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Who doesn't love or at least greatly appreciate ROSES? As I walk my neighborhood daily, I can't help but notice the many different colorful Rose bushes lovingly cultivated by those who live minutes away. Often I catch a whiff of their sweet, captivating scent even before I can see them. The Rose is considered the goddess Aphrodite's sacred flower of love and beauty. It is associated with all things feminine in nature and therefore connected to the the energy of both the Mo

Years ago, we had friends who lived in the bay area of northern California. The lady of the house was Japanese, and she made it a regular practice of drying Persimmons. One year she sent us a huge bag of them. To me, fresh Persimmons had an unfamiliar taste and strange texture, but for some reason I couldn't stop eating these dried snacks. I wonder why... Recently, I met another Californian who brought the Persimmon Tree once again to my attention, and I remembered this o

Every year around April or May I've come to expect a warm weather snow storm...courtesy of the local Cottonwood trees. There's nothing cold, wet or flaky about it, and I guess it's best described using words like silky, airy, o r fluffy. In past years I've complained about what a nuisance it can be to control or clean up. Open the door and these puffy intruders drift in, uninvited! The cats love it, and the fairy like fibers defy attempts to gather them up. However, if