Tag: Eugene
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Announcing West Coast Tour – Spring Update – Alabama Hills, CA
Yes, y’all, you hear correctly! Edna and I will be spending this year serving free tea from San Diego, CA to the San Juan Islands, WA. Our kick off was Edna’s 10-year anniversary in Ocean Beach on the first day of Spring, and thus far we’ve spent time in Orange County and Los Angeles. And…
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Weekend of Tea – Eugene, OR
I knew I was going to be heading to Eugene on Sunday for the second Free Herbalism Project event (see blog entry from the first one here). As time drew nearer, I began to think I should head down the night before from Portland, just to make sure I was there and well…
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Autumn Update – Arcata, CA
When you have no strict itinerary, there’s a lot of wiggle room. And I like it! I left Portland and headed straight to my Wilderness First Responder course (see blog entry here) knowing only that I was going to see my new nephew in Arcata afterwards (see Summer Update). I thought I might come right back…
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Free Herbalism Project – 20,000th Cuppa Free Tea – Eugene, OR
After realizing that not having a plan was too rough on me (see this blog post), I decided that it would be a good idea to make some plans in advance, but allow myself a little freedom and flexibility in between. So, in July I committed to bringing a free tea zone to an…
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Oregon Country Fair – Veneta, OR
Preparing for OCF was three weeks of hard work. I spent pretty much every waking moment at the shop working on projects in the bus: closet, woodbox/table on wheels, kitchen drawers, cabinet doors, etc (more on these to come in their own blog entry). Because I was going to serve tea they gave me a…
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Rootstalk Festival 2011 – Salem, OR
Cultivate Revolution! For so long I have been guided by an idea that my father taught me: If you really want something to get done, you have to do it yourself. I live this when building and fixing my bus. I live this when fulfilling my daily needs. I live this when serving tea. At…
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Traveling with Tea and Lightfoot – WA to CA
It was a hectic last couple weeks at the shop on Orcas. I was packing up all my tools, building materials, doing some repairs on my horse trailer, welding, cutting, grinding, drilling, and on top of that my good nomadic friend Lily was visiting. Lily’s visit came just in time for her to cruise down…
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Rideshare – Santa Rosa, CA to Friday Harbor, WA
Oh boy, what a journey. Working hard on the bus and and a desire to connect with island roots brought my friend Ali (above center right) and I to the conclusion that we should head north for the Islands’ Village Faire on San Juan Island. We swiftly convinced her dear friend Mandana (above center left)…