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Brian

2011-12-09T21:04:00.000-08:00

Old friend Brian comes thru Placerville on his California vacation!

Wow!!!

2011-12-08T08:35:00.000-08:00

Jamie was pretty starstruck when Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon) walked into his store. He was a really nice guy. Jamie got to watch him play guitar, up close, and although he didn't sing, it was an awesome experience to see Mark play. Check out his music!!

Fufi!

2011-12-08T08:31:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving with The Youngs

2011-12-08T08:29:00.000-08:00

We had a great time seeing the Young family in Fruitland. Awesome Thanksgiving dinner, followed by musicmaking by Uncle Greg and Jamie.

More Reunion Pics

2011-12-08T08:24:00.000-08:00

Jamie with his old skating buds, Joe and Tom

Old high school friends, Wayne and Roger.

Visiting Grandma

2011-12-08T08:20:00.000-08:00

While in Maryland, Jamie got to visit his Grandma who recovering from a fall she took a few months ago. Great to see her again!

Reunion!

2011-12-08T08:17:00.000-08:00

Mark, Roger, Jamie

Dreadnot 20th Anniversary!!

Danny, Jamie, Mike

Jamie was able to get his old friends and bandmates to a reunion in Silver Spring. It was such a success. It was great - mindblowing - to see his old friends again. And brothers and stepdad! Good times!! Awesome!!

Aerials

2011-12-08T08:09:00.000-08:00

Neat aerial shots from the airplane on our way back east for Thanksgiving.

Farewell OMX!

2011-12-08T08:05:00.000-08:00

So after 3½ years, Jamie decided to call it quits at Office Max. They were nice enough to get him a going away cake.

Silly Dusty!

2011-12-08T08:02:00.000-08:00

Funny shot of Dusty on the porch roof.

Best Music Store

2011-12-08T08:00:00.000-08:00

Hey look! I got my picture in the paper! Pretty neat. Main St. Music, the music shop I work at, was voted Best Music Store in Placerville. This appeared in the Mountain Democrat.

Drive to coast

2011-12-08T07:56:00.000-08:00

We took a nice drive to the coast, Point Reyes area, and had a fun time. Although it was quite cold!

11/11/11

2011-12-08T07:49:00.000-08:00

We made sure to snap a pic at exactly 11:11 on 11/11/11 while we were driving to the coast!

Adventures in Coloma

2011-12-08T07:44:00.000-08:00

Debris

2011-12-08T07:39:00.000-08:00

Debris scattered about the yard after our move from downstairs to upstairs.

Foxhalfe!

2011-12-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

Jamie publishes 2nd book this year, entitled "Foxhalfe"

(as Yves Fash Zag)

Moondrool plays Rocky Horror

2011-12-07T15:09:00.000-08:00

Moondrool plays as the opening slot for a stage production of Rocky Horror Picture Show in Sacremento. They played two Saturdays in a row. The second performance, we stayed and watched the show which was awesome.

Moondrool! at Synapse

2011-12-07T15:02:00.000-08:00

Moondrool, Jamie's band, plays at Synapse Wines in Placerville, CA. Family and friends came and had a great time!

Photography

2011-12-07T14:59:00.000-08:00

Some of Jamie's photography, which he calls his "FOGGG" Series.

Rehearsal Space

2011-12-07T14:56:00.000-08:00

Jamie starts to play with a few musicians in the Upstairs Art Gallery

where he keeps his drums.

AwkStudio

2011-12-07T14:54:00.000-08:00

"The Crooked Set"

(Jamie's Art)

Plant Life

2011-12-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

Photography by Jamie, at LVN.

Arachnophobia

2011-12-07T11:13:00.000-08:00

Lotus Valley Natives Fall Open House, 2011

2011-12-07T11:11:00.001-08:00

AwkStudio!

2011-12-07T10:36:00.000-08:00

Jamie moves into his new studio in the Upstairs Art Gallery in Placerville, CA!

Contemporary Jewish Museum

2011-12-07T10:32:00.000-08:00

While in San Francisco, we visited the Contemporary Jewish Museum. We saw an amazing exhibition on Gertrude Stein. The architecture is so incredible too.

