Former columnist for This Old House Magazine, Fine Gardening, New Age Journal, Harrowsmith, BackHome, and GreenPrints. Author of Tools of the Trade: the Art and Craft of Carpentry, and Tools of the Earth: the Practice and Pleasure of Gardening. Winner of two national awards from Quill and Trowel. Member of Mensa. Resides in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. Working on my first novel.