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A pretty Easter table at our friends’ house for a fun family lunch! Thank you @katefirestonebeercom ! Loved being with you and seeing everybody !

The ever-rousing amd perennially popular postlude to our Easter service, the Hallelujah Chorus singalong! Ably conducted by Nichole deChaine, accompanied by Bev Staples. Hallelujah!
#stmarksinthevalley @stmarksinthevalley

Such a pretty Easter bouquet from @theenglishgarden
Happy Easter to all!

Yay! Grands in the house, and the pond, and and and…
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#rancholazaca #littleboy #littleboyfishing #fishinghole

A rally(?) of old Bentleys roared up in front of Mattei’s Tavern yesterday. Love this snappy red interior. You never know what you’ll see in Los Olivos!
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#bentley #vintagebentley #matteistavern #losolivos #redleather #redinterior

Something poetic and poignant about the waning hours of flowers—See a few posts ago for the original. .
#ranchoazaca #flowerarrangement #tulips #bellsofireland

Happy spring bouquet—though this one is actually summer at #beecottage. Will share. With you over next few days the gorgeous photos by @triagiovan in this issue of @flowermagazine Such an honor and a sweet farewell to Bee. Thank you again and again. .
#thebeecottagestory #easthampton #dahlia #hydrangea #staffordshire #lustreware

Good morning Monday. Changing things up a little in the kitchen at #rancholazaca. This big vase with Munstera leaves is usually in the living room but it makes a nice statement here replacing the predictable big bowl of fruit – though nothing wrong with that either. The baskets I collected mostly from Africa. .
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#kitchen #kitchendecor

The drive home on Su day afternoon, with the slant of sun backlighting the new green growth on the trees and vines, and green grass(!) which happens about once a year… .
#rancholazaca #santaynez #santaynezvalley #losolivos

Practicing up for Easter … #grocerystoreflowers and @lisabwitt ‘s hearty #bellsofIreland .
#rancholazaca #flowerarrangement #roses #tulips #iris #willow from side of road #stock #waxflower #status

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kiss the ground.” —Rumi Came across this quote this morning in reading @elizabethlesser ‘s Broken Open — How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow”. These little potted Parade roses came from the grocery store and are dressed up in a basket and moss for Easter. They’ll be planted in the garden later. When I cant get to the flower market – or if there isnt one (!) – I love me some #grocerystoreflowers .
Banquette fabric by @perennialsfabrics and pillows by @raoultextiles #breakfastroom #rancholazaca #homesweethome #californiacuisineandsouthernstyle

Just chuckling over this photo sent to me by @richard_keith_langham – no idea where or when – or what on earth he may have just said! #tbt