Constrained by a traditional Japanese upbringing, devastated by a crumbling marriage and the deaths of family and friends, artist Mayumi Oda finds herself returning to the teachings and practice of her Buddhist childhood. At Green Gulch Farm in Northern California, she finds a new tranquility and creative spirit through her pen, her brush, and her trowel. This enchanting memoir is sprinkled with verse and contemplative vignettes, filled with Oda's watercolors and lush prints.