Porch Journal: A Late Summer Color Palette
Because August in the Arizona high-country looks nothing like you'd expect, and we’re just getting started
Letters from The Whiskey Porch
An invitation to those crafting a smaller, simpler, more beautiful lifestyle rooted in place, nature, and season. Conversations on the art of living well through the intentional and artful design of home and garden.
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Porch Journal: The Art of Doing Nothing
How a 1924 Craftsman porch became the best room in the house, and the daily evening ritual that proves it
How 67 Square Feet Changed Everything
Why the problem is almost never square footage, and how to find out what it actually is
Garden Keeping Journal - August 2026 Edition
Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners, plus a 20%-Off Discount for Organic Garden Products
August 2026 Garden Keeping Checklist
Your full August guide and checklist - plus a 20% DISCOUNT code tucked inside on products you need
50 Fridays
One year on Substack, the best things this year weren't planned, and what I'm building next
Porch Journal: A Little Mid-Summer Wander
Courtyards, juniper slab tables, apricot climbers, and a glass-bead project that's been "someday" for too long
The 200-Year-Old Idea That's More True Than Ever
Five small ways to celebrate it today - plus an invitation to a 5-Day Simplicity Challenge
Garden Keeping Journal - July Edition
Monthly Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners
Porch Journal: Little Earth Fellows at Juniper Hill Cottage
Sweet berries, shade, and other myths about Arizona
Just Right: A Four-Part Series on Smaller, More Intentional Living
Not bigger. Not tiny. Just right for real life.