Posts by Carrie Kenner
Be Revolutionary!
I was recently filling out an online dating profile (yes, I’m looking’ for love ♥), and one of the profile questions took me back to a birth I attended eight years ago. The question was: What’s the favorite compliment you ever received? My answer: “You are a true revolutionary.” Okay, I’m a sucker for anything…
Read MoreSolar Eclipse 2017
We woke up at 4am, put a case of Mason jars filled with rain water in the trunk of the car, grabbed my moonstone pendant, and headed down I-5 to Salem, OR. That was four years ago yesterday, and my son and I were on our way to witness a total solar eclipse. It was…
Read MoreMaking the Cut
When I was a little girl, I’d lie on my back on the living room floor and look up at the ceiling. The tops of the built-in bookcases became the bottoms, the light fixtures became mushroom caps, the ceiling beams became thresholds to different rooms, different worlds. That ‘ceiling’ was the floor of my private…
Read MoreThis is it.
If there’s anything I am drawn to…. it’s CHANGE! I know change can be an uncomfortable proposition for many, but I have always leaned into it and actually thrive on it. For those who know me well, they’d even say I go out searching for it. And they are right! My biggest fear is being…
Read MoreHow did this come about?
I had been waiting for my youngest son to graduate. I made an agreement in 2013 that I would stay in Seattle until he finished high school, and then I could leave. I’ve been wanting to live in the country, on land, in a yurt or tiny home, homesteading, for many many years. As his…
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