____________________________________________ Trivia Question: Do we see more webs in the fall because: a) there are more spiders b) spiders are spinning more webs c) Halloween socializes us to look for them d) the dew makes them more visible In addition to anticipating the Harvest Moon every September, I start watching for spider weavers and webs, and eventually go on a […]

In the fall of 1978, during my 3rd year of nursing school (at what was then Good Samaritan Hospital & Nursing School), one of my suite mates gifted me with a copy of a newly published Mennonite cookbook, More with Less. Due to the influence of another floor mate I was already trying to eat more plant-based foods, but hadn’t […]

  Mark and I took 24 hours away at the coast.  I’m writing  from a little table in the living room of the Arch Cape Inn and Retreat and listening to the waves do what they’ve done since the beginning. We took a long walk on the beach this morning and found a smooth black rock that looks just like […]

We all run across different folks who grace the world with various gifts and talents. This week I experienced two in particular, and am mentioning three. The first was in the form of a magazine. Taproot: the magazine for makers, doers and dreamers describes itself as a quarterly magazine that celebrates food, farm, family, and craft through writing, photography, and […]