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Spring and Aha Moments

Spring and Aha Moments

Dear Friends, Happy Spring! It was gray skies that drizzled rain most of this week where I am in California. Yesterday, it felt wonderful to get outside for a hike at one of my favorite places. The week’s weather was evident from the slippery paths but more so from all the brand new, bright green…

Of Pressing Importance

Of Pressing Importance

Dear Friends, I hope you have had an excellent week. Thank you to all for the birthday wishes. I spent the day eating out for lunch and dinner with my husband and daughter. During COVID, I cannot remember the last time I ate two meals out in one day. It was nice to spend that…

October in the Brooks Estate Garden

October in the Brooks Estate Garden

“Conservation is a state of harmony between man and land.” -Aldo Leopold The season of fall is a time of reflection for me as the garden pulls inward preparing for winter and rest. As I work in the garden thoughts of our own relations to land come to mind with the realization of its increasingly…

Oregon mountains

My Annual Hike

Dear Friends, It is already November. The weather has been crisp here in Amity. Fall is my favorite time of year and this week continued to show me why. The sunrises and sunsets have been beautiful, the leaves on the vines are at various stages of turning colors. The air feels so fresh! Thank you…

A beautiful pink sky over Mt Hood as lit by the setting sun at Brooks Wine.

Two Ways to Say I Love You!

Dear Friends, I hope this finds you all healthy and safe. It has been a busy couple of weeks in Oregon! Short but sweet! After wet, wet days and a power outage last week, it has been dry with some sunshine this week. The winter sunrises and sunsets have been beautiful! I was able to…

The Holidays Are Here

The Holidays Are Here

Dear Friends, I hope this finds you all healthy, safe, and enjoying the holiday season. I love this point in the holidays. We are almost out of time to shop for anything that needs to be shipped. My menu for the week is done as well as the grocery list. One more trip to the…

Three men standing in front of green hills

The Day Jimi Passed Away

Confusion, emotion, disbelief, and panic set in.  I was in California.  I needed to get to Oregon. The next hours, days and weeks that went by were blurry to say the least.