Cloudhidden
A photo and writing journal since 1994
February 01, 2006
January 31, 2006
Yumiko
Today I received an e-mail unexpectedly from my old house mate, Yumiko, who lives In Japan. I am thrilled that we have reconnected! She is adorable; bright, happy, smiling Yumiko. 
Such a fun person, adventurous. She does the hula now a lot, and goes to Hawaii. I really miss her. Soo many memories. We had towel fights a lot at the farm, remember Yumiko? Everyone had a good time. So much laughter. Her blog, "Korisu no Sampo Michi" meaning."'The walking way of a little squirrel'" can be found at:
Korisu no Sampo Michi コリスの散歩道。
Yumiko was about 19 when she lived here in Washington at the farm in Snohomish. I remember one night coming home late from a play, and Yumiko lying on the kitchen floor, face down in a text book. The fire was going. She had had plans to go out, but was determined to build a fire, which she finally did, and then fell fast asleep in her sleeping bag there by the fire.
We had many great times together, we worked on her college papers together, I loved every minute of it. It was one of my favorite things working with her on her college papers. We would stay up sometimes all night talking about things, getting the ideas in place, typing, making all the changes. I had a computer then, and she didn't. Finally she got into studying graphics and then she got her Mac. (Always reminds me of when I was in college, and Kim and I worked on MY papers!)
Those were the Days my Friends!
Such a fun person, adventurous. She does the hula now a lot, and goes to Hawaii. I really miss her. Soo many memories. We had towel fights a lot at the farm, remember Yumiko? Everyone had a good time. So much laughter. Her blog, "Korisu no Sampo Michi" meaning."'The walking way of a little squirrel'" can be found at: Korisu no Sampo Michi コリスの散歩道。
Yumiko was about 19 when she lived here in Washington at the farm in Snohomish. I remember one night coming home late from a play, and Yumiko lying on the kitchen floor, face down in a text book. The fire was going. She had had plans to go out, but was determined to build a fire, which she finally did, and then fell fast asleep in her sleeping bag there by the fire.
We had many great times together, we worked on her college papers together, I loved every minute of it. It was one of my favorite things working with her on her college papers. We would stay up sometimes all night talking about things, getting the ideas in place, typing, making all the changes. I had a computer then, and she didn't. Finally she got into studying graphics and then she got her Mac. (Always reminds me of when I was in college, and Kim and I worked on MY papers!)
Those were the Days my Friends!
Intergral Naked
Intergral Naked
An interesting site starring all the big names in spirituality, sexuality, food, so on and so on. They didn't say anything about work? You can sign on free for 30 days, you can see what there is, but you apparently cannot download anything, so it isn't much of a free trial. I guess I was disappointed that it is advertised as a free trial, but it really isn't.
January 30, 2006
Most Things Not made in china
Here are a few ideas. We could buy from artisans, (then I would have a job, too)
Now really, have you noticed the junk we are getting from China? None of this stuff is original, none of it is really nice..Because it is cheap, and unimaginative. ( Not necessarily their fault I might add). China does make some very nice stuff, but we aren't seeing much of it, and could be lowering their standards. Isn't there a law against that? Well there should be!
Kushtush organics Made by Amish, Peruvians, Americans. Some stuff grown in Texas Kushtush pet bed has a double-chambered futon of buckwheat hulls scented with natural lavender
Here are some nice organic scented petbeds for your kitty or pooch you love so much...pet beds
As much as we like natural bedding, so do our pets!
See below for some ideas, and "some" stuff from China is included.
Siamese Dream, Nepalese, etc At least the Chinese stuff reflects China as a culture.
14.95 Jewelry roll.
India made mirrors w/ silk pouch 7.95. Clothes, candles, slippers, Dali Lama quotes. etc. more more, nice store.
Folding three paneled screen for inside use. Peeled cedar bent to create interesting patterns over dark backgrounded material and lined with muslin on backside. My husband calls me the twigonometrist. I use native larch, cedar, birch, and red flowering dogwood for my rustic creations. They include custom made bentwood arbors, gates, fences, twig signs, trellises, furniture for the garden or inside, shevles, hanging plant baskets, garden globes, wedding decorations, cement bird baths and stepping stones with leaf impressions and other cement sculptures.
I also make life size moose sculptures of larch and cedar. I am excited to try different sculpture forms as requested. My work is a reflection of the beauty of the Moosehead Lake area's water and mountains.
Beyond the Bend. What's New: Twigonometrist See more at Maine Made
A very wonderful site..must see this if you are a gentle woman
Avena BotanicalsFor those of you new to Avena, we are a small business owned and run by women committed to working in ways which nourish ourselves, our community and our planet. We carry on an herbal tradition kept alive by women for many centuries. The daily ways we work together planting, harvesting and making medicines, mixing formulas, filling and labeling bottles, answering the phones, shipping orders and interacting with each other, continues to be done with thoughtfulness and care. We believe a kind and supportive working environment is essential for the making of medicines and for the health and well-being of all of us.
