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The start of a New Year and some work is starting to come in – some fairly substantial work it is indeed. We take a deep breath of relief and offer a sigh to our surviving through the last storm. I have been catching up on my reading and looking at workshops and educational classes [...]
Thu, January 5 2012 » Inspiration » No Comments
Our friends Lauren and Joel’s Grandfather was the Santa on this Album Cover! Wishing each and every one of you a very Happy Holiday Season and a very Green, Energy Efficient and Sustainable New Year! “Christmas in the Northwest” by Brenda White. Brenda White had the opportunity to submit music for a project that would [...]
Thu, December 22 2011 » Inspiration » No Comments
By Patricia of patriciaswisdom.com The Tree of Life is an enthralling arts film which held me captive from the first whispers through the 2 hours and 20 minutes of playing time. It drew my husband in to come and sit and watch it even though he missed the first 30 minutes. I heard about The [...]
Thu, December 15 2011 » Inspiration » No Comments
I did not do the Seattle Marathon (in the pouring rain storm) this year, nor have I done it in the past. But I did do the Turkey Trot in San Jose with 21,000 other folks. 2 of my daughters joined me and we took our canned goods for the Second Harvest Food Bank. I [...]
Fri, December 9 2011 » Discoveries, Inspiration » No Comments
Recently, I had the opportunity to design a new viewing tower for the Westport Marina. The original structure was steel and wood and was disintegrating in the harsh salty environment. We were addressing the issues of longevity and attempting to create a high point for people to run to in a Tsunami. Designed like a [...]
Thu, December 1 2011 » Inspiration » No Comments
Here we are at Thanksgiving time in the USA and the frenzy of wanting and Shiny Objects is all around us as though it is part of the air pressure and atmospheric reality. I am drawing back to thinking about President Roosevelt’s (FDR) moving speech about the 4 Freedoms during the Great Depression. FDR’s 4 [...]
Thu, November 24 2011 » Inspiration » 4 Comments
I am feeling a bit discouraged about what to write today. I have just heard that another Green, local and wonderful business is closing. The perception was that this store was too expensive because local products and sustainable products are just too expensive at initial purchase. To me this just displays more ignorance and short [...]
Thu, November 10 2011 » Inspiration » 1 Comment
I was standing at the very end of a very long line at the grocery store on a busy weekend morning with a cart absolutely full of necessary items. I try to get all the winter staples taken care of on the October run, so that I will be fully prepared for the holidays and [...]
Thu, November 3 2011 » Inspiration » 1 Comment
The fall sunshine has broken through the morning fog for the 4th day in a row and all the word on the street is saying that the rain is coming back by tomorrow. This cold, crisp sunshine has just made me feel alive and full of good thoughts, and especially when I see the solar [...]
Thu, October 27 2011 » Inspiration » No Comments
By Patricia Not only do I get constant remarks about the cost of adding solar panels to the house, or new construction, but most folks never mention the extra work involved in maintaining such a house. No one ever seems to want to know how much money our solar panels are making besides all the [...]
Thu, July 14 2011 » Inspiration, Links » No Comments
