i grew up
in the Pacific Northwest, loving the smell of salt water, walking on beaches, and eating fresh seafood. On summer visits to my grandparent's farm in Montana, I loved the smell of the barn, walking in fields, and eating fresh food from my grandmother's garden.

In 1992 my mother returned to Montana. My husband and I followed and settled in the Bitterroot Valley just south of Missoula. Here we built a strawbale house and developed gardens where we grow most of our own fruits and vegetables.

I've taken photos for many years and have spent hours sifting through my family's vintage pictures. In recent years I have enjoyed working with these images on my blog, website, and in art projects.

kitchen, garden, cottage

These are the places in my life that I like to think about, experiment with, write about, and photograph.  I have always wanted to live in the country and, with a slightly anachronistic tendency, to simplify my life in an increasingly complex world.

Two years ago I read Barbara Kinglsolver's book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.  Her story inspired me to eat as locally as possible and live for one year eating only fruit and vegetables that we grew ourselves.  We liked our experiment so much we're continuing. 

For health reasons I became gluten free several years ago.  My biggest challenge has been learning to bake with whole, fresh ground, gluten free "grains" resulting in many interesting kitchen experiments!

I am grateful to live in rhythm with the cycles of nature. I enjoy nights filled with stars of the Milky Way and phases of the moon....days with mountains, fields, vibrant skies, and ever changing seasons.