A little background about me (drum roll please)….In 2007 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had 5 surgeries in one year and a really long recuperation. For me, time stopped and then kinda slowed down. I had worked for the airlines (PSA, UsAir, now American) for over 20 years in a very fast past environment, so this was a shock.

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I began to view my environment  differently. I watched as my neighbors frequently mowed, fertilized and watered their lawns. In a way, it was comforting, as it reminded me of my childhood; the sound of the mowers, the smell of fresh cut grass and wet earth. But then I thought, hey this S. California we have water challenges here. We have droughts. What has happened to all the bees, butterflies and birds? And this was before water rationing/limits and rules started due to our droughts.

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