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Welcome to the Sage & the Butterfly! Dylan and I are excited to announce the launch of our brand new the Sage & the Butterfly website theSageandtheButterfly.com,

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F a m i l y // Family time is always so wonderful. F a m i l y // Family time is always so wonderful. It’s extra especial during the holidays when we make the time to be together, play, enjoy the beach and each other. Early January 2020.

Always so fun to be with the nieces and nephews. Playing like kids with the kids is a blast!

Don’t forget to follow @thesageandthebutterfly for our travels, goods and off grid life.

More on our off grid life to come as we catch up with our latergrams.
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#familytime #love #joy #play #family #beautifulfamily
F l a g l e r M u s e u m // Details of the yello F l a g l e r  M u s e u m // Details of the yellow rooms are especially gorgeous @flaglermuseum

The embroidered and lace white clothes are exquisite. Perfectly preserved. This is when all fibers were natural, chemical-free and organic.

The clothes vibrate at a higher frequency when it’s naturally organic, which is healthy for people, and why I choose organic fabrics and materials @violetavillacorta_studio ✨

“When it was completed in 1902, the New York Herald proclaimed that Whitehall, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, was "more wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander and more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world." Today, Whitehall is a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as the Flagler Museum, offering self-guided tours, changing exhibitions, and special programs.”

The rooms were intact, the beautiful clothes were displayed in glass closets to view.

It was a first for all of us. It’s inspiring seeing a glimpse into the history on this area.

Don’t forget to follow @thesageandthebutterfly for our travels, goods and off grid life.

More on our off grid life to come as we catch up with our latergrams.
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#flaglermuseum #flagler #oldpalmbeach #palmbeach #florida #beautifulflorida #oldflorida #latergram
F l a g l e r M u s e u m // The rest of the fami F l a g l e r  M u s e u m // The rest of the family arrived early January 2020 to celebrate the New Year.

We went up to Palm Beach to visit the @flaglermuseum

“When it was completed in 1902, the New York Herald proclaimed that Whitehall, Henry Flagler's Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, was "more wonderful than any palace in Europe, grander and more magnificent than any other private dwelling in the world." Today, Whitehall is a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as the Flagler Museum, offering self-guided tours, changing exhibitions, and special programs.”

The rooms were intact, the beautiful clothes were displayed in glass closets to view.

It was a first for all of us. It’s inspiring seeing a glimpse into the history on this area.

Don’t forget to follow @thesageandthebutterfly for our travels, goods and off grid life.

More on our off grid life to come as we catch up with our latergrams.

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#flaglermuseum #flagler #oldpalmbeach #palmbeach #florida #beautifulflorida #oldflorida #latergram
F l o r i d a // Made it just in time to celebrate F l o r i d a // Made it just in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Keys with the family. December 31, 2019.

…And watch Marcos @spideracrobatics teach a trapeze class and perform.

Florida in winter is the best. The tropical weather and the ocean are delicious. The skies are gorgeous and being with family for the holidays is a sweet treat!

Don’t forget to follow @thesageandthebutterfly for our travels, goods and off grid life.

More on our off grid life to come as we catch up with our latergrams.
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#florida #beautifulflorida #thekeys #tropical #tropicallife #newyearseve #familytime #familyiseverything #thesageandthebutterfly #latergram
E n R o u t e E a s t // I, @violetavillacorta m E n  R o u t e  E a s t // I, @violetavillacorta made the trip to Florida for the winter months late December 2019.

I left California late afternoon on December 26, and arrived in South Florida on the 30th. I rented a van and hauled a bunch of art and other boxes full of my things that didn’t fit in our 38 ft fifthwheel trailer. The van was packet.

My pup Osa passed away earlier that year, so I didn’t have my baby girl to travel with anymore. Dylan stayed back in California with ‘Tila.

It was the fastest I’d made it to Florida. I rented the van for a week. But arrived in Florida in just 3 and a half days - total Road Warrior.

I love long drives with my music, documentaries and talks to listen to while I take in the gorgeous scenery.

I prefer driving into the wee hours of the morning through the night. The roads are empty and the ride is smoother with hardly any other cars in sight.

When I got tired, I stopped at rest stops for a quick snooze.

