Wherin a Coffee Addict Falls Into a Tea Cup

I used to be a coffee addict. I drank it black, and I drank it often. The stronger the better. Coffee fueled the world, I said, and tea was for people who couldn’t handle its bite and energy. I was a red-blooded American girl. Coffee is strong and glamorous. Coffee is Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. Coffee cafes feature baristas with man-buns and skinny jeans, mixing drinks to a soundtrack of jazz or hip hop or Post Malone. Actually, I have no idea if skinny jeans are still in fashion. Not that…

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Creating a Garden Pharmacy

With every news headline lately, I have become more aware of the fragile thread that holds civilized society together. I had thought before of the effects a catastrophe would have on my family. I thought of war, a power grid failure, or terrorist attacks. But all it took was images of medical personnel in hazmat suits, flashing continually over our screens, to bring the civilized world to its knees. Meanwhile, we hoard toilet paper in a desperate attempt to control our fate. There is very little I can control in this world. But…

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