wishes for joy!

The fisher angel in cowboy boots a wonderful gift from my friend Dorothy. 

Below she shares space with the cow..

The bull and crow among other creatures under the tree. 

Soup Time

Using few ingredients left before shopping..

Onion

My own Pacific Giant squash

Carrot

Parsley

Bouillon

Curry Powder

Hot pepper flakes

Udon noodles

Really clears the sinuses...

I think cauliflower 

And coconut oil would be nice with this too. 

Baby Bok Choy is always delicious. 

S&P

Nice vacation in Vancouver BC again...

Tea and dinner, Japanese. 

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas...Tis the season!

Got pumpkin?

 Cookies and Frosty, where would Christmas be without them?

You can't have Christmas without Frosty The Snowman

 sweet cookies we make for holidays.. They are work!

 another angel

 Puddha loves the bird tree

 love my beeswax St Nick

 The real Rose tree is always spectacular

 The umbrella oriental tree is dazzling, first designed for a Chinese restaurant where I installed plants for my business (I put plants into Law firms, Banks and restaurants.) 

So I did their Christmas trees too..

 I decorate trees, and have professionally. 

And I make many ornaments as well.

 From San Miguel de Allende where I used to spend some of my time. 

Artist colony In Mexico

sigh

 This has been the treetop for ever, since the 70's on my trees

 One of my daughters,  Margaret made these in school years ago, she had angels playing all instruments...

Elements of a Suzani from Uzbekustan