Several years ago, while driving on an infinite highway in the Central Valley of California, I looked to my right at the mesmerizing...

The one thing that keeps me "sane" during the long winter months is pouring over seed catalogs. My husband calls it "fruit porn"...

It's been a while...4 years since our trees (apple, peach and plum) got a pruning. Much like sullen teenagers with bangs obscuring their...