There is so much to be learned from planting, working and harvesting a garden. I’m excited to be a part of a new community garden at 58th & 2nd Ave, and can’t wait to see all our seeds grow. It’s amazing to me the growing number of community gardens in our Sacramento area. One such garden is on the high school campus of Rio Americano. A few years ago when I worked there full time in the Autism program, the teacher felt the need for his students to work with their hands out in a garden, and went about making it happen. The lessons ranged from building boxes, life cycles and cooking to the simplicity of knowing colors and what herbs are used for. While subbing in my old class this past week

 While going through the drive-through at a fast food place yesterday I was surprised to be greeted by a very friendly, professional voice on the other end of the intercom. He was well-spoken, VERY polite, and was gracious when I changed my order (twice). My husband also noticed, and said, "Man, we should get his name and call the location - tell them he's doing a great job". At this point, I became a bit indignant. Sure, he was polite and professional, but at what point was that not to be expected? What does that say about our culture that you can be blown away by someone taking pride in their job? I understand that there's a difference in professional drive when you're talking about wor

Driving through midtown, there’s always been one store front that has stood out to me. As someone with slight type-A tendencies, the sign outside of Buff Castle has always driven me nuts! I wasn’t ever sure if it was even a currently open store, or if some kids had just spray painted the outside of the building. Since I was meandering, I decided to finally check it out. If you’re looking for reasonably priced retro (80’s and back) clothes / costumes, they have them. The store isn’t packed to the brim, but what they do have is affordable. According to Liz, the owner, pretty much everything is under $20. Sweet! Although they don’t do consignment straight across, they do pride themselves on