Striving for Independence!

I hope all of you have a fantastic Fourth of July! Lately my mind has been on the garden a lot. Watching it spring up with food is exciting! I am ecstatic to harvest, eat and can much of what is in the garden (especially at the prospect of pickled stuff). Homegrown veggies and fruit . . . → Read More: Striving for Independence!

The Joys of Having a Garden

Delicious strawberries!

This morning I was padding around The Fortune Cookie trying to decide what I wanted for breakfast. Honestly, it was slim pickins in my cupboards as I have not gone grocery shopping in awhile. Most of my produce on hand was vegetables of one sort or another, and zucchini or squash for . . . → Read More: The Joys of Having a Garden

“Drop the starving artist routine. Embrace the thriving artist routine.”

Me. Photo by Scott Haydon.

It was around 8:45 a.m. I awoke to the sun shining and birds chirping (and not my bladder for once). I have not woke up to an alarm on a daily basis for about a year and a half. Noticing I was awake, Riley crawled up to greet me, . . . → Read More: “Drop the starving artist routine. Embrace the thriving artist routine.”

Tiny Garden in My Tiny House

View of the garden from my front door.

So, I have never had much of a green thumb. Most of that is because I have never put in a huge effort into gardening. Prior to buying a house I lived in apartments and assumed that because of my small space, I couldn’t. Once I . . . → Read More: Tiny Garden in My Tiny House