Although I dislike the thought of another year passing away with many things yet undone, a new beginning brings new hope.
For me, last year was a year of reset and rejuvenation. For far too many years I have neglected some basic things, like saying “yes” when the answer should have been “no”, and I [...]

 
A couple of years ago I decided to stop traveling around the country to teach quilting and to concentrate on teaching nearer to home. One of the things I did is to start a couple of different year-long classes at a shop in Salt Lake City.
Once a month I travel 100 miles to the City [...]

 
Finally, our crop of peas, planted last March, has matured. Every day we are enjoying a freshly picked “mess” of peas. (For those uneducated in country language, a mess of any vegetable is a pan full–or enough for a meal.)
For those paying attention to math, you are right, that was a very long time for [...]

 
Summer has arrived in my corner of the world. The nights are still cool for sleeping and the days are sunny with temperatures in the mid-to-high 90’s. Our garden and our small orchard are doing well—so far (gophers and deer took their toll last year—but that is another story).
Our valley is mostly agriculture with many [...]