Category Archives: Gardens
SHINRIN-YOKU: SURVIVING WINTER WITH HELP FROM THE GARDEN
. As some of you may know, I have spent the winter in Italy, taking care of my Mum. Winter and I don't really…
FOREST THERAPY IN A GARDEN | ADIMA’S SPRING GARDEN, ITALY | PART 4
. We are back in Adima's lovely garden for our fourth and final visit (you can view part 1, part 2 and part 3…
BATHING AMIDST THE ROSES | ADIMA’S SPRING GARDEN, ITALY | PART 3
. Indeed we are back in Adima's glorious garden! Last time, I showed you the vegetable garden, and this time,…
WHERE VEGETABLES GROW | ADIMA’S SPRING GARDEN, ITALY | PART 2
As explained in part one, Adima's garden is too extensive to cover in just one post, or it would take me days to…
THROUGH A GARDEN SLOWLY| ADIMA’S SPRING GARDEN, ITALY | PART 1
. Take a slow and deep breath counting to six.... hold for three, then slowly release through your mouth. Repeat a…
Life in Napa | Dealing With A Forced Time-Out
. Did you know that, in technological terms, a computer that is a mere seven-years-young is considered vintage? The…
Byodo-In Temple, Kaneohe, O’ahu, Hawai’i
. Located at the feet of the stunning Ko'olau Mountains, better known as the Pali (the distinctive narrow and tall…
LIFE IN NAPA | THE MAY GARDEN & VINEYARD
So, how has your May been? Mine has been much better, as in more fun. Things (projects) are still…
LIFE IN NAPA | THE APRIL GARDEN
I may be showing you images of the garden through April, but I am writing this on the afternoon of May 1st,…
LIFE IN NAPA | THE MARCH GARDEN & TRANSITION INTO SPRING
There is always something going on in a garden, but not quite as much as during March, at least here in…
Life in Napa | The February Garden & Making Progress
My Mum said "Yikes!", too. I am talking about all my stuff piled up in the living room. But like these…
Life in Napa | The January Garden & Starting a New Chapter
So, yes, I disappeared again for a few days. That is because I moved. Again. This time it was a bigger…
Pumpkin Season at EarthBound Farm Stand | Carmel Valley, California
. Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins in all shapes, sizes and varieties (and all organic) are available at the…
Autumn Walk in the Rain
. Autumn is definitely my favorite season, and I have been yearning for fall foliage for months. Here in California,…
My First Shinrin-Yoku Walk as a Guide
. Yesterday I guided my first Shinrin-Yoku walk and I am still riding high from the experience. The group I guided…
The Colorful Bounty of Spring in Marin | California
This post is dedicated to all of you, but especially to those in Colorado who are still visited by snow while…
Prelude to Spring at McLaughlin’s Daffodil Hill – Volcano, California
. Daffodils anyone? How about thousands of them covering a farm on a hillside in the lower Sierras in Northern…
Where Faeries Dwell
. Have you seen the movie Under the Tuscan Sun? Do you remember the scene when the bus is passing by the house…
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