Trees: The Ballad of Harry WhiskersI live in the coastal mountains in northern California. My house is in a redwood forest, nestled in a mountain, along a meandering creek…Sep 11, 2021Sep 11, 2021
Tree: PreppingI have lived in many homes along these creeks and rivers. I learned to choose houses that are well above the predicted 100 year flood line…Sep 3, 2021Sep 3, 2021
Trees: A Night on the TownOnly a few hardy souls live here and my neighbors are welcoming but far between. This is a place where monthly trips along narrow winding…Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021
TreesIt is the cool of winter in Northern California, and tucked in a dark forest of second growth redwoods is where my toddler daughter and I…Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
Women Still RememberIn mourning the passing of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg it feels that not only did we lose an icon of the women’s movement, we are losing the…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Church Lady Cookbook Dialogs: Waste Not Want Not: The Kale and Pig Hocks EditionDon’t get me wrong. I like kale. I use it in salads and love it with Swiss cheese and some honey mustard dressing as a low cost nutritious…May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
The Church Lady Cookbook Dialogs: Sugar, Sugar, Ah Honey, Honey, You’ve Got Me Wanting YouIn 1975 I learned to bake during the sugar shortage. I was the most unlikely and reluctant candidate for the position of housewife that…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
The Church Lady Cookbook Dialogs: Eggs and Rising to the OccasionI blame my cholesterol. Eggs have been out of my diet for a while so the egg shortage is something that has not affected my diet in any…Apr 15, 20201Apr 15, 20201