Wish Face

Rob's birthday was a spontaneous two day celebration this year, thanks to our beautiful Oregon friends. An evening singing, dancing,playing music and Sardines with Danny, Vicki, Riley and Scotty. Vicki made us a gorgeous Thai meal and we sipped red wine and ate coconut ice cream. A hike up Mount Pisgah the next day with a shish kebab cookout in Nancy's green backyard at dusk, hanging out with her, Georgina and Micah. We made strawberry shortcake for dessert but Micah was unimpressed and quietly slipped away to buy a full on chocolate cake with "Happy Birthday Rob" on it. Sweet! So we had two cakes as well. I caught the best shot of Rob's wish face with the magic Micah cake.

Off North

I'm heading north this morning with a faction of the Tumbleweed women and girls to spend four days camping in the trees on Wavy Gravy's ranch in Laytonville. The event is the Northern California Women's Herbal Symposium. I've attended before but not for maybe five years and it was sans children. Eden's coming this time. It's a great place to hang out with inspiringly wise women and commune with plants. Good company all around. I painted this little piece along with a few others to bring to the marketplace, though I am not going for business. I want to reconnect with the green beings and dance around the fire with my girlfriends. I've been feeling a bit slumpy so I'm hoping to wax light and just enjoy.