Mike's birthday is today!

I haven't seen my brother Mike since March 1st of 2007, but here is a picture of him wearing the birthday hat i gave him for his birthday in 2005! I hope he had a happy birthday today!

until next time
heather

Duhhhh

Did you ever suddenly realize that you have been making something way more difficult that it had to be? Well that just happened to me - in a big way! I tend to be a perfectionist and always try to do the best job I can with anything I do, BUT I get carried away! I just realized today that I can do a great job without making it a bigger job that it needs to be - I can spend one fourth the amount of time and still be proud of my results! I don't have to include every single possible detail out there to feel that I have done a thorough and complete job! Yes, you can always do more, but only do that if it feels right, not because you are being compulsive! This has been a great lesson and I feel soooo good and liberated! Hurray!

Peace and Love,
Heather

Agente's Paintings!

Click on the post title and be taken to a slideshow of Agente's paintings!
Very cool indeedy -

First, an early work, a linoleum cut print from the middle school years!










one of my personal favorites!
We are the proud owners of it too -


later,
heather

Psychic Reading - Part 2

So, I didn't really go into much detail about my psychic reading that was given to me as a gift!!!! There were a couple of important things that she brought up in the reading -

The unifying thread that tied it all together was the presence of water, the sea actually, and a strong image of me in the water and swimming! This was pretty amazing as the Psychic had no idea where i live or that swimming has been a central aspect to my life for the last couple of years! (actually, a lifelong draw to the sea, but the last two plus years, I have been living with the sea all around me and lots of swimming!)

Then she also said more than once that she saw me writing and did i have plans to write? Well, interestingly enough, I do have plans to write and she is the third psychic in the past 5 years to tell me that! The first was a palmist, the second a shaman and now, her! So, to me, this is a clear message/validation that I am to write and the time is now!!!!

Those are the things that I want to share at the moment -

And tomorrow I begin my new writing project! I hope to be up with the sun and write in the early, early hours of the day, while the house and the world are quiet -

until next time,
heather

I can't wait to go back to Portland, Oregon

This is a great article that portrays Portland as the wonderful place it is! Although, I haven't even begun to discover Portland after only two visits for a total of 9 days!!!!! But I will return, there is no doubt about that -

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/travel/10Portland.html


until next time,
heather

Mother's Day

Well, i wanted to take a picture of my mother today and post it here! we spent a great afternoon together and she looked so relaxed and was wearing her new batik blouse and it would have been great, but alas, she declined and so there is no picture of her to post! (i'll try again tomorrow since tomorrow is Mother's Day!)

The thing is, I am very grateful that my mom is still here on earth at almost 86 and doing great and that I can spend time with her like we did today! so Happy Mother's day Mom!

I love you -

heather

Happy Birthday Dustin!!!

My birthday wish for Dustin, who was born thirty five years ago today, is that he stays healthy, prospers and continues to love life, this day and always!

I love you Dustin!

mom

Where'd the wind go?

It is suddenly summer and hot and the breeze is gone and the rains have come and i need a place to go for the next five months because I am already tooooooooo hot and can't face the new season! Somebody Help me ------

heather