Friday evening we visited Bonnie (Vintage Garden Gal) and her husband John at their home/vineyard. The house is almost ready to move back into after a major remodeling project. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures to show, you’ll just have to trust me that everything was amazing. They greeted us with some of their homemade, award winning red wine made with grapes from their very own backyard vineyard and delicious plates of grapes and cheese. We enjoyed the cool California evening on the patio near the grape vines with their five friendly chickens that pecked away at the ground around us. It seems that almost wherever in the world we visit, I always hear the comment from my husband, “we could live here”. He’s usually right and this time was no exception.

Saturday was spent in Temecula on a wine tasting tour. Not the most popular wine region of California, but that also meant it wasn’t the most crowded. We are not wine connoisseurs by any means, but we did enjoy the vineyards and old town Temecula.
I dropped my husband off at the LA airport Sunday morning, then set out for Long Beach (where the office is). I did my homework the night before and scoped out a botanic garden that was on my way.

The next garden you come to is the fuchsia garden. Which held my attention
for quite awhile. Fuchsia is another one of those plants that can’t take the Houston heat.


I’m not sure what the next gardens were called, but they were full of color.



The Rose Garden was quite impressive. I can’t say I’ve seen a lot of rose gardens, but this one was huge.

And there were lots of shady spots to relax and read a book.


The Children’s Garden was full of whimsical statuaries and secret hiding places.
This house looks big in the picture, but actually it’s only about 4 feet tall.
For those millions of you that live in the Los Angeles area, you should definitely check out this local botanic garden.

At the entrance to the tea room, you are instructed to pick out your teacup.


That’s the end of my adventures in California, now its back to work for me. I definitely recommend visiting Temecula, South Coast Botanic Gardens, and the Vintage Tea Leaf if you are ever in the area.
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