Maria Forbes

Catherine O’Hara is gone and it breaks my heart. All the wrong people are dying.

A white chihuahua with brown spots lays on the legs of a woman wearing jean shorts and colorful wool socks.

I love when I get to take a break and relax with my adorable little guy. He says good riddance to all the people claiming they’ll leave California now that prop 50 has passed. We don’t need them!

Waking up to the sound of rain outside my window AND the wonderful news on election results coming from across the country. It’s a wonderful morning in California.

My garden is full of gorgeous zinnias. A little rainbow of color to brighten my days. Maybe it’ll brighten yours too.

Always proud of being a Californian. #prop50

Adorable chihuahua pup curled in a blanket on a couch.

My little sidekick. Always curled up on the throw blankets and trying to convince me to take a middle of the day nap instead of doing something productive.

My first café au lait dahlia of the season!!!!!

Chopped tomatoes on a wooden cutting board. On a stone countertop.

Tomatoes from my garden!

My dahlias are starting to bloom! This is a new one for me.

That’s reminding me to save all my tags and also note what I’m planting. Sometimes I’m going so fast I’ve forgotten what I planted a week later.

Starting dahlia tubers for my flower garden. So excited to see all of these plants blooming in summer.

One of my favorite things to do in my new house.

The latest Icelandic poppy to bloom in my garden. This color is amazing!!!!!!

Help silkworms by never buying silk & always choosing fabrics that don’t hurt living beings!

Flowers from my garden.

Have you ever seen a ranunculus change colors?

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Four years ago I got my first dahlia plant. It was one of the only things that brought me joy that summer. This summer I’m going to grow an entire garden for cut flowers. Dahlias, zinnias, roses and more… my head is in the clouds. I’m so happy.

A basket full of oranges and flowers picked from the backyard.

Sharing with my neighbors. At times like this it’s especially important that we build a strong community. Small gestures or big. They mean a lot.

A hand holding an aluminum square baking dish full of soil for seed starting zinnia flowers.

Started the morning with some seed starting. Zinnias!
#cutflowerstarting

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Amazing Cafe au Lait dahlia color variations. #cutflowergarden #dahlias YouTube video by Maria Forbes

Amazing Cafe au Lait dahlia color variations. #cutflowergarden #dahlias
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A hand holding a white anemone flower with a bright pink center. Lots of other flowers sit on the counter in the background.

A hand holding a glass of champagne with a pile of colorful balloons in the background against a hardwood floor.

A number 3 mylar balloon for a toddler birthday party sitting on a wooden table.

Prepping for my daughters birthday party tomorrow. It was a lot to tackle on my own. I might outsource some of the work next year.

What about someone who’s not a student?

A hand holding a white ranunculus flower.

A hand holding a pink ranunculus flower with more flower buds in the background.

A hand holding a shut and red anemone flower.

Blooming in the garden today. Enjoying the short time we have ranunculus and anemone here in our dry and hot zone 9b.

They’re so special.

Sun peaking through tall redwood trees in the Armstrong state mature reserve. It’s moody with the trees casting dark shadow and bright green foliage.

Sunday in the Armstrong Redwoods Natural Reserve in California. It feels like a different world.

A hand holding a ranunculus flower.

From my garden!

Yeah I know people say anxiety is bad, but mine has just been collecting all the possible things that can go wrong so far. Once it has an exhaustive catalog of every possible mishap, it’ll move on to suggesting solutions and then you better watch out.

Head of garlic sprouting on a kitchen countertop next to some potatoes.

The organic garlic I got at the co-op is sprouting. I guess I’m going to have to grow garlic now.