While living in Sonoma County on these four acres of land at the end of a dirt road there happened to be, as mentioned, a lovely apple orchard at the entrance to the property. This gave me the opportunity to learn about tending to twenty-three trees. During my first winter there, there was an early […]
Posted on March 18th, 2017 by Kathryn
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Dearest Readers, Amazingly, it has been six years since the publication of my book Plant Whatever Brings You Joy: Blessed Wisdom from the Garden! In honor of this anniversary I am sharing the final chapter of my book with you today. It will not go unnoticed that this chapter speaks to diversity, which I cherish, […]
Posted on July 12th, 2016 by Kathryn
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Honestly, I’d walked by this little bank of roses at the end of a neighbor’s fence for years and never thought much about it. Sweet, but nothing to write home about, right? But then an elderly woman down the street, whose gardening knowledge I’ve come to respect and rely upon, motioned casually to a large […]
Posted on April 7th, 2016 by Kathryn
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