root simple book signing!

kelly and erik, creators of root simple blog
and authors of two books!

i had a great time tonight at kelly and erik's 

book-signing at vroman's bookstore in pasadena. 

they are do-it-yourselfers, and their blog 

chronicles their journey toward self-sustainability, 

in their very urban neighborhood of 

Los Feliz, or is it Silverlake, or it is HaFoSaFo? 

(apparently they are right on the boundary). 

i've been stalking, i mean reading, their blog 

for many months now. 

i keep thinking "i can't believe they can do that, or that"

so it was extra cool to be at the book-signing, 

and see they are real people, who are funny and nice. 

and who are confident enough to show real pictures of a real working garden

(meaning: real gardens don't always look perfect). 

i wish i would have taken a pic of them tonight. 

but i was too busy mentally getting on board with kelly's 

assertion that you really can make your own face cream, 

and it's easy, cheap, and eco-friendly. 

this is their new book. 

makes me wish i had taken home ec in high school, 

instead of the agri class. 

can't wait to dive into it. 

and i'm hoping they will open up their space for a tour. 

it is so helpful to see other people's working gardens and get good ideas. 

kelly and erik, you rock!