EVERYONE HAS A STORY and mine began in the rainy Pacific Northwest. I had a very happy and adventurous childhood. My first real home was on a hill with a view of the Salish Sea from every room. It was surrounded by a garden designed and nurtured by my family. We also had two cabins that we built from scratch — one on an island and one in the mountains — where we spent weekends and summers with family and friends. I had a lot of freedom as a child and spent most of my time outside. My days were filled with making camps, following animal paths, digging holes, exploring the beach, and watching wild creatures nest, burrow, climb, and build. My most impressionable teacher was nature, and she taught me to observe, reflect and find my own comfortable sense of place.
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