At 61, I retired from a 40-year career as a marriage, family, and child therapist and moved the dog and cat from Northern California to an olive farm in Italy. Living in Italy wasn't a dream; moving here was more of a fluke. (Story on the About page.)  This sweet little olive farm has 40 trees from 30 to 150 years old. I sell my oil locally and a few vegetables. 

Living on land isn't new to me; I've lived on properties ranging from 10 to 1400 acres. And gardening has been a passion, possibly a compulsion, for forty-five years.

Now, I garden, explore Italy, write, and do a little life and business coaching... because even though I love talking to my trees, it's a one-sided conversation.