As our clocks fall back and the calendar flips to November, I am reminded that this is a season of gratitude. While we shouldn’t need a holiday to remind […]

A little over a decade ago, I planted an avocado tree in my garden from a tiny pit.  And then I waited. And waited. I mulched. I cleared the soil. […]

It’s official. We have reached the final wind-down of summer. The sun is setting earlier and it is almost dark out as I finish teaching my evening classes now. For […]

One of my favorite parts of fall is driving to Mendocino for the weekend with my wife, Stephanie, and our dog, Zoey. We meet up with family and then pile […]