Mum Mum & Dusty

2011-12-07T10:26:00.000-08:00

Trip to Oakland

2011-12-07T10:21:00.000-08:00

We drove down to Oakland to see an installation which used trees, plants, and grasses from the Nursery. Jamie did some microphotography along the way. Nice time!

Poppy Day

2011-12-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

Jamie's Bday!!

2011-12-07T10:04:00.000-08:00

7/19/2011

Cat Lady

2011-12-07T09:59:00.000-08:00

Mahala & the kittenfaces!

Writing Again

2011-12-07T09:56:00.001-08:00

Jamie, writing away at the nursery.

Farmers Market, El Dorado Hills, CA

2011-12-07T09:54:00.000-08:00

Mahala, at the El Dorado Hills Farmers Market.

Taking A Break

2011-12-07T09:48:00.000-08:00

Jamie at the nursery.
Nice (fixed) haircut!! (Don't ask).

Dusty

2011-12-07T09:44:00.000-08:00

He so silly!

Lizzy

2011-12-07T09:43:00.000-08:00

Street Art, SF

2011-12-07T09:39:00.000-08:00

Mahala's Birthday In San Francisco!

2011-12-07T09:31:00.000-08:00

We went to see Norwegian band, Jaga Jazzist, at the Great American Music Hall who were so amazing!!

Arachnophobia!

2011-12-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

Whoa! Watch out for that guy!

Right outside our front door too!

Turtle Xing!

2011-12-07T09:12:00.000-08:00

Luckily, we saved this guy who was in the middle of the road, not far from the house.

AwkStudio!

2011-12-07T09:03:00.000-08:00

Jme (performing under the guise "M. Savant Stifleson") in the now

defunct AwkStudio.

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Nola & The Serpent

2011-12-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

Nola brings a baby snake into the house!

Plant Sale, Georgetown, CA

2011-12-07T08:53:00.000-08:00

Spring Open House 2011

2011-12-07T08:44:00.000-08:00

The Living Roof Project

2011-12-07T08:32:00.000-08:00

Rocky, Mahala & Jinnah, working on the living roof

and "The Acorn".

Nursery Prep & Nature Walk

2011-12-07T08:23:00.000-08:00

Brodie hides in the grass while Mahala waters the grasses.

Mahala & Jinnah speak to the group.

Rusty

2011-12-07T08:09:00.000-08:00

Pinnacles

2011-12-07T08:05:00.000-08:00

Look at this little guy, who just happened to pop his head up as we were walking by!

Mahala admires an ancient oak tree.

Wild contours!

Pinnacles National Monument is a release site for the endangered California condor, and the birds can sometimes be seen from hiking trails throughout the park.

Pinnacles National Monument:

"Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement."

http://www.nps.gov/pinn/index.htm

Fufi

2011-12-07T07:51:00.001-08:00

Working at the nursery! 4/11

2011-04-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Jamie, clearing out area for new
designated area for native grasses.

Mahala takes a breather.

Jamie transplants "skullcap".

Mahala transplanting.

Jinnah & Mahala

2011-04-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

Jinnah & Mahala at the CNPS sale, Placerville, CA
3/11

Cats

2011-04-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

"Nola"

"Rusty"

"Fufi"

Bodega Bay, CA (2/11)

2011-04-13T09:38:00.000-07:00

ShouSheen ("Fufi")

2011-04-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Hike to American River Confluence

2011-02-08T21:53:00.000-08:00

Wedding Fair

2011-02-08T21:46:00.000-08:00

Mahala representing Lotus Valley Natives at a wedding fair held at David Girard Vineyard, Placerville, Ca

Xmas '10!!

2011-02-08T21:43:00.000-08:00

Berkeley Street Fair, 12/10

2011-02-08T21:40:00.000-08:00

Casey's goats

2011-02-08T21:36:00.000-08:00

Monterey Bay Aquarium

2011-02-08T21:28:00.000-08:00

Big Sur

2011-02-08T21:18:00.000-08:00

Pacific Grove

2011-02-08T21:11:00.000-08:00

Stumpy Meadows

2011-02-08T21:07:00.000-08:00

Nola

2011-02-08T21:03:00.001-08:00

Monolake!

