From the Ground Up

I recently read another true story about a beginning gardener's experience. The book, From the Ground Up; The Story of a First Garden written by Amy Stewart chronicles her garden experience while living in the beach town of Santa Cruz, CA. I loved hearing about her trips to the local nursery (she must have spent a small fortune there) , her worm composting and her new found strength from all the lifting and work she was doing.

And her husband Scott Brown is co-founder and editor of "Fine Books and Collections Magazine" and owns an antiquarian book store, "Eureka Books" in where else but Eureka, California.

Her most recent book is, the New York Times bestselling Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers.

Jimmy Buffett and Swine Not?

I don't consider myself a Parrot Head yet I have enjoyed reading his previous books, "A Salty Piece of Land" and "A Pirate Looks at Fifty"this one seemed geared more toward young adults. It's based on a true story about a pet pig that moves to New York with it's family and lives in a four star hotel but has to remain hidden. The narrators of the story are the pig, "Rumpy"and "Barley" one of the children in the family.

Check out the link to the Today Show interview with Jimmy and Helen Bransford who inspired the book.

Great for younger readers, and anyone who has a pet pig otherwise I recommend reading one of his other books.

Jill