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Who You Calling A Hippie?

June 7th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Oregon, food & drink, lifestyle, relationships, spirituality & religion, transportation, work

Today’s post is on the lighter side.  A reader in Arizona  has suggested that I am a hippie. Or, to be more specific, he wrote I am “definitely much more of a hippie” than he himself is. Hmm. His tone was friendly enough, but I’ve been pondering this hippie business, this label, for a couple [...]

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Regeneration In The Growing Darkness

November 30th, 2010 · No Comments · energy, food & drink, sustainability

Winter has really set in here in Portland — coldness, darkness, incessant rain –  so much so that it’s hard to believe we’re still three weeks away from the shortest day of the year (the winter solstice). I’m looking forward to my brother Mick visiting for Christmas. He’s a laughter-inducing

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The Happiest Thanksgiving & The Very Best Diet

November 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · food & drink, health & well being, lifestyle, simplicity

Happy Thanksgiving! New disclosure: I am married to a foodie. Thor will spend much of today making something he’s never made before, a vegan macaroni and cheese dish, that we’ll bring to my sister-in-law’s house this afternoon. Food is Thor’s creative outlet, his art form, and I believe in supporting a person’s art. I also [...]

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Embracing Our Sphere Of Influence

January 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments · energy, entertainment, food & drink, global warming and climate change, health & well being, home & garden, nature, spirituality & religion, sustainability, transportation

Have you ever stared down a paralyzing fear – and gained mastery of it, to where you then walked into your power, your sphere of influence? This is my long-promised sequel to Alison Cassandra Barcelona, in which I’ll tell why I feel hope rather than despair about

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Enchanted With What I’ve Already Got, Part II

December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, food & drink, home & garden

What do I feel like eating tonight? Shall I drop by the grocery store for it, or go out? That is a game I’ve often played in my life, a modern game common in developed countries because we have so many choices, so much food, so many restaurants. It hasn’t been proven, though, that the [...]

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