2011-02-08T20:50:00.000-08:00

Ansel Adams Wilderness

2011-02-08T20:43:00.000-08:00

June Lake Area

2011-02-08T20:39:00.000-08:00

The Barn

2011-02-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

more Portland pics

2011-02-08T20:28:00.000-08:00

Lisa & Maty's wedding, Portland, Oregon

2011-02-08T20:21:00.000-08:00

Our deer friend

2011-02-08T20:16:00.000-08:00

Trees

2011-02-08T20:11:00.000-08:00

Littles Magoo

2011-02-08T20:08:00.000-08:00

Wrights Lake

2011-02-08T19:54:00.000-08:00

Lotus Valley Natives

2011-02-08T19:49:00.000-08:00

Dusty

2011-02-08T19:45:00.000-08:00

Installing the Flooring!

2011-02-08T19:38:00.000-08:00

Considering between the two of us, we had zero to none experience, we managed to successfully install our new flooring. Despite a couple of glitches, it looks pretty decent!

Kitties!

2011-02-08T19:34:00.000-08:00

A rare convergence of all 3 of our kitties.

L to R: Nola (aka "Littles"), ShouSheen (aka "Foofi"), & Dusty (aka "Dusty Doo Right")

Trip to SF

2011-02-08T19:31:00.000-08:00

Red Shack Trail

2011-02-08T19:27:00.000-08:00

Gardenwork!

2011-02-08T19:21:00.000-08:00

Jamie

2011-02-08T19:19:00.001-08:00

Nola!

2010-08-24T08:05:00.000-07:00

Nola, our "garden kitty", finally after living in the garden for nearly a year (!) decides to be our friend, and is now living inside! She's the sweetest kitty!

Poverty Bar

2010-08-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

near Middle Fork of American River, Georgetown, California. 4/30/2010

Rainbow over Lotus

2010-08-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

Our 1st Xmas as "Marrieds"

2010-08-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Snow!

2010-08-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

In December of 2009, we experienced a massive snowstorm that knocked the power out for days and left the town in disarray. It was beautiful though.

ReWreck

2010-08-23T08:20:00.000-07:00

Assisi

2010-08-23T07:27:00.000-07:00

Mahala at St. Francis of Assisi church.

St. Francis of Assisi church

Venice, Pt. 2

2010-08-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

Venice

2010-08-03T18:49:00.000-07:00

Florence, Italy

2010-08-03T15:10:00.000-07:00

Florence, Italy 10/09

Rome, Italy

2009-11-08T15:03:00.000-08:00

Photos from our honeymoon in Italy, including Rome, Florence, Venice, and Assisi. (October, 2009)

Wedding Photos!

2009-11-05T13:29:00.000-08:00

We sincerely want to thank everyone, both family and friends, for taking such wonderful photos of our very special day! It was a magical event and we're really glad everything went smoothly! Here are some of our favorites...

Address Update

2009-09-17T23:23:00.000-07:00

Here is the wedding site address for those who need it again:
5402 Bassi Road
Lotus, CA
95651

Ceremony starts around 3pm.

See you there!

Wedding Updates

2009-07-28T20:57:00.000-07:00

I meant to get to this days ago, but now the invitations should be arriving and it's about time I updated our site with a few more details. So looking forward to the big day, can't wait to see you all!

I'm not sure what the etiquette is, but for those of you that I didn't specify a guest, please feel free to bring one.

For those coming out of town:

I repasted the accommodations I've reserved below. I'll hold the rooms until August 17th. There is a music festival in town that weekend, so most other rooms in Lotus are taken. Placerville is a good option (but not every hotel, email if you need a recommendation), and even the Rock Creek Inn in Georgetown (I think that's the name-google is down at the moment so moving on). I'd recommend that you avoid staying in Auburn, it appears to be a short distance away but it is a long and twisty road.

For those from here but driving far:
There is room to have a few tents at the Hansen's, if people would like to bring their setup so they don't have to drive home after the festivities - please come stay. If you do plan to do that, please send me an email [ mah_young@hotmail.com ].

