“Even today, with no spaces left on the shelves and walls, my octo-genarian mother builds stock off fanciful garden decor: a patch of copper whirligigs among the crepe myrtles, concrete tortoises creeping around the succulents, a ceramic Mediterranean pot that could house a small family.” MothersDecorGardensTortoisesCalifornia Back Yard Book:Making Peace With Paradise: an autobiography of a California girl Source: Making Peace With Paradise: an autobiography of a California girl