Beloved, look what God did! This collection of volunteer sunflowers popped up in a raised bed and I just let it go. Sunflowers make me insanely happy! They are probably 16 feet tall, and I never have owned or planted…

Flowers 2022, including our first sunflower!!! There are big holes in our flower beds as we reroute the flowers in our front yard, but still pretty. In December, 4 homes in our circle trimmed and removed shade and ornamental trees,…

We found the water pipe to the house. We had all other utilities marked, they don’t do water. Dead center of our 4×44 foot bed. It was going so well. Cry or pivot? Pivot, of course! It ruins my symmetry…

Made raw milk cottage cheese for the first time today – it was excellent! So good for you and it is like our bodies THANKED us for this fabulous, satisfying slow food! Gave our fruit trees a dose of the…

Two things this year ~ we have “faith like potatoes” in our permaculture tree guilds and “practice makes perfect!!” When I spied gorgeous locally grown, pesticide free peaches at Nutrition World and I immediately thought – “I need to PRACTICE…

Grandma and Grandma McClellan loved their small California Ranch and their impact lingers in my life, decades later. It seemed fitting to bake one of her recipes to give us a little extra boost this weekend as we finish working…

Operation Save the Citrus Y’all, what a DAY! Today was crazy, got packages in the mail for home, spine appt and got my atlas back in, a few groceries – with this storm bearing down it was today or never,…

Oh, but have you tried cherry plums yet? Run, do not walk, to Trader Joe’s and see if you can pick up a package, or 7 of them! Eat a few, preserve a few – they are utterly DELIGHTFUL! I…

Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food! Beloved, it is a learning curve! I grew up eating out of cans and boxes. My grandparents had a beautiful garden and fruit trees and they shared tons in the…

Today, we finally start digging the fruit guilds! Y’all, this permaculture adventure is really a planning, soil amending, study each tree, nutrition, Microbiome of the soil, size, shape, yield, tips and tricks! A ton of thought and planning has gone…