I thought you guys would be as impressed as I was by these monster pumpkins! Ive got them on steroids like the other plants...nettle and horsetail tea made by plants around the island.

The kale is the only vegetable Ive harvested so far but I use it in everything! You can also see the grapes in the background of this photo. They've been in the yard for 3 years now and its the first year they have fruit! Im excited to taste them...

The roses are gorgeous! My mother tought me how to take care of them years ago so Im really enjoying the process...

Let Freedom Ring!

Yesterday I observed independence day from my lovely neighbors, who are acting like the British when America seceded from the royal power back in 1776. To avoid a revolutionary war I packed up and moved to Vashon, as they were taking my packages by the mailbox, stealing my christmas tree ornaments during the holidays, and even installed video cameras so they could charge me a fee per visitor I had over. At that time I had a lawyer who admitted they were making unreasonable requests of me, but I couldn't afford him anymore and he wouldn't work on contingency. Talk about taxation without representation! Thankfully I got a lot of my belongings out of there but the last time I went over the lady downstairs chased me out in the hallway and slammed the gate at me. My friend said I should paint on a black eye and send her photos but Im determined to take the high road and maybe leave a message in a tree...ah...on my blog;-) Now they changed the gate code for the building so not only can't I get into my condo but I can no longer get my mail there either. Some of you may say I should call the cops but I already did that when they took my car keys just so there was record they were missing before I had the locksmith make another set. Well what do you know the next morning my car is gone and when I call the police again they said there was never a report filed! Don't ask me how I got into this conundrum...Id really like to know as well! I guess these guys will have to come clean eventually but until I figure out what to do about it I will just get on the road again...

As I travel through my journey of spiritual development...im learning how being with both my mother and my father makes me feel and how different that is with each of them. Of course I draw great personal power from both of them, but I also have to be aware of the negative ways they affect me as well. I can catch the drift by talking to my Dad on the phone and texting my Mom, but actually going to visit them really intensifies things for me and helps me to learn who I am a little better. I really feel for people who have lost their parents...so when I do find someone without I want to give them extra compassion and understanding if I can. Even people who struggle with their relationships with their parents makes my heart go out to them, as I have a tumultuous time with my Mother often enough that when Im able to talk about it with a friend it makes me hugely grateful that someone will listen.

The path Ive taken is a journey towards healing, which includes removing as much stress and pressure in my life that I can. It has been a bit of a struggle, as I am feeling old urges to make more money and take risks. I think these urges come from a desire to be mentally challenged, but sometimes I don't know if Im doing it for myself or to be more excepted by my parents. It also comes from wanting to hold on to my independence, but do I really need that or is it something I should leave behind? Feel free to chime in for those of you that low me...

New pea and bean shoots making an appearance today have me very excited,  but Ive also noticed some unfortunate individual has been munching on the carrot and parsnip seedlings. Time to pull out a can of whoop @$$...I mean...make a pesticide tea(yes, it really is called a tea). Organic pesticides are made from nettles and horsetails found around the woods here. They're percolated in buckets with some other ingredients Im sure Ill figure out in due time. I also just ate a new asparagus sprout that seemed to shoot out of the ground overnight...incredibly sweet and succulent! Have a look on my twitter account for more enchanted garden photos...

Good Morning Vashon! Im up early today which means Ill most likely need a nap later...my favorite. It looks a little cloudy and rainy today but the plants need it and the weather can change course rather quickly here. It might have something to do with the higher elevation or something but things definitely grow well here. Did I mention I went pescaterian? Ok...its like a vegetarian but only I eat fish and dairy. I feel way better and several well respected friends of mine recommended it so here I am:-) Im hoping to get some chickens in the yard soon but that may take some more time. For now Im still unpacking and trying to get most of my stuff moved over here but thats a real task since Ive accumulated a lot  over the years. Another spiritual path Ive taken is to not be so materialistic but it doesn't mean I can be stupid ad just leave everything behind....

Its been forever and a day since I wrote you all, so I just wanted to check in and say Im doing better than ever now since moving to Vashon. Its taken only a few month and I feel completely destressed and out of the all encompassing rat race of seattle. I truly live in paradise now! Ive posted some photos on my twitter account for anyone thats inclined to look...and will post more if I get good responses on these. I no longer live and die by a schedule...now I do whatever happens to inspire me that day. One of my favorite things here is keeping up the garden, as Ive not had such a rare opportunity in my life since childhood. Getting back to nature has improved my spiritual being tremendously, and brought back the wisdom I feel we were all born with but loose it to a certain extent in the process of living our day to day lives. Not taking the time to focus on the important things in life was a big issue of mine i didn't even realize I had until I took a step back from things and gather a new perspective from the resources that were with me all along but perhaps too much overlooked. I hope through writing about my own personal conquests I can help shine some light for others like myself that get distracted easily...

Its been so long since I wrote a blog entry that my account had expired! Sheesh;-) San Francisco is so amazing and I always find new and exciting things to do while here. This time I went to an awesome casual dining placed called Verbena, and I also did some much needed shopping. Especially the mac store and the Nike Store. Also, I took many a walks taking photos of the beautiful architecture! See more by visiting my instagram or Facebook page. Now don't start going crazy...only those that know me well enough have access to these and if you do you should definitely feel special! One more thing...I did visit the new Power Exchange as well which has reopened after close to 10 years of closure! This is a g rated blog so I won't go into any detail, but it is a sf institution so I thought it aaas worth mentioning. Don't go reaching for stereotypes now...I know you guys are mature enough to handle that information without acting like school kids;-)