I am neither an artist nor an activist, though sometimes I wish that I had more of both in me. What I am is a story teller.

Almost every morning I take a beauty walk, just to get outside and breathe in the fresh air and have a chance to look around and see all the beauty.

Growing up, my family only bought what we could not make ourselves. Mother made all of our meals from scratch, even while we were on the road. She sewed curtains, crocheted blankets, even made soap by melting down all of our soap scraps. My father had a wood shop in our garage and knew how to use it. He would produce coat racks, toy chests, shelves, desks and other furniture as needed.

I was listening to my roommate’s iPod while building a fence around the patio last weekend. She’s a Montana girl and no stranger to country music. The shuffle went from a Devotchka tune to Dwight Yoakam’s “Turn it on, Turn it up, Turn me loose”.

There’s this great little art glass studio here in Sacramento, owned by Shannon Morgan. An unknown number of artists participate in Girl Glass, work collaboratively on projects, from paperweights to goblets, pumpkins and vessels.

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I spent the evening tonight at the Sacramento Bike Kitchen. It's a funky non-profit joint, for the neighborhood, by the neighborhood, and oh yeah, there's an awesome gallery attached, too.