Raw Food and Back Country Snowboarding!

A simple day in the life...a Saturday...yeah!!
Woke up after a good night's sleep next to my Love. Made some hot herbal tea and each enjoyed a quart of lemon cayenne water. Michael makes a burrito with game he hunted for last fall, organic cheese and sprouts. I enjoy an avocado wrapped in romaine. We gear up, load up our toys and head for the ski hill. No overnight snow, so we hike out of bounds a bit (with our avalanche beacons and shovels). This photo is up at Flower Point on Big Mountain (now known at Whitefish Mountain Resort), with my board strapped to my backpack-the snow was awesome! At the top of Hellroaring Peak, we chatted with some local friendly folk we have never met before and he mentions that the older he gets, the more he enjoys the hike just as much as the ski turns. I shared a quote I had just re-read the previous day...

"It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end." -Ursula le Guin

We pulled over on the side of a run to enjoy the sunshine and fuel up with a fresh Washington apple. Calling it a day around 2 pm, we rested at the car and enjoyed quinoa salad and sprouts wrapped in nori-a fun contrast to the tailgaters grilling next to us! Then, up to the Bierstube to share company with friends with just enough warmth to hang out on the deck (agua for me).
At home, I indulged immediately in a delicious hot bath and had salad with cooked yams for dinner. What a magnificent Saturday!
This morning, I refilled our herbal tea jar with equal parts peppermint and catnip from our garden and a good dash of yummy licorice root. Hope you are having an amazing weekend! xoxo

Hola amigos! We are back in the land of snow, and surprisingly, the land of sun these past few days. We have been getting warm enough cross country skiing to just wear tank tops and get some yummy sun, although there is still enough snow to ski over the fence! Here is a jugo (juice) photo from Mexico. The green ones are the yummy El Verde juice I've been raving about and Michael liked to get Playa (beach) which was blended papaya and bananas-yum! These were 20 pesos each, which is about $1.60!

I did the most exciting thing today! Besides cross country skiing with some friends, I planted the 1st seeds in our geodesic dome!! It was 30 degrees Fahrenheit outside and 61 degrees inside the dome! The soil is completely defrosted and cold season plants are ready to get started-this is an absolute miracle in Montana in February! I planted spinach, snap peas, cress, green onions and calendula flowers. All except for the cress seeds, which were given to me by a friend, these are all seeds I have saved from previous plants I have grown. If you allow a few plants to go to seed, you can dry and harvest them and never need to buy seeds every spring!


This is a picture of our dome about 6 weeks ago, covered in snow before we had to shovel it. All the snow is off of the dome now, but lots still on the ground. For contrast, I will leave you with a gorgeous photo of Bahia Carrazalillo from our recent visit. Hope you are having a very JOYOUS day!!

Puerto Escondido

Aaaah. Life is good! We are deeply enjoying our time here in so many different ways. It is hard to imagine we will be returning to the land of wearing shoes again. What a treat it is this time of year to spend so much time under the starry sky and full moon. We are sure to savor, savor, savor!! I am so glad I brought nori sheets-they have been such a treat. We stock up on produce at the market and make little nori rolls filled with jicama, red bell pepper, avocado, hot sauce and lime juice-super delicious and a perfect light food for this climate. We are enjoying lots of fresh fruit like watermelon, papaya, pineapple, mango and drink a fresh coconut whenever we get the chance. I also brought Emergen-c lite packets for refreshing electrolyte replaceemnt when coconuts are not around.
I have had lots of time for meeting wonderful people from all over the world and lots of slow, quiet time for insight and introspection. The stars, planets and warm breeze seem to gift me with new perspective each day and I am reminded of the beauty of stepping out of our daily routine to GROW. The pace of life is alot slower here. Many times when we order guacamole, we see someone walk to their neighbor´s stall or drive to the market quick for the ingredients! For now, we immerse in our last day and share more soon!! XOXO

Estamos en Mexico!!

Hola! We are currently in Puerto Escondido, Mexico and have such a rich journey in such a short time. We arrived in Mexico City after a very smooth trip and took a taxi to our friend´s home there, who is from Mex City. Mexico City is the 2nd largest city in the world at 18 million people!! I am glad I am not all raw right now because the pollution is intense! Our friends would tell us, It is not cloudy today-that is all pollution!! On the other hand, it is a magical place. They had a little fiesta at their home that night and everyone just loves to chat, share food, and most of all, DANCE! Wherever we go in Mexico, eeveryone is dancing, especially at restaurants-what a great way to digest our food...with fun, laughter and movement!

The next evening we were fortunate enough to dine at Las Delicias-an amazing traditional restaurant with lots of entertainment! Typically, lunch is the main meal, so the day will start with fresh squeezed orange juice and a banana, then play all day until you are ravenous for a late lunch. The late lunch lasts for hours and is rarely quiet when the food comes. Everyone is eating, dancing, chatting, drinking, rather than the silent scarfing that sometimes takes place in our culture. There was live music and dancing and although we knew the family friend we were with was kind of famous there, we didn´t realize that the band that played for the restaurant all night would surround our table for hours, singing without microphones because their strong voices sang with such passion and emotion. By the end of it all, we were there for about 11 hours!!!! I was able to find a traditional dish full of a kind of greens I had never tried-delish!

Here in Puerto-on the beach- fresh juices abound! I just had an El Verde which was alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, parsley and pineapple-wow! We took a very hot and long walking journey to the market yesterday and bought some gorgeous pineapple, papaya, amazing little bananas, limes, red bell pepper, tomatoes, avocado, etc and are making yummy breakfasts and snacks where we are staying. We enjoyed a gorgeous moonlit walk on the beach last night, stretching and breathing in the warm ocean breeze.

