Peaches are extra early this year

Our Tropic Snow peach tree is reliably early (it always blooms around Martin Luther King Day), but this has been an early season across California, and our early peaches are in even earlier than usual. These peaches are headed for a cobbler, along with some raspberries that George picked in his Mom's backyard.

New carpet for the office

At the Rose Bowl swap meet, George found a guy selling rugs, and bargained him down on a lovely Caucasian carpet to go in the renovated office (replacing an old Pottery Barn rug). We like the geometric tribal designs, and the wool, while a short pile, has a nice soft feel and good sheen.