CRYSTAL BALL

Sometimes a watering can is practical and sometimes it's just quaint and every once in a while it's both. Regarding our bungalow hunt, it looks like we might be heading toward escrow on a short sale that began in October. We should find out tomorrow. Of course, this HAS been going on since October. I'll let you know as we know.

SPRING AWAKENING

The Orchid Farm is alive and happy.

I can't believe I used to toss these out after their initial bloom. I had no idea I could get them to come back. These are above our kitchen sink with an East facing view. It makes doing the dishes bearable since this is my view.

With our rains we've been having, our garden has never been happier. When Smith & Hawkins was going out of business (sigh) we snagged this red arbor. It's called Victorian, but it looks a little Asian to me. Either way, it's fantastic support for the red bouganvilla.

We our hopes still high on the pink Spanish house bid, we knew it would need work. We found Silverlake Architectural Salvage and got there an hour before they closed. Does your heart pitter patter at the look of old windows? Mine does.

There was something so sweet and simple about this cast iron fireplace frame. I decided it would be too small in our Pink Spanish House, but I still loved it.

LATE EASTER EGG-CELENT HOUSE HUNTING

We have an offer in on this Spanish Bungalow. It's a short sale, so our offer has been in since... well, October.

We actually saw inside it last weekend. Poor ol' gal needs some love, but wouldn't you if you were born in 1929.

What we like about it is it's style and sweet manageable backyard. If we get it, I'll post some before pictures. In the meantime, my hunt for the perfect TV cabinet continues and it is stepped up a bit since we took the plunge and got a flatscreen TV that's sitting out for all to see 24/7. Not my favorite thing in the living room.

The days are beautiful and our Christmas cactus has come back to show more blooms. What a treat!