IG: Animals are so damn intuitive ✨ Nev, who is NOT A LAP CAT, slept in my arms for 2 hours last night. He doesn’t usually stay on me for more than 10 seconds 😆 but it was a long cuddle I really needed and he just knew. (See story for video!) After this, my phone died so I just sat there being totally present to the moment (trapped, lol) enjoying his lovely warmth, softness and purrs and then twitching when he got into a deep, dream-filled snooze 😌. Also, we match, so that’s cute 💁🏻‍♀️. Wishing you a week full of healing moments like this!

Animals are so damn intuitive ✨
Nev, who is NOT A LAP CAT, slept in my arms for 2 hours last night. He doesn’t usually stay on me for more than 10 seconds 😆 but it was a long cuddle I really needed and he just knew. (See story for video!)
After this, my phone died so I just sat there being totally present to the moment (trapped, lol) enjoying his lovely warmth, softness and purrs and then twitching when he got into a deep, dream-filled snooze 😌.
Also, we match, so that’s cute 💁🏻‍♀️.
Wishing you a week full of healing moments like this!

IG: 🥗Breaking a 45 hour fast with this gigantic green salad of romaine, baby spinach, baby kale, avocado, homemade kimchi, carrot, turkey, parsley+basil+mint from the garden and some almonds very gently roasted in butter. To be dressed with fresh lemon and organic olive oil 👌🏼. Fasting for 24-72 hours is a great way to give a break to your digestive system which is very often overworked, plus give your body an opportunity to devote more energy to detoxing and repairing. It has been proven to boost immunity, too! I practice intermittent fasting daily, where I only eat within a window of about 6-7 hrs, but sometimes I do longer fasts! If you’ve never tried fasting before, it may be wise to start with smaller windows of time and work your way up to longer periods time.

🥗Breaking a 45 hour fast with this gigantic green salad of romaine, baby spinach, baby kale, avocado, homemade kimchi, carrot, turkey, parsley+basil+mint from the garden and some almonds very gently roasted in butter. To be dressed with fresh lemon and organic olive oil 👌🏼.
Fasting for 24-72 hours is a great way to give a break to your digestive system which is very often overworked, plus give your body an opportunity to devote more energy to detoxing and repairing. It has been proven to boost immunity, too!
I practice intermittent fasting daily, where I only eat within a window of about 6-7 hrs, but sometimes I do longer fasts!
If you’ve never tried fasting before, it may be wise to start with smaller windows of time and work your way up to longer periods.
#nomnomnom time.

IG: Can’t wait until my garden is exploding with big green leaves and exponential growth again! 🌱 This is a good look at one of my favourite growing spaces, my rough cut hemlock caged raised bed. It’s about 4×6’ of squirrel and raccoon-proof awesomeness. The top hinges open on both sides for full access, as seen here. Right now I’m growing lettuces, beets, carrots, baby pak choy and spinach in there, but I’ll be harvesting and replacing the pak choy and spinach with something else soon! How do you animal-proof your garden? 🐿🐇🐾

Can’t wait until my garden is exploding with big green leaves and exponential growth again! 🌱
This is a good look at one of my favourite growing spaces, my rough cut hemlock caged raised bed.
It’s about 4×6’ of squirrel and raccoon-proof awesomeness.
The top hinges open on both sides for full access, as seen here.
Right now I’m growing lettuces, beets, carrots, baby pak choy and spinach in there, but I’ll be harvesting and replacing the pak choy and spinach with something else soon!
How do you animal-proof your garden? 🐿🐇🐾

IG: Planted (and seeded) a bazillion organic things in this gorrrrrrrgeous raised bed in King City today 👩🏻‍🌾. Dayyyyyyum it looks so great filled with tasty organic veg. I planted: -kale (curly blue, violet, dino) -ruby red Swiss chard -many, many fun kinds of tomatoes, my favourite being named “dancing with smurfs” -pickling/baby dill cucumbers -delicata squash (like butternut, but betta) -cocozelle and dark green zucchini -rainbow carrots mix -Detroit red beets -English thyme -rosemary -3 kinds of Basil, cuz PESTO -ground cherries -ornamental sunflowers -Mexican torch sunflowers -powder puff asters -sea shell cosmos -escarole -red & green leaf lettuces -curly parsley -nasturtiums, trailing & bush -scarlet runner beans -2 kinds of pole beans; green & purple -marigolds -mouse melons/cucamelons I think that’s it. Did I mention that Jeff designed and built this beauty? 💁🏻‍♀️ Happy, I’m goin’ to bedz. Also happy June. Goodnight. 😴 I’ll be dreaming of gardens.

