🌿 Roots & Rebellion I grew up in the 1960s — a time of color, change, and questions. Even then, I felt drawn to something beyond the ordinary. The world called it “hippie.” I called it freedom. I loved the flowy fabrics, the layered beads, the barefoot afternoons that smelled like earth and rebellion. But it wasn’t just a style — it was a mindset. One that whispered, “There’s more to life than what we’re told.” Like many, I took the expected path. I got married young. Too young. And before I had the chance to truly know myself, I was learning how to build a life with someone else.…

In the summer of 2024, my husband and I took a trip to Alaska to visit our son, his wife, and their beautiful new baby. What began as a heartfelt family visit quickly became something more — a soul-stirring reminder that Alaska and Bohemian culture, though seemingly worlds apart, share striking values, rhythms, and reverence for the wild. From the crisp glacier air to the endless summer daylight, from the quiet presence of a moose trotting alongside our car to the sheer stillness of the landscape — something awakened in me. The Bohemian spirit isn’t just found in tucked-away gardens or eclectic studios… it pulses in wide-open places too. As…