One little family’s endeavor to live in the trees, surrounded by the birds and the bees
Eggs, people I'm talking about eggs. Boy do you need help! Through my adventures in egg decorating I discovered an incredable simple way to hang the finished product, which is good since I seem to be unable to stop making them. You can do it too, all you need is some wire and fishing line. Here goes: Make... Continue Reading →
I mentioned in my OCD post that I have been in the martial arts community my whole life. Due to my mother's practice of Tai Chi I have spent many hours moving S L O W L Y or watching others move at a snails pace. My own training as an adult has been in... Continue Reading →
4 am. Currently in our bed there are; two humans, one cat and two dogs. I would love to tell you that Isis is not here too because we learned our lesson after the first two; that dogs should sleep on the floor. But that would be a lie. It is because we only... Continue Reading →
Just a story to bring attention to: More than a decade ago, I was walking to my car in downtown Santa Cruz. Coming toward me from across the parking garage was a man, he was crying. His hair was matted to his head and his cloths hung off him awkwardly. He was speaking Spanish asking... Continue Reading →
OK, brace yourselves. Are you sitting down? Yesterday it snowed, again (or is it still?) You are shocked I'm sure. Good thing you were sitting down! Our yard now looks like this: There is still one person here who is beside herself. Please do not tell her she could now easily jump the fence, it's... Continue Reading →
Growing up on a fault line meant that I have been through more than my fair share of earthquakes. This includes Loma Preita in 1989 the 6.9-7.1 magnitude quake that collapsed the bay bridge, and our fireplace. I was six at the time. The randomness of earthquakes was one thing. But it brought with it... Continue Reading →
Yesterday the internet filled to capacity with pictures and stories both good and bad about Valentines Day. Most of my friends on FB posted pictures of the flowers or gifts that their sweeties had given them. AWWW (truly no sarcasm, I promise) and others posted vents about gifts that were not so well received for... Continue Reading →
It snowed. Again…. As I previously mentioned I am ok with this. My husband is not. Since he grew up on the East Coast he has had more than his share of winters, when he was 17 he thought he had escaped them for good when he moved to Kauai. Well, I think you can... Continue Reading →
Even if you don't have bees you can still make your own chap stick. It is one of the simplest things ever, I promise. You can find all the supplies you need at Bulk Apothecary or your local health food store and it doesn't take much money to get started. Unfilled tubes go from $.0 7-$.12... Continue Reading →
I do not believe in Valentines day, the Easter Bunny, Santa Clause, or that unicorns fart rainbows. (A Unicorn's fart is just like all other horse farts, silly. They SNEEZE confetti AND rainbows. Now you know.) The difference is that I can't remember ever believing in Valentines day. There were a few years when I... Continue Reading →
We got married over an year and a half ago and it was perfect. Not because everything went the way we planned but because it didn't. The only thing I really cared about was having the kids there with us. They dressed as they wanted (one ninja and one Jedi) and were perfectly themselves. I... Continue Reading →
Last week I took a drive to get out of the house and take some pictures. I love the way you can see the animal highways frozen in the snow. I stumbled upon some kite skiers, what a cool idea!!! I love they way the rivers freeze, and the waterfalls or spillways are super cool... Continue Reading →
I have often heard people talking about activities and situations that they "could never do with a spouse without killing them." My husband and I have done so many of the things others recommend not to I have lost count. For example, we have: -Worked together in a high stress industry (running the front and... Continue Reading →
This journey is far from over and the things I have learned are immeasurable and priceless. Every once in a while I am privileged to have some positive reinforcement that my thoughts and I are on the right path. Surrender is not something to submit to or to accept and then bemoan the lack of... Continue Reading →
Years ago we gave up cable and switched to Netflix and Hulu instead. Originally this occurred because we couldn't afford to pay $160 a month on anything we can't eat. We have not gone back because we don't miss it, the bill or the content (frankly we still can't afford it) This has resulted... Continue Reading →
Without preamble or question, today you said you love me. My heart leapt out of my chest and my breath stopped in my throat. All I did was build a fort and my reward was a unsolicited statement of affection. I could only answer that I loved you too, but I wanted to swoop you... Continue Reading →
More than once I was waiting for myself as I summated a mountain's top, standing on the path yet out of my own way, so that if I had not been looking for myself I wouldn't have been there to see. Long ago I stopped looking for myself in the mirror. I knew that was... Continue Reading →