Made In Japan... nice goods 100% Woven Cotton. Prepacked. The pictures shown are close-ups of the pattern, the actual pattern is repeated many times on a Yukata. The name "Yukata" comes from "Yu (bath) "and "Katabira"(under-clothing). About one thousand years ago, court nobles wore linen "Yukatabira" which were draped loosely after taking a bath. The general public began to wear them about three hundred years ago when the sophisticated Japanese public bath became popular. Now it is widely used for everything from traditional Japanese dance and usual wear in the summer, to simple night attire. In this country they make perfect bathrobes.
wooden screen doors. They've got your door covered!
eggplant hat, woolens, handmade
A House to go with your door? Ward Cedar log homes
Bentwood hickory furniture, American made.
Hickory furniture Jim Peed designs
Now really, have you noticed the junk we are getting from China? None of this stuff is original, none of it is really nice..Because it is cheap, and unimaginative. ( Not necessarily their fault I might add). China does make some very nice stuff, but we aren't seeing much of it, and could be lowering their standards. Isn't there a law against that? Well there should be!
Kushtush organics Made by Amish, Peruvians, Americans. Some stuff grown in Texas Kushtush pet bed has a double-chambered futon of buckwheat hulls scented with natural lavender
Here are some nice organic scented petbeds for your kitty or pooch you love so much...pet beds
As much as we like natural bedding, so do our pets!
See below for some ideas, and "some" stuff from China is included.
Siamese Dream, Nepalese, etc At least the Chinese stuff reflects China as a culture.
14.95 Jewelry roll.
India made mirrors w/ silk pouch 7.95. Clothes, candles, slippers, Dali Lama quotes. etc. more more, nice store.
Folding three paneled screen for inside use. Peeled cedar bent to create interesting patterns over dark backgrounded material and lined with muslin on backside. My husband calls me the twigonometrist. I use native larch, cedar, birch, and red flowering dogwood for my rustic creations. They include custom made bentwood arbors, gates, fences, twig signs, trellises, furniture for the garden or inside, shevles, hanging plant baskets, garden globes, wedding decorations, cement bird baths and stepping stones with leaf impressions and other cement sculptures.
I also make life size moose sculptures of larch and cedar. I am excited to try different sculpture forms as requested. My work is a reflection of the beauty of the Moosehead Lake area's water and mountains.
Beyond the Bend. What's New: Twigonometrist See more at Maine Made
A very wonderful site..must see this if you are a gentle woman
Avena BotanicalsFor those of you new to Avena, we are a small business owned and run by women committed to working in ways which nourish ourselves, our community and our planet. We carry on an herbal tradition kept alive by women for many centuries. The daily ways we work together planting, harvesting and making medicines, mixing formulas, filling and labeling bottles, answering the phones, shipping orders and interacting with each other, continues to be done with thoughtfulness and care. We believe a kind and supportive working environment is essential for the making of medicines and for the health and well-being of all of us.
Made In Japan... nice goods 100% Woven Cotton. Prepacked. The pictures shown are close-ups of the pattern, the actual pattern is repeated many times on a Yukata. The name "Yukata" comes from "Yu (bath) "and "Katabira"(under-clothing). About one thousand years ago, court nobles wore linen "Yukatabira" which were draped loosely after taking a bath. The general public began to wear them about three hundred years ago when the sophisticated Japanese public bath became popular. Now it is widely used for everything from traditional Japanese dance and usual wear in the summer, to simple night attire. In this country they make perfect bathrobes.
wooden screen doors. They've got your door covered!
eggplant hat, woolens, handmade
A House to go with your door? Ward Cedar log homes
Bentwood hickory furniture, American made.
Hickory furniture Jim Peed designs
Satsang
Satsang with Avasa a few years ago in my home. Just looking over these photos and remembering that time.
Avasa & Shakti just returned from China where there were teaching for 2 months.
January 28, 2006
Valentines day gifts from Zinnias store (that's me!)
Zinnias
Come visit my store on CafePress!
Visit my BLOG STORE Zinnias
SAD Valentine ...Sometimes we think we are sad, exactly, we "think" we are, but if we stop and feel our feelings, we aren't sad at all. Our thinking fools us into believing we are Sad when we aren't. So be sad if you need to for awhile, but look to see how your body really feels. Our thinking isn't very trustworthy, we can rest in our feelings, near our hearts. Happy Valentines Day!Come visit my store on CafePress!
