Living sustainably – it’s the new sexy

The new year has arrived. As are most folks, Richard and I are thinking about how to live more positively in the year ahead. It is always challenging to keep up your new year goals, but in times like these, when doing the right thing is being challenged by those in power, it’s hard to feel hopeful. That fact makes every little bit we can do all the more important! One way to move forward is to believe that, together, we can ease the burden of humanity's heavy footprint on the planet, and... Continue reading

Get Real and Give Thanks

Notes to myself This summer, I jumped into rebuilding the art career I'd set out to achieve 45 years ago, so I felt like I had a lot of catching up to do. As you might have gathered if you've read any of my blog posts, I am totally in love with gardening and sustainability. I love writing and talking about gardening and sustainability. I've got multiple garden plots I tend and half a book written about sustainability. This is the life I've been dreaming of for years. I'd imagined that when I... Continue reading

Dia de la Muertos – time for harvest

  I began this post the evening of Nov. 1, the Dia de la Muertos. I have never participated much in this tradition. I've always tended to honor these kinds of things internally, rather than placing much focus on tangible objects or physical actions. I do think it is a really cool practice, though, and am all in favor of folks celebrating the lives of those they've lost in this positive way. It's just not how I do. Today, on the Day of the Dead, I pulled up dying plants and cut back... Continue reading

My excuse: a crazy, busy, bustling, “retired” life

  "Where the hell have you been?" my garden and the SGS blog both asked. I put in my last day of employment over a year ago, but when I set my sights on retirement from my "day job", sitting back and relaxing was far from the plan. In this next phase of my life, I will have plenty of time to garden while I finally pursue the career path I chose some 44 years ago: creating and selling art. After I wrapped up my professional responsibilities, I gave myself six months to develop a... Continue reading