Teo Spengler

Children love coloring and playing, but adults also have inner artists that need care and feeding. When the urge to get inspired reappears in your life, don’t hesitate to make room for creativity. Pablo Picasso claimed that art washes away from the soul the dust of ordinary life. If you’re ready to spend a relaxing getaway pleasing your senses, here’s how you can entice your inner artist to come out and play.
Casual Art: Taking It to the Streets in Austin
Art is everywhere in Austin, Texas. I...

It’s summertime, and travel is on every bucket list. While overseas trips offer exotic charm, you can always find adventure and delight across the USA. Here’s a roundup of the latest hotspots, transporting you from one edge of the nation to the other and back again.
The Many Facets of San Francisco
It will surprise no one to find San Francisco at the top of the hotspot list. Often considered the most beautiful city in the nation, the City by the Bay is a many-splendored thing with a vibrant a...

Spring is a season of hope, as daffodils push through the cold soil and the forsythias put out their yellow blooms. The blood quickens, dreams reappear out of the waning darkness of winter, reappear and seem possible.
But to me, the true harbinger of spring is neither sights nor dreams. It is a sound, a repeated sound that I remember not just from the prior spring, but from the spring of my life, the call of the cuckoo.
The First Cuckoo
When I was a child in central Alaska, my mom was given a...

Teo has studied horticulture and master gardening both in California and in France, and has put those skills to use in personal and public gardens in those regions. Spengler also completed an intensive 16-week program to qualify as a docent at the San Francisco Botanical Garden and has given public tours there for some years. She writes about nature, plants and gardening for a variety of websites including Hunker, Gardening Know How, Home Guides, and Gardening Guides. She is also an attorney ...

In this age of global crises – including ongoing conflicts, rising populations, and climate change – it’s hard not to fear for the future. There are so many curves on the road ahead that it is impossible to get a realistic view of what to expect. But in my mind, one thing is certain: the relationship between humans and Mother Nature must grow closer if our planet is to survive.
Going “Nature-al”
This might be called the golden age of technology, as machines are built to take over our day-to-d...

Pecan trees are tall and beautiful additions to the backyard, plus mature trees produce all those delicious nuts. No tree this spectacular grows well without a little effort though. Before you invite a pecan tree into your garden, you’ll want to know about pecan growing problems that others have experienced. Avoid these same mistakes when growing pecans by understanding potential pecan tree problems in advance. Read on for info and tips to help you get started.
Pecan Tree Problems
Pecan trees...

Welcome to Hunker's Plant Week: A five-day guide to all things indoor plants. Throughout the week, we'll be sharing tips for plant beginners, advice on care for everything from succulents to ferns, and plant-spo for adding more greenery to your home.

In some divorce cases, insults and allegations fly like autumn leaves. Even when spouses file for no-fault divorce in which no blame is established, spouses may recite ugly incidents, real or fabricated, to affect the court's property, support or custody rulings. However, spouses wishing to file criminal charges must take their allegations to a law enforcement agency.
Court Jurisdiction
Not every court can hear every case. Rather, court jurisdiction is limited by state statute. Family law cou...