1 minBloom & Plume: Embracing individualityI needed this...we collectively need this...a Southern California floral designer, Maurice Harris, who successfully taps into his...
2 minWhen the Ahwahnee Hotel was Briefly Mid-Century ModernPostcards, a rarity within today’s electronic immediacy, offer an opportunity to see history in ways that may not be caught in websites...
2 minThomas Jefferson and the Corona VirusIf Thomas Jefferson were alive today, he would ask, “Haven’t we learned anything about the proliferation of disease?” In his time,...
4 minEden RevisitedThe bucket list of Northern California public and quasi-public gardens. Motivated by 1993's Visiting Eden, by Joan Chatfield Taylor and...
2 minQuote Capture: Celia ThaxterOn weeds, men, and the California Poppy: Weeds and Men: Mrs. Gatty (the mother of that beautiful woman, Juliana Horatia Ewing, who has so...
4 minQuote Capture: Frederick Law OlmstedBefore Olmsted designed Central Park or became America's first landscape architect. Twelve years after Texas statehood, Frederick Law...
2 minBecause It's Overdue: Joining the Plastic Free July ChallengeThis is how I started my Plastic Free July challenge, shopping. My Jeep is kept stuffed with reusable grocery bags, yet so many times I...
5 minHummel GirlHow a fragile object reveals my family’s tragedy and perseverance Our family’s material culture fits in a shoe box. A mason’s bible,...
2 minBefore Breaking BreadBaking makes me feel human. It always has, because the first person in my life that helped me feel whole was our neighbor who invited me...
3 minRethinking Plastic WasteA mother's practice becomes a son's career and personal choice When after my mother past away and emptying out her home became necessary,...
1 minMaking a Front Yard into a Welcoming Entry GardenThe Welcoming Garden: Designing Your Own Front Garden, by Gordon Hayward There are some books that stick with me, and The Welcoming...