Citrus Garden

They are about ready to eat and squeeze:  our grapefruits, tangelos, oranges, lemons and tangerines.  We have had many years of drought, and sometimes the trees had very little fruit or just took a year off and were dormant.

This year, however,  after, finally, a good amount of rain,  they are especially abundant and  plump,  And so sweet.

The skins come off so very easily, and the juice runs down our chins.  I love the smell and feeling of lemon juice on my hands.    I often boil all the peels on the stove for a while, with a bit of cinnamon, which makes the house smell great.

How fortunate we are to just step out of the sun room and pick them from our trees...

Ah, just another day in paradise, here in Southern California.

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~ Tranquility and Tolerance ~

Who is Venetia?

I have made a beautiful discovery recently: the half hour broadcasts on PBS entitled:

"At Home with Venetia in Kyoto". 

(Click above for her website, biography, and blog.)

Venetia Stanley-Smith

The programs are shiny jewels and many new and wonderful things have been revealed to me looking in on Venetia's life and listening to her thoughts.   The programs are truly an oasis in our ever more spiritually dreary world. I am learning amazingly much from each half hour:  much to ponder and relish  and,  as a New Year's resolution this year,  I decided to take her advice:

"Do not rush, take your time for everything you do".

Apparently these programs have been going on for quite a while, and a kind person on Youtube has pretty much stored all of them on his/her channel, for which I am very, very grateful because it gives me a source for catching up whenever I want and now you can too:

http://www.youtube.com/user/veget0phil#p/search

 

Below, is, I believe, the  earliest program which will give you an idea of the how it feels to take part in Venetia's daily meanderings and musings:

Check for TV broadcasts in your area on this site:   http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/howto/index.html
And take advantage of the privilege of little visits to Venetia's home in Kyoto!

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~ Tranquility and Tolerance ~