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My MOST asked for recipe going in to winter. It is Vegan and can be frozen or made days in advance of a gathering. Always a HIT. Enjoy!  

The most common question asked of me as a natural perfumer and botanical artisan is: Can you tell what is in this scent, and is it natural?  Mo...

  Once upon a time, in a world far, far away, people would travel through time and space with natural essential oils. Okay, well, maybe not so far ...

I DID IT!! My first pattern published! Join me in this year long Knit-A-Long

perfect beginning knitting project

The Oregon Eclipse Festival 2017 was the most conscious and diversely attended gathering I have had the honor to be a part of. It was full of transformation on many levels, especially the totality of the eclipse! The unparalleled effort and work put forth by all of the producers and everyone who came was something that I will cherish all my lifetime.

It is a way to tune into what is happening each day. Every stitch is a prayer.

The math formula or recipe is to find the average high temp for your location. based on high temps for the day- all Fahrenheit. I put 4 colors on each side of the average. and divided them up. Hoping all colors will end up being represented over the year.

The average temp in Mt Shasta is 65 degrees. I chose to use 5 degree increments on either side of the average and then increase to 10 degree increments.

October 2015 was a special month for me in a new way. I brought knitting to a new level in my life and actually knitted every day of the month. T...

 I had a blast choosing all the tiles for the mosaic work...a lot of samples amidst a rainbow palette. 

And viola!...Rainbow kitchen! 

Welcome to my first blog and my new website. As many of us are, I’m constantly striving for balance. We vacillate between the realities of natura...