I Grew Hemp

If you've been paying attention when walking around town lately, you've probably seen this little tag on the sidewalks.

I Grew Hemp! I love that they not only grew hemp, but that it pleased them so that they went around painting the town about it.

Hemp is a great plant, super rugged and super valuable (and has really nothing to do with weed, so that it was ever illegal to grow is just silly). If you have a yard, you too should be planting hemp. And milkweed for the butterflies. And lavender for the bees. And whatever else you like for you.

It's Summertime ... Grow everything! Including, and most importantly, yourself.

Grow

I was writing a song the other day for my project with the wonderful and genius Matt Jennings (who is in from Minneapolis and treating folks in the Solana Beach area to a fresh show tomorrow night at Belly Up - attend!), and as it progressed along, the word that kept coming to mind as the point of it all (for the song, and probably life itself) was Grow. I was all wrapped up in the idea that nothing else much matters besides loving and growing.

Then I walked over to my friend's house on Nowita that evening for a barbecue, and saw this rad little bungalow, with the very word that had been ringing in my head all day right on the front of the house.

Synchronicity. Manifestation. Whatever, it was cool.

Treasures like these are what make Venice - and life - special.  As we cruise into Summer 2014 (HAPPY SOLSTICE TOMORROW!!!), that's what I'll keep in mind. GROW.

*Stay tuned for the tune it inspired!