Hello everyone,

Well Spring tour season is finally winding down. It's good to be home again and I am really looking forward to working in the new gardens, doing the edits for "A Garden Witch's Herbal" and just puttering.

I have been to California, Texas, Salem, Massachusetts, Illinois and Alabama, in the past 2 months so it's fabulous to be home and just relax and take it easy.  I'm taking a hiatus from public teaching for a while and recharging and resting up.

The release date for my 10th book, A Garden Witch's Herbal is May 2009.  This summer I'll be starting yet another book project and I can hardly wait.

Above is a picture of me on the beach at Salem-that was taken a week ago. The beach is called Waikiki beach because it is crescent shaped and the sand has a purple tinge from all the shells. I uploaded a few other new pictures too. I hope you will enjoy them.

Blessed be, Ellen Dugan