Many thanks to Therese over at Beyond Blue for the fun, fabulous interview she did with us! We are looking forward to returning the favor and getting some juicy tidbits from Therese very soon, so stay tuned. Click here for the whole interview, but meantime here’s a preview, in answer to Therese’s question about why…

We try and steer away from politics here, but we are openly swooning over the Obamas’ decision to grow a vegetable garden on the White House lawn. According to The New York Times, it will have 55 varieties of vegetables, including kale, collards, arugula, and chard. There will also be a patch of berries, herbs like…

Today’s Google logo rendering is amazing! In case you don’t recognize it, the drawing is by Eric Carle in honor of his classic children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” which turns 40 this year.  And since it’s Foodie Friday over here at Fresh Living, we thought it was especially appropriate to post. As a small kid,…

I wanted to share this lovely poem by Rumi, the ancient Sufi poet. If you’re not aware of him, his poems are about divine longing, the sweet yearning for a gigantic, bigger-than-earth-and-humans love. Some Kiss We Want There is some kiss we want withour whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawaterbegs the pearl to break…

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