Her specialty has evolved to include “hermit hospitality” at her rustic cabin in the mountains, where she offers weekend workshops of special interest to women. Cathi owns and operates a 32-room mountain lodge. From museum curator, restaurant owner, homeschool mom/conference speaker, to post-and-beam house builder and entrepreneur, she’s also a multi-media artist, with an obsession for off-grid living and alternative housing. Married to her childhood sweetheart of 40+ years (a few of them “uphill climbs”), she’s had plenty of time to reinvent herself. As a “lifelong learner” in the “Live-Free-or-Die” state, she fiercely values self-reliance, independence, freedom, and fresh mountain air. ![]() I guess the name of my board would be.HOPE!Īn old-fashioned farmgirl with a pioneer spirit, lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I have enjoyed encouraging others in pain, & I’ve learned to accept my home the way it is, & not ache over every little thing that is out of place. I am now free to help two family members, that are in worse physical shape than me, and that couldn’t happen when I was busy creating my art from morning till night. This "prison" has taught me to find new ways to express myself, & find my purpose during this season of my life. ![]() As an artist, it has been very difficult to take out my art supplies, only to put them back within minutes, because of the pain. My prison bars have been the,constant,arm pain that I have suffered with for a year now. Live life with expectant joy, even when in times of difficulty. Keep your eyes above the mud of this life. One of my favorite quotes is this.,"Two men looked through prison bars, one saw mud the other stars." I don’t know it’s author but I know it’s inspiration. ![]() Family photos glittered butterflies jewelry that I’ve made, all find a place tucked amongst my reminders to… LOOK UP!! Ribbon yarn paper, it doesn’t matter as long as it lifts my heart. I’ll sprinkle these quotes with scraps of color that bring me joy. Sometimes they come from fortune cookies, sometimes from a book I’m reading & often times from scripture. It is a glimps into herself that was a smiling moment.Īs an artist, I love to tack quotes that inspire me to create. I love what Paula has done with her board.
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