Walking in the woods, daily if possible, is what heals my heart from constant injury. Now I have Anne Frank’s words to clarify what nature gives us.

I was told by our Island County health records department that I would have to petition the courts to change my name on my birth certificate — even though I’ve already changed my name through those same courts.

WE ARE BEING DISENFRANCHISED!

If you order a new Birth Certificate it will have the SAME name as you were born with. This is REGARDLESS of a name change through marriage, divorce or name change court order.

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So I just learned something very interesting to women (or others) who have changed their name and want to get a new birth certificate in preparation for the SAVE ACT 2025.

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Marguerite de Navarre, born in 1492, wrote "Never shall a man attain to the perfect love of God who has not loved to perfection some creature in this world."

I’m a “dog person”, but also appreciate any animal. They have so much to teach us.

A favorite image.

Snapshots of home life in the winter…

I love to watch for mushrooms in the woods where I take my daily walks. I’m not very interested in eating them, but enjoy discovering where they are hiding and their immense variety.

A good friend of mine is learning to play the ukulele so I thought she should have a special strap.
This is a card woven strap using an ancient Egyptian pattern called Rams Horn. I wove it using pearl cotton threads almost as fine as sewing thread.