My husband Harvey and I live in upstate NY on Lake Ontario in a small village called Waterport. Athough i grew up here, we lived in the UK for 15 years( where Harvey originates from). Harvey is a website designer, graphic artist , and inventor. He has worked on many interesting projects, including patterncooler.com , design of the ergonomic Moonleap meditation cushion ( moonleap.com), and pioneered a revolutionary greenhouse concept using soap bubbles to insulate a working greenhouse. You can read more about that project at solarbubblebuild.com Harvey is also a Zen Buddhist and meditates daily. Harvey also loves to cook and we both enjoy healthy eating and are long time vegetarians. I have a great interest in and also practice permaculture techniques in my gardens. When we lived in the UK i ran a small nursery business where i specialised in unusual and rare herbs and edible plants from around the world. You can see my website at unusualherbsandedibles.co.uk I love permaculture and gardening. I have also recently rediscovered how much i love makeing pots on the pottery wheel. We have two girls who are now grown up and are having their own adventures. We are currently planning a trip to the Gulf Islands off of Western Canada. I have wanted to visit those Islands for a long time. So we are excited to have the chance to finally get to see the islands and meet some of the locals.