I had these thoughts, the thoughts below, while gardening away one day.  Who knew that digging in the dirt for the end of a taproot could lead to such eloquent inquiry; very much the same way that Tarot reading does for me or the way reading a bible verse of the day may do for […]

If you garden in the Maritime Pacific Northwest, you probably plant Zucchini every year. And every year you just might be tempted to try different varieties and every year you may end up with more than one zucchini plant and every year you might forget just how much zucchini one plant will produce and you […]

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. In Mama Donata’s Kitchen Welcome to my kitchen.  The hub of the home, or of my home at least, for where does anyone want to be but in the kitchen?  I bought this fancy old house with a large living room hosting a large fireplace […]

I’m here, and I’m ready to play, with words, and food, and herbs, and garden cocktails, and ….