In her forties, while developing and managing products for the software industry, Kathy came to see that the life she had created didn’t reflect her values, her passion or even her interests. So she took a major plunge. She quit her job to start a special kind of dog training company, using positive reinforcement in [...]

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Mary Thorsby is a San Francisco-based freelance writer and project manager. She’s really very good at what she does, professionally. But her community work shines just as brightly. She is one of the co-founders of Chicks, Cheers & Charity, a fundraising group of friends who hold quarterly wine parties, donating all the proceeds to local [...]

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Douce was a dear friend who was very supportive of my creativity and efforts in making jewelry. I’m sorry to say that she died in February of 2006. She was a true gem – kind, gracious, beautiful and in love with life. One of those women who could light up a room. She grew up [...]

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