Now it is time to enjoy this lovely place while I am here! XOXO

Going to the Sunshine!!

Well, My love and I have planned an impromptu trip to the sunshine! We found great tickets on Tuesday and leave Friday! If I have access, I may blog a bit, but if not, I will have lots of fun pictures and stories to share when we return. Some goodies I am bringing include:
Organic & Raw Untoasted Nori"> (I love to wrap fresh avocado in nori when traveling)
Probiotics
Digestive Enzymes
Emergen-C Lite Packets
Young Living Essential Oils (Lavender for the sun and bites, Purification for bug repellent and bites, Theives to keep bacteria at bay and Grapefruit because it tastes delicious in my water)
(to make sure my rapid transit system stays on track)
Olive Leaf Extract II+ (1000plus Echinacea) (for resistance to Viruses, harmful Bacteria, Fungi and many parasites, Plus systemic immune support)
Grapefruit Seed Extract (for immune support, blood alkalizing and keeping bacteria at bay)

Can you guess where we are going?

Juice Feast Summary

Our beloved Green Star juicer awaiting lots of yummy veggies! I love my Green Star juicer-never waste your money on a juicer that can't juice greens. Here's some info on the Green Star from www.rawfoodworld.com:

Common high impact juicers and blenders destroy large numbers of life giving enzymes in the juice by subjecting them to heat and shock produced by metal cutting blades and high speed centrifugal rotation. With the Greenstar, maximum nutrients and enzymes are retained in the juice. The Greenstar juice extractor minimizes the loss of nutrients through the unique triturating twin gear feature, an impeller press system with powerful, low, (110 RPM) turning speed. It generates virtually no heat, thoroughly crushing and pressing fruits and vegetables, instead of cutting and shredding them into small pieces. The result is more living food per glass of juice.

Surrounding the inner core of magnets is a second level containing bioceramic particles and an outer layer of stainless steel. Bioceramic particles, produced by far-infrared technology, also emit positive ions. Magnets in the Greenstar work in conjunction with these bioceramic particles. The magnets recharge the bioceramic material and the bioceramic material recharges the magnets. Without this recharging, the effect of both the magnets and the bioceramic material each would eventually be diminished.

As the gears are spinning, the magnets and the bioceramic material are each producing more positive ions than can be held in charge by either the magnets or the bioceramic material, so these positive ions go into the juice. These additional positive ions add more vitality and longevity to the juice. GS also incorporates magnetic and far infra-red technology which enables juice made in the Greenstar to be stored in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours without losing its health building benefits. (p.s. I almost always drink my juice within the day I made it.)


My love and I began adding solid foods back to our diet yesterday...yum! I always crave a fresh, crispy apple to crunch on when I am juicing and that was my first treat to welcome us back. It was divine! Yesterday and today, we continued with the juice (in smaller quantity), ate 2 apples, 1 grapefruit and had salad for dinner. We are chewing everything really well and feeling great! I love having my quart of lemon cayenne water first thing in the morning and making fresh juice daily again...we will continue! My hubby is very lean and had always thought he would wither away on juice only, but he was able to maintain the exact same weight! He drank a gallon of juice daily, took it easy and also got some good fresh air and daily exercise. He has thoroughly enjoyed his 1st cleanse! I drank less juice (2-2.5 quarts daily) and released 9 lbs as of yesterday. That feels good and I feel grounded, rather than ravenously re-entering the solid food world. We are deeply enjoying the solid foods we are taking in like children...savoring and exploring the amazement of various flavors and textures-the saltiness of celery and dulse, the crunchy sweetness of a fresh apple, the amazing burst of energy from a grapefruit!

Juice Feast - Day 5

This is me with bed-head and the apron my hubby made in junior high Home Ec class!

Our bundle of quart jars sprinkled with thawed apple cider from our tree, awaiting celery, cucumber, kale, sprout, beet and ginger juice!

I am curious why I seem to be called to fast right in the middle of winter, especially in a cold climate, but it certainly seems to feel right. I think it the graceful way snow slows everything down...the short length of daylight...and a slower time for me work-wise. In the summer, when it stays light out until 10:30 pm, I can tend to the garden, work a full day and still go wake boarding afterward! It is a fast paced time of year that requires lots of energy for me.


Our Feast is going grand and I have received 2 colonics which I just love compared to enemas. I can really feel energy moving through my body afterward and enemas seem like child's play comparitively, although they are certainly effective. I realized that after my extended JF last Jan/Feb that I felt like I was just all cleansed up and left colonics behind with the juice. Now I am aware that I would like to receive a colonic more regularly, perhaps once a month and fast for atleast a day or 2 in preparation. After my JF last year, I had dedicated so much time to my juicer, that I looked upon it as a task. It is nice to do a shorter juice journey, where I will still be happy to see my juicer the morning after!


Yesterday and today were both inversions on the ski hill, which means that clouds cover the entire valley, but are low enough, that the chair lift carries you above a sea of clouds into the blessed sunshine and the peaks of Glacier Park appear to rising out of an ocean! It is unbelievably gorgeous and blows me away every time. I have never seen a sky so blue! Michael and I pulled over on our last run and full on sunbathed (well, just our faces and forearms!)...check out his skis/chaise lounge! As we were walking to our car, I said hello to my friend Debbie who gives amazing Ayurvedic facials and happened to meet the women whose name has come across my lips several times this week...Cindy of Sunny Slopes farm who is our wheatgrass farmer in the valley! Gotta love those synchronicities. I would love to check out her growing operation sometime and will post pictures if I can! XOXO, Kelly O