No, not THAT kind of jam session. We’re talking about berry jam. Fresh-picked, home-made, sticky summer jam. Today, we have an excerpt about jamming from Heather Lende’s Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs. ________________________________________________________________ No matter how many summers I’ve done this, every time I make a batch of raspberry or blueberryContinue reading

Heather Lende is many things: wife, mother, obit writer, Alaska spokesperson, radio personality, all-around-inspiration, and author of If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name. Now she’s back with a new memoir, Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs, a reflection on life after an almost-fatal bike crash (share the road, people). WeContinue reading

As the title of this post indicates, today is comparable to Christmas, July 4th, and the birth of your first child, all rolled into one. This week we’re launching Heather Lende‘s new book, Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs. You may remember Lende’s first memoir, If You Lived Here, I’d Know YourContinue reading