My friends love me, my family loves me, the animals with whom I share my home love me (yes, they have to since I feed them, but let me anthropomorphize please). Ultimately, that's what matters most. I grew up in the South, lived East coast, West coast, Texas (truly it's own world), and the Midwest. I'm back in the Midwest now.
I love to cook for others. I adore gardening so that I get to play in the dirt and see nifty bugs and worms. Dirty has many meanings...Urban agriculture warms my soul and encourages my thoughts of the future. Food is truly integral to life--physically & mentally....thus, I adore (and am active in) the world of urban agriculture.