Planted (and seeded) a bazillion organic things in this gorrrrrrrgeous raised bed in King City today 👩🏻‍🌾. Dayyyyyyum it looks so great filled with tasty organic veg.
I planted:
-kale (curly blue, violet, dino)
-ruby red Swiss chard
-many, many fun kinds of tomatoes, my favourite being named “dancing with smurfs”
-pickling/baby dill cucumbers
-delicata squash (like butternut, but betta)
-cocozelle and dark green zucchini
-rainbow carrots mix
-Detroit red beets
-English thyme
-rosemary
-3 kinds of Basil, cuz PESTO #amirite
-ground cherries
-ornamental sunflowers
-Mexican torch sunflowers
-powder puff asters
-sea shell cosmos
-escarole
-red & green leaf lettuces
-curly parsley
-nasturtiums, trailing & bush
-scarlet runner beans
-2 kinds of pole beans; green & purple
-marigolds
-mouse melons/cucamelons

I think that’s it.

Did I mention that Jeff designed and built this beauty?! #shamelessboyfriendplug 💁🏻‍♀️
Happy #Friyay, I’m goin’ to bedz.
Also happy June. Goodnight. 😴
I’ll be dreaming of gardens.

IG: My from-seed tomato babies are coming along fast now. Phew. I started them a bit later than I wanted (a month ago really) since I got back from Hawaii late April but I think they’ll be ok! Gearing up to plant them in their homes soon. Can’t wait for tomatoes!!!!! 🍅🍅🍅

My from-seed tomato babies are coming along fast now. Phew.
I started them a bit later than I wanted (a month ago really) since I got back from Hawaii late April but I think they’ll be ok!
Gearing up to plant them in their homes soon. Can’t wait for tomatoes!!!!! 🍅🍅🍅

IG: Had a great few days this week with this guy in Ohio ⬆️ (Richard, aka stepdad, aka adoptive dad, aka I’ve been blessed with two dads!) Amending and planting my mom’s 10+ raised beds, a ‘tradition’ now since my mom’s passing late last winter. I even set him up with a beautiful tumbling composter (since composting was a longtime passion of my allstar gardener mom, and we must honor that). Looking forward to how those garden beds will thrive this year. I’ll post updates along the way! ✨

Had a great few days this week with this guy in Ohio ⬆️ (Richard, aka stepdad, aka adoptive dad, aka I’ve been blessed with two dads!) Amending and planting my mom’s 10+ raised beds, a ‘tradition’ now since my mom’s passing late last winter.
I even set him up with a beautiful tumbling composter (since composting was a longtime passion of my allstar gardener mom, and we must honor that).
Looking forward to how those garden beds will thrive this year. I’ll post updates along the way! ✨

IG: Butterhead and romaine babies coming along nicely! 🌱 Planted SO many veggies over the past few days. It’s been the regular battle with the squirrels… every morning I have to replant at least one thing that’s been dug up but it is what it isssss 🤷🏻‍♀️. These lettuces, spinach, pak choy, beets and carrots are in my one big caged raised-bed so all I have to worry about here are bugs at least! How’s your garden coming along? ✨

Butterhead and romaine babies coming along nicely! 🌱
Planted SO many veggies over the past few days. It’s been the regular battle with the squirrels… every morning I have to replant at least one thing that’s been dug up but it is what it isssss 🤷🏻‍♀️. These lettuces, spinach, pak choy, beets and carrots are in my one big caged raised-bed so all I have to worry about here are bugs at least!
How’s your garden coming along? ✨