Book Review: The Beekeeper’s Lament On one of Santa Barbara’s warm, almost-Spring days, spending some time in my favorite book store, I noticed a book that fit right in with our newsletter this month. It was The Beekeeper’s Lament, by award winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus. Even if you have never thought about the plight of…
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In My Garden
In My Garden I love Spring. The energy that the longer days and warmer weather give me is equaled by what I get from my garden and the plants that are beginning to come alive. Renewal is happening all around me from flowering succulents to budding roses to the carpet of arugula sprouting from the…
The Simple Art of Collaboration: An Introduction to Sempleware
The Simple Art of Collaboration: An Introduction to Sempleware As an artist, if there is one thing I have always believed in it’s been the concept of collaboration. There is something very powerful, very organic that comes from two or more people coming together on one idea, like a symphony. Or consider the hundreds of…
Know Your Soil: Geology to the Fore with Each Passing Storm Front
Know Your Soil: Geology to the Fore with Each Passing Storm Front By Puck Erickson Lohnas The sky is grey, a light mist is covering the ground and I hear the earth singing as each molecule of blessed rainfall works its way into the soil, winds between the rock, and trickles become flows. Our vintners…
Garden Recipes: A Taste of Summer with Pasta Meyer Lemon
Garden Recipes: A Taste of Summer with Pasta Meyer Lemon Citrus fruit has a way of tricking us into thinking a corner of summer is with us in winter. At Eye of the Day every one of our citrus trees are decorated with orange, gold and yellow fruit and I am HAPPY to harvest a…
Eye of the Day Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2016
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2016 Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Check out the Eye of the Day Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for special and unique ideas for your sweetheart or loved ones this year. 1. Troutman Chair Company Rocking Chairs – Timeless in style and design. This lovely red pair is perfect seating…
