June 7, 2008

This Saturday is the Third Annual Sonnenschein (as in "Sun and shine") Festival in Hohenwald, Tennessee (about an hours drive down the Natchez Trace or down I-65 South via Columbia) We'll check in with exhibitors Howard Switzer and Katie Culver with Echoville ArchiTechs who specialize in buliding straw bale homes and permaculture designs. Check out the festival at http://www.sonnenschein-tenn.org/ and learn more about Howard and Katie at http://www.earthandstraw.com

Then we'll head West as in the West Coast to talk with Carol Edmonston, niece of Syd Hoff, one of the great humorists of the 20th century. Mr. Hoff was a prolific cartoonist and beloved children's author. We'll talk with Carol, a self-described modern day Nancy Drew, about who and what she discovered as she began to delve into her Uncle's drawings especially a mysterious painting on the wall of a restuarant she visited not so long ago. Through her search, Carol discovered aspects of her uncle paralleling her own journey prompting us all to wonder who are the folks really on our family trees. Carol will share her 5 easy steps for 'mining the gems' in one's own family tree. And don't forget to check out Carol's Uncle Syd at
www.SydHoff.org and Carol's work with Sacred Doodles at http://sacredDoodles.com

We'll also visit briefly with Nashville's Green Bag Lady as she prepares for her bag give away at Noon June 7th at Ecology Clothing Store in Grace's Plaza, Green Hills. Teresa began making bags out of clothe given to her and now she's made over 500 to give away. Help Teresa continue the clothe bag revolution. See
www.greenbaglady.blogspot.com