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Mariee Sioux

Check out Mariee in real life, goosebumps guaranteed.  Tour Dates: May 17th Seattle WA, The Fremont Abbey May 19 Portland OR, The Old Churc...

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Self Lovin'

Janine Antoni's 'Lick and Lather'  Self Portrait busts made of chocolate (which she licked) and soap (which she bathed with).  Valentine’s Day is...

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Fire and Renewal

The latest wildfires in Northern California started the night of my 35th birthday. The timing of the fires, personally, was uncanny. Fire has been ...

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The Magic of the Bee

My relationship with the our hive is an echo of the ways my Slovene ancestors have worked with, talked with, and shared with the Bee. The bee and t...

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Ritual: The Power of Self Care

  Ah, yes, ritual.  At first, it seems like an old word. Some relic from the past, an exotic practice or tedious formal event. The very word is der...

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Invite the Light

Trees need the time of darkness, to bear their roots deep in the rich soil for the winter, so they can lie dormant and nourished, gathering all o...

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SACRED PLACES

The herbal Monastery in Olimje, where medicine is grown on site by monks- and has been for hundreds of years.... The Blejski gorge where the river ...

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SLOVENIA, A STUDY OF ROOTS

  As I write, I'm sipping on a tea blend called 'Dober Tek', Slovenian for bon appetit. This tea blend is made from the recipe of the late Slovenia...

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YURT LIFE

There is much to do on the house and surrounding garden, not to mention the farm- but we are  dedicated to the project. I'm hoping to host a ma...

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DYE JOB

Spent the day dying with home grown medicinal plants and experimenting with techniques and recipes. It was such a pleasure to harvest our comfrey, ...

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