Letters on Friday

Dear Stomach Virus/Food Poisoning, not sure which you were but you sure knocked me for a loop this week.  I haven't "thrown-up" for at least 15+ years, I hate (I know that is a strong word) doing it.  I know it is probably the means your body uses to get rid of what it doesn't want, but oh brother it is so disgusting.  Sure hope it is another 15+ years before I do that again.

Dear ROKU, bet you are wondering what that is, aren't you?  It is a little device about the size of a hockey puck that attaches to your TV enabling you to watch streaming video from Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu etc. etc.  I just watched 20 episodes of "Falling Skies" on my computer screen, catching up on the 1st two seasons before the premier of the 3rd this past Sunday.  Now granted I have a 17 inch laptop and I could see fine....but it is still not like sitting on your comfortable couch watching on your 42 inch flat screen HDTV (a gift my Mom left me).  While attending my last bookclub gathering one of the ladies talked about this little piece of wonder entitled a ROKU.  She explained what it was, I ordered it from Amazon, it arrived yesterday and with the assistance of my geek neighbor, hooked it up and viola...SUITS Season 1 in HDTV and no commercials via Amazon Prime.  So, if you don't have a wireless DVD player, which I don't, and you have an Amazon Prime Account, or Netflix or Hulu or any of those streaming video providers, ROKU is the answer.

Dear Weather, other than another drenching rain this past week, you have just about been perfect.  Sunshine, in the 70's and with the rain, no thoughts of watering.  The gardens are looking spectacular and I am off to another garden walk today.

Dear Garden Walk, oh you were absolutely glorious today.  There were 5 homes, each one different than the other but each one absolutely beautiful and each with incredible gardens.  Wowzers they were!!  And with the rain and mild temps we have had so far this summer the gardens were at their "show-off" best.  Here is just a sampling...if you love gardens as much as I do, this is gonna make you wish you were here....

Many had beautiful table settings....

One garden was filled with "fairy gardens"....you could hardly take a step without discovering another one....here are just a couple (more later)

Many had sweet little vignettes....

And each had beautiful front doors...

Dear Sale, after the garden walk ofcourse we stopped for lunch and a little shopping.  I found this sweet little birdhouse "on sale" (the best kind) that I thought would add to my backporch tablescape.

All in all a wonderful day.  Another perfect "San Diego" day.

Linking to Nancy's Random Five on Friday and Kim's Friday Finds....

Until next time....