Two days ago, Rick went into the crawl space of the basement to grab wood to build more vegetable garden boxes, and came across a nest of 4 baby raccoons! They were newly born, eyes closed, cute as ever with their mask-markings already in place. The teen mother was partially [...]
This blog post is about beauty- you know, the real stuff, the kind of beauty that comes from the inside-out and wears itself on the heart, as well as on the outside (in a smile, in the eyes, on skin)... For the last five years of his life, my father [...]
Today's Self-Portrait: Infrared-Fran Can't go to sleep just yet..got to post my self-portrait and write about what my life has been like recently. Not easy. So what's going on, you wonder? My condo unit in Seattle is on the market which means my precious mid-day restful periods are [...]
Last weekend, Cathy's beautiful artistic home and yoga studio in Issaquah, Washington became the setting for a wonderfully relaxing and energizing yoga retreat. The theme of the retreat was WELLNESS and, all weekend, I observed with delight how the retreat participants set aside a full day to bring wellness, health, [...]
Sometimes photos say it all! Tulips: I spent a fine day yesterday on Vashon Island at Karen Biondo's farm. Her farm is alive and buzzing with abundant life force. Even her tulips seem to sing "Spring"! Other than growing vegetables and fruits, running a vegetable stand, raising [...]