For accommodations in Lotus (rooms under Mahala Young):
Lotus Inn B&B
6 rooms (2 person rooms but cot available for extra guest)
$109 king bed
$99 queen bed
http://www.cafemahjaic.com/inn.html
530-622-9587

In between Lotus and Placerville off Gold Hill Road ( about a 10 minute drive)
Gold Hill Retreat (for a larger group, either those coming from back east or friends from OR)
Ranch house rental w/ pool and kitchen, 2-15 people
3 bedrooms, 5 beds
$600/2 nights (for first 2 people, $50 per person extra/2 nights)
http://www.goldhillretreat.com
530-621-7073

In Placerville (for those wanting more local amenities like cafes, shopping, etc., about a 15-20 minute drive to Lotus)
Cary House
300 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
Tele: (866) 906-5207
http://www.caryhouse.com
5 rooms, $110-$130 (reserved rooms under Mahala Young)

We feel very blessed to have you all making this day so special. I know some are traveling far and this has been a tough year. It is your presence that is our gift.

But if you do want to bring a little something, here are some ideas.

honeymoon registry
www.travelersjoy.com

and

crate and barrel
www.crateandbarrel.com

That's all I can think of right now... I'm sure there's more but I'll keep you posted!

Jamie, with a hummingbird he saved.

2009-07-28T00:21:00.000-07:00

Jamie's Birthday Weekend, San Francisco, CA (July 18-19, 2009)

2009-07-26T20:22:00.000-07:00

Dillon Beach, CA (July 2009)

2009-07-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

Tying the Knot

2009-04-19T22:08:00.000-07:00

So, Jamie created this blog after we met to chronicle our time together. For those of you who don't know our story, it's a fun one. Jamie and I were friends back in high school - he was a senior when I started 10th grade after we moved to Maryland in 1987 and after he graduated we lived a couple of blocks from one another. He says he had a huge crush on me then, but we were both shy and nothing ever came of it. We lost touch after I graduated high school.

In fall of 2006, after reminiscing with Rocky about high school and our friends (Jamie was this great musician and artist, and he wrote stories about me and my friend), I decided to search the internet and see if he was still making music/art. It wasn't very hard, google even helped me spell his name right, and several sites referencing him came up. One of them was a music sharing site that had his email. I thought, why not, I'll just say hi.

That was our new beginning - he says that that email was like winning the lottery for him, and that he'd thought of me all through the years. So, we wrote back and forth and talked on the phone for months, and then visited one another, first over the Christmas holiday that winter, and then to California that following March, followed by me to Maryland in May. He swept me off my feet. By June 2007, he had joined me to live in Lotus.

It has been a wonderful blessing, us finding each other again. And now we will celebrate this blessing with all our friends and family on September 19, 2009 by uniting in marriage.

Our wedding is in Lotus, California at the Hansen's home/retreat. I'll post a map and directions soon.

For those of you coming from out of town, I've reserved a couple of places. Please arrange accommodations sooner then later, there is limited options in our area.

For accommodations in Lotus (rooms under Mahala Young):
Lotus Inn B&B
6 rooms (2 person rooms but cot available for extra guest)
$109 king bed
$99 queen bed
http://www.cafemahjaic.com/inn.html
530-622-9587

In between Lotus and Placerville off Gold Hill Road ( about a 10 minute drive)
Gold Hill Retreat (for a larger group, either those coming from back east or friends from OR)
Ranch house rental w/ pool and kitchen, 2-15 people
3 bedrooms, 5 beds
$600/2 nights (for first 2 people, $50 per person extra/2 nights)
http://www.goldhillretreat.com
530-621-7073

In Placerville (for those wanting more local amenities like cafes, shopping, etc., about a 15-20 minute drive to Lotus)
Cary House
300 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
Tele: (866) 906-5207
http://www.caryhouse.com
5 rooms, $110-$130 (reserved rooms under Mahala Young)

Other nice B&B's in Placerville (I don't have any of these rooms reserved though).
The Season’s
Bed & Breakfast
2934 Bedford Avenue
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 626-4420
sleeps 10, $100 to $165

Blair Sugar Pine Bed & Breakfast
2985 Clay Street
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 626-9006
3 rooms, sleeps 7, $130-$165