Some of Vashon's wonderful yard art. 

One of my favorite children’s books is “Scarecrow” by Cynthia Rylant which speaks of the peace of the scarecrow’s life in poetic prose. The story is an allegory for the impermanence of human existence. Every time I read it to my children, I am struck by these lines: “He knows he isn’t real. A scarecrow…

When you are stripped bare and are so transparent you feel as though you have no skin.  When time is suspended and the world opens up to a new possibility that you could never have imagined.  When the scent of honeysuckle in the night air or the tender kiss from your child makes  your heart…

Sometimes we need to just let go and float.

I once wrote a description of “Kymberlee the Healer” for a class. Here it is: I help piece together the broken child inside of people. The wounding of not being able to be FREE. Free to express all of the silliness, wiggles, screams and color that have been held inside for too long. I create…

I was just chatting with my friend, Mike, who ROCKS! He made yet another CD for me of my favorite songs. The last one has laser burns from being over played. I’m a sucker for a good groove which is why I highly recommend the song, “At Night” by Shakedown. Check it out. I think…

Tonight, I went to a screening of Quick Brown Fox at the Henry Art Museum.  It is a very touching film done by a brave woman, Ann Hedreen of White Noise Productions.  It is an account, in the first person, of a woman whose mother is dying of Alzheimer’s Disease.  During the Q&A, I asked…