Maggie and I are gearing up to go to the Madison Garden and Green Living Expo next weekend, February 13-15, 2026. It is held every year at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Information on the Expo can be found here . The best part of the Expo (other than seeing green plants), is that a series of volunteer presentations are given. The slate of presenters and topics change each year, so there is always something new to learn. This year I am looking forward to learning about

February continues our winter baking efforts. We just finished eating another loaf of sourdough bread and a batch of raspberry scones, which Maggie made from frozen garden raspberries. Maggie and I both love magazines and have over a dozen bookmarked on our Libby library app. One recent additional was Bake from Scratch magazine. I noticed the magazine appeared to kick off a 'cookie of the month' series with the first issue of the year. Because magazines now seem to be issued