Trekking up and down autumn leave covered mountain trails usually has me craving a good hearty snack by the time my ten or twelve mile trek through an autumn forest is complete. What is a snack without adobe chilies? Mix together adobe chilies and cream cheese and you have a recipe for delicious perfection. Last …
I never ever get tired of the sheer beauty of Whitney Portal every time I drive up her hairpins towards wilderness adventures. We love in a gorgeous and wild country and I love every moment I get to enjoy her wilderness trails. There is a reason John Muir said: “The clearest way into the Universe …
“What is that delightful odor? Could it be pumpkin spice…” If the dog smells like steer manure then it must be fall in our household. True story, it’s autumn, finally. Chilly night’s, the garden is dying a slow autumn death and I can finally wear my Ugg’s again. My boyfriend set out to fertilize our …
The first gust of chilly wind blowing into our mountain town means here comes fall! Fall is back with a vengenous as soon as the mosquitos stop biting, the days get a little colder and we have frost on the roofs in our neighborhood. It also has me frantically scrambling to cover my precious tomatoes …
I told myself this week I was going to start eating healthy again; Almond Butter Banana Smoothies for breakfast every day! Kale! Wheatgrass! Colonics! But then all the wheatgrass died in the ninety-degree summer days and the hydro colonic butt cleanse spa is number one, seventy miles from our home and number two located in the …




