This last week I had the pleasure of visiting a friend in Portland, Oregon. What a welcome vacation. I was taken by the incredible diversity of vegetation. In addition to a lot of native plants and unfamiliar species, there were
It’s Harvest Time – time to make apple (or pear) cider vinegar
In our modern age it is no longer necessary to live our lives in tune with the seasons. Spring passes to fall and the life cycle continues with or without our noticing. If our lives depended on the life giving