A little R & R in Punta Mita

relaxing at the St. Regis Resort on Punta de Mita peninsula

laying on a lounge chair and enjoying the gentle sea breezes,

and easy summer temperatures under a huge umbrella

or at the oceans edge under a swaying palm tree

day dreaming and drawing...

soaking up the local color

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reading and water coloring...

Punta Mita is a 1,500-acre amazingly lush beachfront village

located on the north end of Banderas Bay in Mexico,

about 10 miles north of Puerto Vallarta

and it's surrounded on three sides by the Pacific ocean


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map photo courtesy of St.Regis

I can highly recommend it !

( a most generous gift from an appreciative client )

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Spreading a little sunshine

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another ceramic creation completed

inspired by nature

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gifts from the garden

a large oval lemon platter

the lemons are profuse this year

here is a glimpse of what is growing in my garden in January

the camellias are full of blossoms,

the narcissus are popping their heads up and blooming,

and the English primrose plants bring bright spots of color into all the greenery

( I am loving this color combination of magenta, white and yellow )

white hydrangeas, orchids, Cleopatra white camellia,

English primrose and narcissus

& more English primrose

and a very happy white azalea topiary tree

{ for all the friends in cold climates I decided to add a few snaps

of some of the pretties blooming at Summerland Cottage this time of year }