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#Sundown Residence

On November 8th, 2014, THE START OF THE CLOSING…

November 8, 2014

…activities and workshops at the Sundown Dome start this morning – including “Score for a _________ Home,” an impromptu exercise to write down every word that describes the…

On January 22nd, 2014, A CRAZY WINTER HARVEST…

January 22, 2014

…this morning included tomatoes (!) and peppers (!!) ripened in our recent unseasonably warm temps (and drought thanks to our Ridiculously Resilient Ridge while the Eastern and Midwestern US…

On July 7th, 2013, PACKING UP PRESERVES…

July 7, 2013

…including pickles, jams, marmalades, and sauces coming from the garden are being prepared for a big shipment to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for the fall show.

On June 7th, 2013, BEET ARRIVALS…

June 7, 2013

…from the vegetable garden on my underground garage (where they are safe from the burrowing creatures that can devour an entire garden in days) are the satisfying culmination…

On September 2nd, 2012, HOME TOMATOES…

September 2, 2012

…gathered from the garden out my kitchen window is one of the things I missed most being away last month, and today a windfall that will be canned…

On July 10th, 2012, SUNSET LA WELCOME…

July 10, 2012

…back after a few months away, happy to home in California which always put those Joni Mitchell words through my mind…Oh California I’m coming home, Oh make me feel…

On June 19th, 2012, FLYING OVER THE DOME…

June 19, 2012

…this evening after 24 hours checking in on the homefront, and now headed ‘back east’ as they refer to it here ‘out west’ to New York City where…

On May 10th, 2012, PEA HARVEST…

May 10, 2012

…has been on my mind since I first noticed some of those pods plumping up a few weeks ago, and this afternoon I have the gumption to hunt…

On May 4th, 2012, VEG ON THE ROOF…

May 4, 2012

…in their crowded bed – lovingly raked, graded, laid out, and sprinkled with compost just this winter – is dusty green, bright green, lettuce green, strawberry green, onion…

On April 29th, 2012, A CROCHETED RUG…

April 29, 2012

…of old clothes from local friends is a new test at home (in shades of brown and a bit of orange for the brown with orange kitchen) with…

On April 27th, 2012, CARDOONS…

April 27, 2012

…or Cynara cardunculus, are found wildly making their way all over my L.A. hill, and I do my best to encourage their big-leaved purple-thistle-flowered towering drama – and one…