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ABOUT Smith Award Dinner

Dining with National Alliance on Mental Illness at the Smith Freedom Award Dinner   Wonderful time spent at the NAMI Oregon Gordon & Sharon Smith New Freedom Award Dinner presented by Providence Health Services honoring Dave Underriner and Senator Jackie Winters. Met Portland, Oregon, City Commissioner, Amanda Fritz, and had a great time catching up. … Continue reading →

ARTWORK First Friday in Sandy

‘Father Time’ by Sherry Joiner     Please come and join us at the Ant Farm Cafe and Bakery, 39140 Proctor Blvd. Sandy, Oregon 97055, for First Friday in Sandy 5 PM- I will be showing four of my paintings along with ‘Father Time,’ and my Sherry Goes Sane books. During the month of October, … Continue reading →

ABOUT Fiftieth Reunion

Attending my fiftieth class reunion with schizoaffective disorder   Thanks to Alice Savage Gardner, organizer of the RHS Class or 67′ reunions and everyone who showed at the 50th Roseburg High Class of 67′ Reunion. I had a ball. Everyone looked so happy and healthy and they treated me well with such love and respect.Thank … Continue reading →

ABOUT RHS Class Reunion

Celebrating my fiftieth high school reunion this weekend   My fiftieth high school reunion at Seven Feathers is drawing near, and I cannot wait.  This is a picture of my older sister and me in my high school graduation dress standing on our porch in the Green District, Roseburg, Oregon. Fifty years ago, wow, how … Continue reading →

ABOUT Soul Brothers

Grieving for my brother Doug a pioneer of marriage equality   My precious little soul brother, Doug, imitating me while we pose on the living room couch when he was two. His acting took him to great heights, actor at U of O and on the dean’s list for acting. Suddenly, AIDS split our soulful … Continue reading →

ABOUT NAMI Award

Had a wonderful time at the NAMI Multnomah picnic at Laurelhurst Park on Thursday   Received a NAMI MultnomahVolunteer Recognition Award for my services as a lecturer in a psych ward and an In Our Own Voice speaker to hospitals, universities, Family2Family classes and mental health corperations since 2011. Saturday day I joined Gary Marschke, … Continue reading →

ARTWORK Painting Sold

Sold my painting Carrying Peace to Home to a grade school friend Lana Walters and shipping it tomorrow   I am so happy and excited about my stroke of luck, that I wanted to share it with you. I sold my painting to Lana Walters, a friend I’ve known since we were twelve. She sent … Continue reading →

Solar Eclipse

Viewed the Solar Eclipse from our home this morning and found it to be stunning, spiritual like, and breath taking   What a gift it is to witness such a magnificent event!