I have magnets, pins, shirts, bibs, gifts, mugs, cups, bags, clock (1), astrology clock
....many fun and useful items to remind people what they mean to you, Maybe you want to say I love you in a unique way, or just need to nag a litte! I have all the bases covered with 4 motifs. Valentines day is coming up, try my special ideas, see how they fit!
cafepress.com/ZINNIASCome visit my store on CafePress!
Dog shirts, baby clothes, laptop bag, book satchel, SHOPPING BAG! Do it now before you forget!
I have a link inmy side bar so you can get there easily! ZINNIAS. Zinnias. ZINNIAS. Zinnias. ZINNIAS. Zinnias. ZINNIAS. Zinnias. ZINNIAS. Zinnias.Visit my Store..Zinnias
ZINNIAS
ZINNIAS BLOG
Come visit my store on CafePress!
Pet Abuse
I dislike posting this kind of stuff, but as it came to my attention, I feel I must. It is sad, and best people are aware. Please, be careful who you give kitties and, dogs, etc. to. There are such sick individauls who are harmful and creul to animals.
Pet Abuse.com
I have added a ticker below on right that will advice of animal cruelty reports.
Man on list today is a realtor, and he gets around the country, says he has a daughter to get pets to torture.
I have to say to this man, "animals are so innocent, and kind, and loving, please, maybe you need to learn about Karma, imagine what your next life is going to be like. Maybe you don't believe in it, but in this universe, nothing goes unnoticed, you will pay 100 fold for what you do to any creature, human or not, this life or another. You had better begin now seeking help to stop this behavior, I am sure it is possible. You must stop now, for your own sake as well as the sake of innocence!
Pet Abuse.com
I have added a ticker below on right that will advice of animal cruelty reports.
Man on list today is a realtor, and he gets around the country, says he has a daughter to get pets to torture.
I have to say to this man, "animals are so innocent, and kind, and loving, please, maybe you need to learn about Karma, imagine what your next life is going to be like. Maybe you don't believe in it, but in this universe, nothing goes unnoticed, you will pay 100 fold for what you do to any creature, human or not, this life or another. You had better begin now seeking help to stop this behavior, I am sure it is possible. You must stop now, for your own sake as well as the sake of innocence!
January 27, 2006
Add this to your blog! Piece of cake....
Babel Fish
Translator for your blog, so others can read your blog in their own language. It is very cool, and really makes it simple for others to read your blog. We all need this in our blogs.
I hope my foreign friends add this soon.
Try it out, it's a piece of cake!
January 25, 2006
From adopted sister Bebbie, on relationships, feelings, sharing, and Patriarchy
I can't think of anything more tumultuous than being in one place, while you strive to move away, let go of a "home" -- be that "home" a place, a person, or your own current identity. It is tough, tough, tough - sometimes heartbreaking. It is the labor pain of birthing the next Sherry, and you know more than I do about labor pains. You seem to be asking yourself the same Q's I do... "I can't feel who I once was, so... who WAS that woman? If I feel so many tears now, was I masking my emotions THEN? What IS the nature of peace?" I too am confused... but I see it this way -- here's a quote from a favorite OM article:
"When you bare yourself to another, you are giving them the gift of you and showing them that they also matter. In letting yourself be witnessed, you are letting others into your intimate space, stepping into the sacred container they have created for you."
This is how WE are, Sherry -- take relationships seriously, feel deeply committed, give it all we've got and crave to be treated with Reverence. Naturally, we suffer a great deal when we're ABLE to be seen / acknowledged / witnessed by the person who counts... but then we're met with blank stares, tight lips or worse, harsh rejection. This is dead wrong -- literally dead -- NO relationship is happening, it's all a one-way street like a perversion of The Golden Rule: The man with the gold makes the rules. That's what I call Patriarchy, and it's what hurts us.
"When you bare yourself to another, you are giving them the gift of you and showing them that they also matter. In letting yourself be witnessed, you are letting others into your intimate space, stepping into the sacred container they have created for you."
This is how WE are, Sherry -- take relationships seriously, feel deeply committed, give it all we've got and crave to be treated with Reverence. Naturally, we suffer a great deal when we're ABLE to be seen / acknowledged / witnessed by the person who counts... but then we're met with blank stares, tight lips or worse, harsh rejection. This is dead wrong -- literally dead -- NO relationship is happening, it's all a one-way street like a perversion of The Golden Rule: The man with the gold makes the rules. That's what I call Patriarchy, and it's what hurts us.
Shocking Display of Power
Encinitas Ca. controversy, This is worth following!....
Shocking Display of Power
Monday, Jan. 23, in a shocking display of power, KERRY MILLER ordered three different departments to send out teams to remove all Vote NO on C signs. The signs disappeared from the city - even many from private property.
One woman called city hall and complained that her sign had been removed from her private property and her sign was returned to her. (talk about admission of guilt)
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