I commissioned my dear artist friend Rose Easterbrook to design a Lino-cut art print for me. The gorgeous image that she designed helps give a sneak peak into my upcoming novel trilogy series. The books all take place on or near the ocean, and the feeling that I wanted to evoke was the excitement of…
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I heard a rumor about the first cannabis farmer’s market happening in Laytonville. I contacted my dear friend Amber O’Neill, who I interviewed for “The Positive Fantastic” podcast in the episode “Another Day in Paradise.” She confirmed that Happy Day Farms would be part of the event, and I decided to make the trek up…
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The 16th episode “Nature is Our Living Classroom” of The Positive Fantastic podcast features the subject of outdoor education. As Covid closed schools throughout much of California and in other parts of the country, a desire for outdoor classrooms has been sparked like never before in our collective imagination. I really believe that nothing could…
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Elizabeth Raybee, the “Mosaic Guru Goddess Queen” was and I quote “raised in a junkyard.” That was where her first love of mosaics was born —in the place where all the broken things come to roost, waiting to be put back together, reborn as art. Since then, Raybee has become Mendocino County’s consummate mosaic artist.…
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In the 14th episode of the Positive Fantastic podcast I interviewed my dear friend Gwen Jensen about “Navigating Kundalini Energy” (part 1). And she shared about how others on a similar journey can navigate their own kundalini experiences. There’s so much to say about this subject and so much information to convey that we have…
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We all have the ability to heal and that is what the “Quantum Level Health” episode is all about. I am just beginning to know Claudia Wenning, but for years I have seen her doing amazing work in the community. Sometimes we’re just drawn to certain people, and as I sat down with Claudia to…
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You’re probably wondering why you should legalize tiny homes, right? Well, this podcast spells out the truth about how wonderful tiny homes are with the tiny house lady, Lindsay Wood. Have you ever dreamed about living in a tiny home? In this 12th episode, “Legalize Tiny,” of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, Lindsay Wood joins me…
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My tenth episode is called “An Orchard Community.” I interview a long time friend, Mario Kashou, who has taken the art of creating orchards to most awesome levels. I visited Mario Ka-shoe-a on the land he tends West of Ukiah where he has several hundred fruit trees growing on the sloped terrain where he lives.…
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Celebrating 4/20, I interviewed my HappyDay Farm friends about their lives as farmers in beautiful Bell Springs Road in Laytonville in “Another Day in Paradise” –a special edition episode (for this NorCal holiday) on “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. I know it’s not part of the moon cycle rhythm of publishing episodes, but, in honor of…
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