Hi, I’m Lorraine Sawicki. I design software, gardens, and web sites for a living. I also love food and music. I enjoy the smell of pencil shavings, the taste of rose hip syrup, and the sigh of a cat when she’s contentedly sleeping.

I moved to Seattle with my husband Mike in April 2008. Since moving here we’ve visited numerous parks and wild areas where we’ve experienced the green and blue wonder that is the Pacific Northwest. In August 2009 I gave birth to a lovely little girl. We named her Leila.

I’m originally from New Jersey, the patch of land on the East Coast famous for refineries, pharmaceuticals, and big hair. But it’s the original Garden State, the number one producer of eggplant in the USA, and home to big juicy tomatoes and luscious blueberries. Oh, and nice white corn!