Retired Hip Girl, at your service

Ok, not retired. Still doing hip things at home and in the kitchen and in the garden, but just a bit quieter about it these days.

Kate Payne sitting on a tree stump at Garner State Park, photo courtesy of Scott David Gordon

A master’s of the art of inspiration

I spent the latter part of my 20’s and much of my 30’s in the business of inspiration, inspiring myself to learn new things and then showing others how to try something new, too. I wrote two books and toured the US and Canada with them. I co-founded a world food swapping movement. I taught thousands of people how to make pickles, jam, kraut, seasonal beverages, and bitters. I co-founded and created a Texas herbal bitters company and almost opened an apothecary in East Austin.

It’s kind of like grad school, but instead I was creating and delivering experiences in the real world.

I did some really cool things.