Last Thursday night Kris went out our front patio and discovered a planted pot of sage, he asked repeatedly if I had gotten a new plant and I repeatedly said no as if I had to prove myself. I think I would know if I had potted a new plant, right? I checked to see for myself and there it was, we both looked at each other and said “Toni”. Our sweet neighbor and friend left it at our doorstop, she is so sneaky! It gave me a good fuzzy feeling inside. It’s great to have good neighbors that you can call friends.

I hope you’re having a good week so far. I’m busy processing photos from a session this last Sunday at San Clemente Beach, un-cluttering our office space to begin some crafty projects and figuring out Quickbooks. Wishing the weather would be cooler, doesn’t it know it’s November already? I want to get back to my soup making and be able to wear my warm sweaters and scarfs.

It looks like November is going to fly by for me, a few session weekends, dad’s birthday, aunt’s 50th birthday party, grandma visiting and Thanksgiving. Wow, and somewhere in between find time to blog because I’m finding it to be a lot of fun and addicting, watch out! What are your plans for November, any fun projects?

I love October, I’ve been cooking away soups and fall salads and enjoying the hot, then cold, then hot fall, only in California. Lately I’ve been visiting Cal Poly Pomona’s Farm Store for their great produce and fresh squeezed orange juice and at my last visit I ventured off and walk around the farm to get some yummy photos. Doesn’t this photo make you want to run through the pumpkin patch? I did and it was great, more photos on that soon.

Okay, so now for the fun stuff… the winner of the photo session is Trude! Congratulations, I will email you all the details to get your photo session by yours truly.

Andrea Suarez from Stones and Starling is giving away this precious ring, you can get more detailed photos and info on the direct link here and make sure to visit her Etsy shop for other great stuff. She is one fabulous lawyer by day, but loves creating jewelry by night as her creative outlet. I met Andrea at a photographer’s meet up a few months ago, she asked me to do mamalita sessions at her bridal shower and was delightful to work with. She also just recently got married and aspires to learn the art of photography, I wish her nothing but the best! Thank you Andrea for participating in my official launch and the giveaway.

To enter the giveaway just leave a comment and tell me what your favorite jewelry piece is for any occasion. The winner will be announced next Tuesday, have a lovely weekend!