This Halloween Teal and Blue are The New Orange for Parents of Children With Food Allergies, Autism 🎃

This Halloween, Teal and Blue are the new orange for parents of children with food allergies, and autism. Recently, I … More

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Lovingkindness: My Experience Growing Grandiflora Magnolias From Seed

Two years ago, I became enamored of magnolia trees. It began with my observations of a particular tulip magnolia tree … More

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Memorial to Nurses Who Served in the Spanish American War

I’ve been running through Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park for years, but this morning I discovered something there I’d never … More

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My Wild Oregon: The Wreckage of The Peter Iredale

David and I spent several days in Astoria, Oregon last week. The town is steeped in history, and not only … More

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Nurses Week Blog Post for Off the Charts

I wrote and illustrated a post for Nurses Week for Off the Charts, the blog of the American Journal of … More

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Discovering Our Inner Lewis and Clark

Those of us living in the Banana Belt of downtown Portland were spared the large amount (up to 8 inches) … More

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A Random Encounter: Nurse, Artist, and Tree

There’s a tree I walk past often, and on my way home from work one day I decided to take … More

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Random Thoughts of Crows, Butterflies and Transformation

Last Fall I watched a murder of crows scavenge through a city park, mingling with a flock of pigeons. One … More

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Happy National Bird Day: The Hummingbird

On my walk to work I looked up, which is somewhat unusual in that most of the time I am … More

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2019: Days of Miracle and Wonder

These are the days of miracle and wonder  -Paul Simon    New Year’s Eve 2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of … More

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