Oh, my goodness. In the nick of time I happened to hear about the Russian River Rose Company, which is open to the public during April and May for perfume tours. Not wanting to interfere with a commercial venture I phoned owner Jan, who very kindly invited me to come out early this morning for [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Kathryn
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Photo by Michele Lee Willson, courtesy Sunset Books from Patio & Stone, p. 189
I don’t know about you, but I see a photo like the one above, and I just want to get busy! I want to figure out what they used and see how I can somehow incorporate even a smidgeon of the beauty [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2009 by Kathryn
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Undoubtedly the Legend of the Dogwood holds a special place in my heart as my beloved Grandfather mailed me a postcard from a business trip when I was a wee little girl, and the front of the card bore a photo of a dogwood tree, and next to the photo was this very same legend, [...]
Posted on April 10th, 2009 by Kathryn
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“The urge to beauty, and the need for beautiful and gracious and lovely things in life is as vital a need as the urge for bread.”
–Luther Burbank (1849-1926)
While it is true that I lived for several years on four acres of land not far at all from Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, it is also [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Kathryn
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