Figured I have moved my stuff about 15 times in the last three years. Maybe the road trip may finally conclude sometime soon. Had some wonderful adventures this summer, Savoring the abodes of other cool people. I stayed a an incredible cabin in the woods, a lovely apartment surrounded by gardens in Portland, a villa right on the edge of its own small rain forest, and a wonderful chalet on a lake. There's a beautiful picture of the lake on my facebook.

Been having a wonderful palship with a man. I'm finally ready I think to settle in somewhere, claim a town, and have a brilliant relationship with a partner. I like the northwest. I have found ways to live incredibly well on little or no money.

Currently living with Deb and Dan for the month of November while I have a part time job as an office manager. I'm trading pet sitting for rent. Suits us all fine.

Amber's back in school fulltime, and moving this weekend from the farm where she has been for more than a year. She's happy and blossoming as a person.

My son is doing well, but I miss him. Haven't seen him for 3 years. Too long to go!


Had a lovely reunion with my pal Marsha while I was in Portland. She and I ate so much and had so many glasses of wine, that I have only now begun to shed those pound. Here we are having traveled up the gorge to a lovely place for lunch.

Have joined a choir, which is the highlight of each week. This season we are singing a Celtic repetoire, including several song in Gaelic.

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving with my Portland friends. And I'm beginning to dream of settling in.

New Career?

Susan, a friend, has gone to France, and I am in Portland living in her apartment and housesitting her three dogs, Mama, Papa, and Baby. I have a best friend who lives in Gresham, a suburb of Portland, and we celebrated my birthday together. We are old pals from back at Unity Church in Minneapolis.

Cindy really wants me to return to living on the farm. Debbie and Dan, my Snohomish friends with whom I stayed last summer, told me they selfishly want me to live with them, so I can petsit and they can travel.

Another friend named Michelle will be going to France in September. So I will be pet sitting and housesitting for her. She has a lovely wooded lot on a creek close to Bellingham.

I am having fun being a gypsy and tasting new towns and locations. My sister took me to Victoria, in Canada for my birthday. Love going on the ferry. This first picture is of me and my sister Susan.

Housesitting

While "jim" and Dave are in Scandinavia and then on to Romania as a part of the Chorus Tour, I am staying at their 'cottage' in the woods. Lovely place.

There's a cute bridge from the parking area over to the front door. These plants in the front are foxglove - which are all in bloom now.

jim and Dave built their home about 20 years ago after looking for a long time for property that faced south.


It's quite cozy. They have lettuce and spinach growing on their deck outside. The only downside to this sweet place is that we have been living through a monsoon this last month, and the lawn grew unbelievably high. Yesterday, I finally got it all cut down again.

I have another house sitting gig to get formalized, probably in late July through August 20. Debbie and Dan want me to come back to live with them, so that I can pet sit, while they begin trying out what it would be like to travel together after Kasie goes to college.

I don't know what I am going to do. I had a real yen to be a gypsy, and I certainly have enjoyed it. I do not enjoy the thought of finding a full time job to support a lifestyle of having a home and all the maintenance that goes with it. I'm living an alternative lifestyle and I like it. We will just have to see what will happen after summer. Living in the question. Living in the unknowing asks me to trust the universe, trust myself, and trust Source. I think I will practice the thing called trust. It calls to me.

Spring and Sprong

Hi folks. I have been living at a permaculture farm (a what?) for the last nine months. It was quite wonderful in many ways. Also quite rustic. No warm water, no shower, the toilet was self composting - and in another building. That was interesting when it was nighttime or when it was raining. But I am all the more hardy (smirk). Permaculture is a way of farming that looks at the relationships between the land, the plants, the animals, and the people, and all things that are involved in growing - weather, soil, water, etc. It was quite lovely to be woken up in the morning by the rooster, and create beautiful gardens this spring. So many incredible flowers and a whole fruit forests. Pretty cool.

I have this week, began a housesitting gig back down the river not too far away. It's a beautiful open cabin, with lots of windows and beautiful wooden floors. I find myself dancing in my stocking feet listening to the great jazz and swing music. My friends have gone to Europe for two months, and wanted me to stay and watch their home. It is very quiet, tucked into the woods.

Had a parttime job doing census taking which is coming to a close this week. Lots of changes in my life. It was quite interesting to knock on doors, and meet the people behind them.

Sprong is a writer that has interesting questions about spirituality.

I have a brother who loves to answer the phone "it's great here in paradise. How is it there in your part of paradise?" Spring here was magnificent. Hope all is well in your part of the world.