Occupation	Gardener, lecturer, fiction writer, business owner, bead stylist, I should stop now
Location	Illinois, United States
Introduction	I specialize in fresh, amazing, organic blended herbs. My herbs gardens started in 1992, with a Backyard Patch. Now I manage ¾ of an acre and turn it into cooking blends, herb-infused bath and spa items and a multitude of herb combined teas. My first garden was a way to make my rented home my own, but became so much more. The herbs became more important than the vegetables and soon I was crafting teas and spice mixtures for my own kitchen. I soaked up knowledge on herbs and expanded the gardens to match my passion for everything herbal. When there were not enough relatives and friends I could give my creations too, I branched out into marketing my blends. I have been selling my herbs at farmer’s markets, craft fairs & garden walks for more than 15 years. Every recipe is specially blended by hand and perfected until I am satisfied with the taste, texture and overall flavor. Now, like those who taught me, I share my knowledge about herbs in this blog, as well as through public lectures to groups and printed articles. There is no end to the information about herbs. Everyday I find more interesting tidbits about herbs. Enjoy!
Interests	Herbs, lemon herbs, beaded jewelry, herbs, fiction writing, herbs, herbal tea, bicycling
Favorite music	Monkees, Michael Nesmith
Favorite books	China Bayles books, anything written about or including Sherlock Holmes, especially Laurie King

Unlike a dog, how can a turtle ever be naked?

Naked animals is not my specialty, but shell-less turtles seem more like a delicacy than an indecency