December 2017

There are certain books which inspire the way you live, impacting the choices you make. In raising my Wildflowers, it is important to me to provide them with role models who possess the qualities I believe a woman should have: gumption, grit, strength, grace, a…

Guess what? The holiday madness is over! I don’t know about you, but after running around like a banshee for the past few months, now is my time to grab a book, sit down by the fire and read. Oh sweet bliss! For as long…

It’s that time of the year again my friends! Time for the holiday parties, open-houses and festive cocktail hours. There is so much to look forward to and for many of us too much to get done in this craziest of times! It is no…

It’s Apricot Jam time! Honey Sweetened Apricot Jam to be specific! With apricots as fabulous as the one we grow, they should be preserved and enjoyed throughout the year!  Also, and equally as important in a traditional sense, it’s time to crank up Bob Marley as…

For those of you who are not in the know, canning is what happens when your garden is so awesome that you can’t possibly eat all of the harvest at one time. Ok, not really. But who can possibly eat 20lbs of fresh tomatoes before…

                                            My mom Robin and her twin sister Rene’e in 1958 with the pink Christmas tree!  Women tend to find special ways to make…

On days when we have to work outside in the cold, the very best thing to return home to is a big steamy pot of  Mexican Red Beans and Rice Soup. I originally found a recipe for Chorizo, Red Beans and Rice Soup in of…