Hello, reader. How are you? I love foraging. It brings together my favorite things: free food, intimacy with plants, and nature time. Sometimes I don’t feel empowered, or what if I make a mistake? To mitigate that, I feel braver with a buddy. parks My dear friend and I went to a local park and… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? There’s an author whose books have meant a lot to me over the years. Her name is Sharon Astyk, and her book Making Home changed my life 15 years ago. The values became part of me. Every summer Sharon Astyk runs something called Independence Days. This is my first… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s March shenanigans? My spiritual, musical, artist gardening friend asked me why I love loquats. I txted her back too many times. So I though– There’s a lot of emotions there! I’ll write about why loquats are sacred to me. why I love loquats Did you ever eat a loquat? They have a… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? What are you favorite flowers? I met a lady at a cafe who said she’s crazy about flowers. “You wouldn’t know it, looking at me,” she said. “You’ll have to come back in the summer.” She pushed up her sleeve to show me a big flower tattoo on her… Read More »
This post bamboo is a letter to my friend, if you would like to see how much I love plants. walk Dear friend, I went for a little walk this morning and looked at the plant I thought was bamboo. My phone told me that yes, it is bamboo–golden bamboo, the vulgaris. Bambusa vulgaris. Looks… Read More »
“What are we going to do fun today?” I asked Ming. So many things we need to do. But we’re here on earth for fun too. What are you on earth for? walk I walked to the nearby park by myself in the morning. Usually I don’t stray from the yard by myself, so it… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? A housemate asked me what my favorite plants are. They had mentioned the rhododendrons are blooming, and I admitted that I am not too keen on rhododendrons. “What plants do you like?” my housemate asked. We were on a walk, nearing home. I didn’t have much time to answer.… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I got these new playing cards for foraging. You know I don’t like games. But cards can be a fun way of mediated learning. Different from a website or book. my foraging history I’ve always loved plants, always liked foraging. Free food is amazing! I remember when I was in… Read More »
Right before leaving Ojai, we visited Lotusland. We caught the last of the lotuses blooming. Yay! Lotusland is a botanic garden in Montecito, started in 1945 by an eccentric rich person. Ming and I enjoyed the garden this time thanks to the Museums for All program, where you can get $3 tickets if you’re on… Read More »
Hello, I wanted to tell you Christmas cactus has been a theme of this trip. Almost to the point that it’s spooky. On June 20th, at the edge of summer solstice, we left Las Vegas and traveled to the coast, to the place we thought would be our new home in California. Two days later,… Read More »