Some say a home has a soul of its own. Others say it has a heart that resides in the kitchen. Now, imagine if your house was literally alive - eating, drinking and sunning itself. It's not that crazy ...

AUBURN — Aimee Gleason and Heather Hopkins said they remember when one of the two living willow structures at Miles Lepak Permaculture Park in Auburn was just a series of holes in the ground.

Willow artist Bonnie Gale is working with the city and the park's personnel to design and install the structure at the Auburn Permaculture Park this spring. Living willow structures use the fast ...