Coach Caron Connects You with Success

A very large contributor to our success in moving, building our relationship(s) and enjoying ever more out of life is our lovely and special coach, Caron. I enjoyed producing these couple of introductions with her. Stay tuned for a much larger video project with Caron to be released later this winter. 

If you'd like even more/better/different results in your life, we highly recommend connecting with Caron. (ps I'm happy to say I also took her photo on the front page of her website...isn't she beautiful?) 

Abundance

Mostly we intend to focus on perennials. But who can resist zinnia's? They are starting to bloom and they are beautiful. We'll keep the zinnia's around. For whatever reason, they feel era appropriate, like they belong here.

We enjoyed our first sit-down, candle-lit, home-cooked dinner with special guests last night in the classroom! Cloth napkins, parmesan grater, toasted bread topped with mozzarella and fresh picked basil and drizzled with a summery balsamic vinegar gaze accompanied our three cheese stuffed tortellini drenched in a roasted garlic tomato sauce. We served a simple salad picked from our garden. Before dinner we raised our glasses to our collective victories,  with a special nod to Chad's mother Lauretta for helping to make our meal even more enjoyable by providing tables, chairs, glasses and cutlery. Thank you Lauretta!

In many ways, last night represented many dreams coming true. We are blessed with wonderful support from family and friends across the world.

Thank you!

Bathroom Window

In what is the master bath, and what will become a beautiful, restful bathroom with a retreat, spa-like feel. 

Terra!

We recently had the pleasure of a visit with Terra Holcomb, our swiftly up and coming artist friend from Seattle. We love when Terra visits because she's easy going, she rolls with whatever is happening. Terra always helps us get even more excited about the opportunities for fulfilled living in Eastern Washington. She gets the vision! Many of our west coast friends question what the heck we are trying to do out here in the boonies?! Terra understands. She appreciates the landscape and the special underlying energy out here in Eastern Washington.

It's fun to create with Terra (last year we all got covered in mud and sand) and definitely to see the results of her personal work. I find her work powerful and intimate. Terra keeps pushing her boundaries, expanding her limits and exploring her edges. It takes a lot of courage and vision to stick to one's creative path. Terra's commitment and heart clearly ring true.

The skulls were a gift to us for the new hall. Terra put them to work. Here is a study image, a piece of her process, from Terra's work-in-progress in Friday Bay last week. I find a subtle, sacred light in her image.

We welcome artists, collaborations, workshops. We intend this be a safe place for people to explore their creativity. 

Thank you Terra! 

Thanks Nina!

Nina Bjornstal is the Seattle-based realtor who helped us purchase the North Star Hall and supplied us with stellar service in the process. Working long-distance she answered all our questions, getting paperwork straightened out that was quite literally spread from Davenport, WA to India. She also managed to get all sorts of only vaguely helpful paper shufflers to work cohesively as a team and get this place closed on time. I appreciate Nina's sensitivity to our family's particular dynamics and needs. Nina went way above and beyond the call of duty. Frankly, this was a small deal for her and even so, we definitely enjoyed million dollar level service.

Recently, Nina graciously sent us a Home Depot gift card as a housewarming. Look at all the nifty stuff we got!  Right now I'm especially loving that hose! We have constant need to be dragging hoses everywhere and there's nothing worse than constantly kinking hoses. This hose is a kink-free blessing and makes our gardening much easier. The day I went shopping for these things Chad told me to go to Macy's and "get something nice for myself". Instead I went to Home Depot and got a hose. The latches are on the doors which makes it way more enjoyable to come and go. That packet of towels has turned out to be a little Bowie miracle...she has us rotating towels several times a day.

Thank you Nina! I'm proud to count you as a long-time friend. We are happy you are now an important friend to our quirky new family. Thank you for the gift card! Thank you for your professional and comprehensive service ushering us into our lovely new home. We could not have done it without you!