Souldancer

Recently, I was talking with my friend Soul about his move from Hawaii...and travel through NYC, Minnnesssssssooota...and beyond. I could see him wearing one of my hats. So, I sent him two. As people might imagine, I'm a fan of wearing many hats.

Soul is looking for help in shelving his book, Pay We What I'm Worth, at public libraries across the country. Here's the link to check it out.

http://paymewhatiamworth.com/library

RED = Vitality

Fields of Gold and POCAfest

The People's Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA) hosted a gathering of punks from all over the country this past weekend (a shout-out to Victoria, BC!) at the Headlands Institute Conference Center in Sausalito. It was a fabulously fun conference amongst brilliant punks who are ALL committed to setting new tones in our profession. All this with stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.

Pictured, Serena Sundaram, from St. Croix - CommuniChi Central. http://communichicentral.com/ /Headlands Institute http://www.naturebridge.org/conference-facilities-golden-gate

Oregon Montessori Association Outstanding Dedication Award

Mercedes Paine Castle, founder of AllRoads Learning Community, is the recipient of Oregon Montessori Association Outstanding Dedication Award, 2012. Congratulations Mercedes!

http://www.allroads.org/

BITE Portland

http://maryannpuls.com/Site/home.html


I met Mary Ann at her First Friday opening at Bite Studio earlier this year. I felt an immediate connection; We subsequently started about art making and the creative process. I wanted one of her pieces and suggested a print/hat trade. For her hat I learned to crochet the "popcorn" stitch to create a random lumpy pattern. I created her hat with a painterly approach with yarn. Also pictured is Raleigh who likes to wear hats.

"Get some HATtitude"

People feel good when they wear hats....Jennifer came up with the expression HATtitude. I think it might need to be added to Wikipedia.

Rumi on a rainy day

Another rainy day in Portland. Taking a walk this morning I came across (camellia) flowers that fell on the sidewalk. It's just Portland in the spring time. Besides our rainy days, flowers bloom & litter our streets. Suddenly the dreariness of the day was transformed.

RUMI,PAY HOMAGE
If God said,
"Rumi, pay homage to everything
that has helped you enter my arms,"

there would not be one experience of my life,
not one thought, not one feeling,
not any act, I
would not
bow
to.

I think this is also a camellia flower blossom - taken from the Portland Chinese Garden.