My Beautiful City

I love San Diego. Some days I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming when I'm
walking downtown.  I thought I would share some pictures I took one afternoon when my daughter and I took a few minutes to walk along the harbor.

Tuesday's Treasury List ~ Treasures from San Diego

The Tuesday series for Hartley Rowe is on a roll. This week, the Etsy Treasury List features all San Diego artisans and their beautiful creations ~ I hope you enjoy the list!

'San Diego Artisans Rock!' by hartleyrowe

I love living in a beautiful city with so many talented artists. I created this treasury list using local artists and their wonderful products. Enjoy!

Tuesday Treasury List ~ Skylines

'Skylines' by hartleyrowe

I love cities and I love their skylines. There are some amazing artists and photographers at Etsy.com that transform those skylines into amazing art. Click the images below to visit the talented Etsy artists and their shops. My favorite skyline is my very own city's skyline ~ San Diego. What's your favorite skyline?

Off to the Market!

Today was a good day.  It started off with a trip to a local farmer's market at our very own Bernardo Winery. The winery's claim to fame is that it is the oldest continuously working winery in Southern California.  Every Friday morning the winery hosts a Farmer's Market in addition to it's already perfect sampling of shops and cafes.  

I desperately  needed tomatoes (our plants just can't keep up with our demand)!  We eat tomatoes at our house every single day.  They are good for you in all shapes, forms, sizes, and colors.  The one thing I hate, though, is grocery store tomatoes.  You never know how long they've been out of the fields and on a big truck.  Sure, they are beautiful in the grocery store displays, but take one bite and you have no idea what you are really eating.  It sure doesn't taste like a locally grown, juicy tomato.  

I thought I would share some pictures I took today.  My morning was much more than just a stop at the local market.  It was a leisurely stroll with a cup of tea (from Sweet Pea's Coffee Cottage) in hand, up and down the dirt trodden pathways of the winery.  Not a lot of wine is really produced on site any longer.  You can tell by the age and condition of some of the equipment in the photos. But there is a small amount of work being done to bottle some very delicious local varietals.   But the setting is idyllic and there are shops of all sizes and shapes that appeal to the varied interests of all who visit.  

Enjoy the pictures and let me know if you have any questions about the winery itself.  It is a hidden gem here in our neck of the woods.

       

     

                      

                     

Here is a shot of the vineyard just behind the Chocolate Shop.  I cannot wait to take my husband back for his beloved dark chocolate!

Here are two pictures of the edible treasures I found.  As you can see I came home with a lot more than tomatoes.  My newest discovery is the small sampling of sunchokes I found. (They are also knows as Jerusalem Artichokes.)  Please let me know of you have ever prepared them in any of your yummy dishes.

Tonight's Dinner:

Heirloom Tomato Pizza

(Homemade crust for sure!)

The market was wonderful, as was my morning.  The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have had my hubby there with me........

Here's the Sneak Peek I Promised

We have this book in our library at school titled, Whose Skin Is This?  It is a great book for our primary students.  On one page, you see a skin of a particular animal and after trying to determine what animal the skin belongs to, you turn the page to see the animal revealed. My students love it.  I use it during group time and we have loads of fun.  Here is a look at the book.


I thought this would be a great way to introduce the sneak peek of the items that will be in the Etsy shop I have been telling you about.  The two pictures posted below are small segments from photographs I've taken around town.  The images are being used to make something special for your home.  I hope you enjoy trying to figure out where the image came from and how it is being transformed into that special piece just for you.

Please leave a comment if you think you may know either what I have in store for the images, or if you know where the pictures were taken.

Have a great day, everyone!