Sometimes during the cold winter months of potatoes and hearty green kale, you forget how much color there is in the world.
And then weeks like this week happen. The market was drop dead gorgeous this week.
Spring here in Southern California is in full bloom. There were blossoms and flowers and blooms everywhere.
Even the herbs were flowering with spring. Continue reading
“She turned to the sunlight and shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.”
― A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young
I guess yesterday was the last official market of the winter here in Santa Monica.
But it sure looked like spring had arrived a teeny bit early.
How many different kinds of eggs can there possibly be??
Good thing I went to the market alone yesterday, because there wasn’t much room left in the car for Brad.
I’m flying to Maryland tonight for a memorial service for my grandfather. I hope I can bring a little bit of this Southern California springtime with me via raisins and strawberries.
And maybe some other goodies I pick up along the way…
xoxo
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THE KEY OF KELS 