We have just returned from Santa Barbara where we’ve been working on an estate there for a woman who is a Western collector. Here are pictures of the back road from Ojai to Santa Barbara, which we traveled about 8 am today. It was a beautiful way to start the day. Here are some photos….
Tag: Ojai
Sleeping in the Orange Grove and Congrats to Liz!
Ray and I are up in Ojai enjoying an overnight in our 1953 Spartan, which is in the middle of our orange grove. Cordelia and Sammie, our Corgie and Scottie, are here with us, and we are settled in for the night at the late hour of 7:35 pm. Usually, we come up for the…
Orange Grove Day with Sarah and Luna
This was an Ojai day – up early and out of the house by 7 am and driving up Pacific Coast Highway. What a great way to start the day – not too much traffic since everyone was driving into LA, not out, so zipping by bumper-to-bumper traffic on the other side of the road…
Ojai, the Orange Grove and a Success or Two
Ray and I drove up to Ojai this morning, leaving at 6:00 am and arriving by 7:30. We worked at the orange grove until 2, then headed back home so I could see students beginning at 5:30. We worked on the old Spartan trailer again blocking as many holes as possible to the outside, and…
Off to Ojai and the Meteor Shower
We are heading out to Ojai to escape the city lights and enjoy the meteor shower from the dark recesses of our orange grove. The skies are crystal clear and the temperature is mild. It should be a lovely night to savor the stars and the howls of coyotes. Our dogs are with us, snuggled…
First Mice, then Baby Luna
We have just arrived home from a workday in Ojai at the orange grove, then a stop-in at Sarah and Gregorio’s for turkey tacos. I literally might have to use my hand to keep my eyelids open. I am so tired. In Ojai, I tackled the bi-yearly job of cleaning out our old Spartan trailer…
An Early Morning Trip to Our Orange Grove in Ojai
I’ve been up since 4 o’clock this morning. My husband, Ray, and I wanted to do some work at our orange grove up in Ojai, but we both needed to get back by mid-afternoon. So, off we went at 4:30 am for the 11/2 hour drive. Luckily, there was no traffic at that hour so…
Delicious Honey-Sweetened Orange Cookies
Today, I made these cookies. They are delicious. Of course, they had the benefit of having the superior flavor of one of our oranges from our Ojai grove. In fact, the oranges in the picture below are satsuma oranges, which are in the mandarin orange family along with tangerines and clementines. They have a wonderful…
A Little Bit of Heaven: Our Orange Grove in Ojai
We have made two trips to Ojai this week to our orange grove. Just a few photos to share since I am VERY tired tonight after working there today. Our Agave Plants The Fire Ring and Sitting Area Our New Orange Crop Rachael Raking Amid the Trees We went to the orange grove on Tuesday…
Ojai and the Orange Grove Today
We are heading back to LA from Ojai. It is 7:25 pm and the traffic is moving at a good clip. We’re about an hour from home. The trees at the orange grove have oranges that are still ripening on the branches right alongside white blossoms, many of which are just about to bloom. There…
20 Minutes a Day 