Welcome, I'm Carole West.
I offer a place to unwind, centered on encouraging goodness.
But if we're going to be friends, I should begin by telling you a little about myself...
Home life is nestled in the piney woods of east Texas with my husband Robert and our dog Kramer. We are empty nesters living in this amazing environment that inspires my writing, art and creativity.
For me writing began through journaling by simply placing my thoughts on paper. A friend introduced me to blogging; that led me to publishing Garden Up Green in 2014.
That blog was quite a ride where teaching was the focus on how to garden in raised beds, build DIY projects and raise quail on the ground. I led in person workshops, freelanced for several national magazines then in 2020 I
shut it all down.
In the years that followed I published two books, Ground Raised Quail in 2022 and most recently Garden Up Green. Both are neat books that offer valuable information in addition to telling my story.
I learned a lot during that period and was surrounded by many wonderful people who became friends. I also took note that you can accomplish great things if you don't waste time doing nothing.
Encouraging Goodness
I am a doer at heart and came back to blogging because I missed this style of writing. My focus immediately became centered on sharing a positive message from the Piney Woods that would encourage goodness. This meant a broader writing path in four categories was necessary to continue teaching my interests and sharing my gifts.
- Good Art, my watercolor art inspired by nature and gardening.
- Good Ideas, home and garden activity, resources and projects.
- Good Notions, faith from the heart.
- Good Food, my own recipes and some family favorites.
Sharing Our Gifts
I have learned that personal growth makes us better people and I understand that sharing our God
given talents is vital to a thriving society. These gifts mold who
we are in addition to telling our story so, I am honored you took the
time to read about me.
I am going to guess that finding a space to unwind sounds nice...
If that's true then welcome friends, my hope is you recharge when
reading, find my books helpful and my art something you may want to bring home. For questions or comments, reach out anytime and may we all be a positive blessing to others.
Be the good,
Carole West
I can be reached at cw@carolewest.net