Catch of the Day

He definitely hooked a big one….

I think it might be a brown-bellied longboard.

Often spotted in San Diego salt water.

Lots of Lemons

There seems to be an abundance of lemons lately.

Bagfuls, in fact.

From friends. And co-workers.

What is one to do with all this cheery fruit.

Here are some of my favorite lemon treats:

Meyer Lemon and Asparagus Risotto

Recipe

Classic Lemonade

Recipe

and a Lemon and Mint Foot Bath

Needed: 1 glider (or somewhere fun to sit) and a container for soaking

Pour water over smooth clean stones, sliced lemon and sprigs of mint.

Add feet.

Congrats Will & Kate

It was a beautiful ceremony!

I was one of those crazy Americans that set the alarm clock for 1:15 in the morning and then watched the event on television for hours.

Can I just start by saying that the millenary creativity of your guests knew no bounds. From feathered fascinators to a vertical ‘satellite dish’ with netting, it was a virtual parade of hats.

The spectators outside Buckingham Palace also contributed to the pomp and circumstance.

Madly waving flags.

And more than one royal-watcher was caught on screen donning a Burger King crown.

Kudos for thriftiness and ingenuity!

  

And then the wait was over.

The ceremony inside Westminster Abbey began. 

Without commentary or analysis or critique.

Just the magic of a royal wedding. LIVE. From across the pond.

Brilliant!

By the way, just love your get-away car, it was the icing on the cake.

ART ALIVE Preview

Outside the Museum of Art in Balboa Park, a tent is going up.

Inside there is a flurry of activity involving ladders, wet green foam, branches and buckets of flowers.

Preparations are underway…

 for the annual fundraiser, ART ALIVE, which is celebrating its 30^th year.

It is an exhibition of floral arrangements inspired by the Museum’s art collection.

On the schedule for Friday is a Bouquet Bash.

Similar to Iron Chef.

Only the secret ingredient is an abundance of white flowers. Three floral designers will be battling it out for the best wedding bouquet.

Yesterday visitors were allowed a peek at the work in progress. 

Atop the grand staircase is a magnificent arrangement filtering the afternoon sun.

Today art-inspired floral arrangements will be set up on pedestals in front of paintings throughout the museum.

As far as I'm concerned, the scent alone is worth the price of admission this weekend!

Boat Houses

Not to be confused with houseboats (which would sit in water).

The S.S. Encinitas and the S.S. Moonlight sit on dry land.

A full block east of the Pacific Ocean.

On 3rd Street in Encinitas.

Tenants get a front yard and street parking.

And no one gets seasick.

Wildlife in Los Angeles

Wile E. Coyote meanders a residential street in the foothills.

Who you looking at? I’m no cartoon character.

Multi-Purpose

In February, we walked through Crystals at CityCenter in Las Vegas.

There stood a 1200-pound, 11-foot-tall golden rabbit.

At the time, I thought Vegas was getting the jump on Easter decorations.

The color should have tipped me off but there is a lot of gold in Sin City and we had just been inside Caesar’s Palace.

Turns out those are not gigantic jellybeans. They are oranges. It was an elaborate display for the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.

I hope it is still there today.

Passing itself off as the Easter Bunny!