Wished you a Happy 83rd with a trio of tropicals (whose photos posted somewhere in the “gallery”)… they gaze upon this Sonoma hillside the way your eyes meditated on the gulf waves. Love you, Dad!

You’re on my mind and in my actions this second year since your death. I work with the land full time now and think you’d appreciate that the end result of my endeavors is pure, natural (mostly red) wine. Will spend next week tending the merlot block with you in my thoughts every second. I love you and am so grateful you shared your reverence for the natural world with me, dad!

Happy Father's Day and congrats on your first year away! On both those days, I shoveled a tribute to you into the California hills, shaping earth into a water management system that will grow fruit and nut trees, even in drought. Had a sweat-spiked beer at the end of each day in honor of all your work with Don and that crazy sandlot yard at 907. The trees will bear fruit for years to come. Each one will be my evocation of a flower laid in your memory. Thanks for being there, dad!

Happy Birthday, dad! You've been constantly on my mind each day since you were taken and more so nearing this day your journey began. Just moments after midnight, I'd made tea and glanced at the meditation inscribed on the string tag - "Peace of mind comes piece by piece."

Immediately, the thought of how well you knew this through your constant observations of the land and seasons, of the sea and shore came to me. For a second it felt, along with the many other uncanny instances since you've been gone, that you were close and tapping me on the shoulder to accept, not rush, to look out at the horizon and just let the sun rise.

Hope you're riding some salty sea winds today and, wherever they take you, having a damn good time getting there!

What a gratifying - if unconventional - memorial service we all shared today. Thanks to all who attended and wished to attend from the bottom of my heart. It means more than words can say to have shared our memories and honored Ken's loving life with our laughter and tears today. I'll take solace in hearing your voices across time and miles for the rest of my life. Thank you.   Love, Janna