Expanding My Focus

In April of 2011, my beloved cabin by the Yellow Breeches flooded after ten years, Several months later I moved to Baltimore. I began taking, and teaching, courses for lifelong learners at the Renaissance Institute through the Notre Dame University of Maryland. One of my most popular courses was Enhancing Your Life with Herbs which I taught six time over the next decade. I painted about 200 watercolors of herbs to illustrate my course and my blog was focused on herbal illustrations and folklore. 

In July of 2021, following the pandemic, my daughters convinced me to move back to central Pennsylvania. Since then, I have begun working with the Coalition to Save the Big Spring. My blog will continue to feature herbs and botanical treasures but will expand to include ecosystems, fish, insects, birds, and more. Story, nature and stewardship will mean. 

I will include information from Penn State Extension, research from my  Seeds, Roots and Routes course, as well as information comments and information  from local experts on the conservation of our beloved Big Spring, Yellow Breeches and Susquehanna River.

​Even though I’ll include information on local watersheds, the threats to our ecosystems is relative all over the world. Warehouses and data centers are a threat to all of us. Education is power and if we are to preserve our natural recourses, we need to be educated and aware. 

You’ll continue to find my illustrations, folklore and seasonal updates. It will admittedly be a mix of entertainment and education. Environmental conversations will still leave room for beauty, mystery, and hope. I’m hoping you’ll continue to join me.