Little did I know that my time in Florida would be extended due to the closures in spring of 2020.
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#roadwarrior #roadtrip #travel #ontheroadagain #openroad #freedom #thesageandthebutterfly #alonetime #alonetimeisgood #roadmeditation #driving #drivingalone #lovetheroad #latergram #laterlatergram
T o u r i n g // Late December 2019 we went on a q T o u r i n g // Late December 2019 we went on a quick tour of the sights near Sage where we stayed at our friends @d2e_ecoshire every fall through winter for the first few years living on the road in our Caravana.

We’d never checked out the sights - the reservoir aka Diamond Valley Lake that we passed by many times, or visted the local museum at the Western Science Center, which hosts one of the best science schools in the nation.

We headed up for a hike among the Manzanita trees and later watched the golden sunset in Carlsbad.

Beautiful California.
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#california #californiaadventure #californialove #hemet #hemetcalifornia #reservoir #manzanita  #californiasunset #thesageandthebutterfly
J o s h u a T r e e // December 2019 @violetavill J o s h u a  T r e e // December 2019 @violetavillacorta at 10-day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat.

Vipassana - to see things as they really are.

Friends who’d been to Vipassana many years prior told me about the benefits. I wondered why be quiet for so long.

Then in summer of 2019, I listened to an entrepreneur tell her Vipassana experience. On the third day, she couldn’t handle it and left the retreat to go with her family to the Caribbean. I thought, that’d be me!

With all the road traveling we’d been doing, I felt ungrounded. With all the energies, frequencies of the locations we’d been living in for periods of time, I needed to center within.

Inspired by that interview and expecting a similar outcome, I signed up for my first Vipassana 10-Day Silent Meditation.

As the third day came, I was expecting to want to leave. But I loved the silence and calm that I felt.

My senses were fully awakened. The desert views and vegetation became powerful and colorful visions. The food tasted amazing. Granted the dishes and sauces were good. The flavors were heightened.

As I never do, I woke up at 4am daily, when the bell was rung for our first meditation practice.

I stayed on till the end of the retreat. On the last day, I did not want to speak, yet. I wanted to rejoice in that silence and inner journey through the depths of my temple.

It was an experience and practice that I have continued since on a daily basis.

I wanted to serve at another 10-day retreat in Georgia in March 2020. But it was cancelled due to the world closing that same month.

As the world shut down, it felt as if everyone had joined my pace. Vipassana Meditation was the perfect daily practice for the times that ensued.

I am finally able to serve at a Vipassana retreat in Peru this month. I signed up to help a few days prior - last weekend and a couple of days this week to help organize for this month’s Vipassana retreat in the Lima desert.
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#latergram #latergrams #laterlatergram #vipassana #vipassanameditation #silentmeditation #joshuatree #twentyninepalms #innerjourney #now #present #tosee #truth #wholeness #lifeasitis #love #joy #calm #peace #happy #allhappyandfree
A r t f u l B o u l d e r // Open Studio late 201 A r t f u l  B o u l d e r // Open Studio late 2019. There’s a strong art community in Boulder with talented artists and stores that carry authentic handmade clothes and homewares from around the world.

Here, featuring:  @weaveandgather (now based in New Mexico), which has also sold @junglebling from artisans from the Amazon rainforest @violetavillacorta_studio has worked with since 2010; ceramicist @lizquan1; artist @haberkorn; and 16 yr old quilter Elizabeth Wood.
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#artfulboulder #artistsoninstagram #artist #boulder #bouldercolorado #bolderboulder #latergram #latergrams #laterlatergram
T h e P e p p e r s // Tada! After a beautiful da T h e  P e p p e r s // Tada! After a beautiful day of picking peppers in the sun, under blue skies, we got to see the fruits of our labor.

Super fun to spend a day @mccauleyfamilyfarm in Boulder in late 2019. Well, technically Longmont.

Sweet times with my brother and Ki Aikido sensei Abel from @onedojoboulder with my niece Satya.

Boulder Love
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#regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #farming #smallfamilyfarm #boulder #bouldercolorado #bolderboulder #beautifullife #thesageandthebutterfly
B o u l d e r // Harvesting, stand up paddling, en B o u l d e r // Harvesting, stand up paddling, enjoying the town with the family and loving on nature. September 2019.

Harvesting hot peppers @mccauleyfamilyfarm was so fun and rewarding. They do regenerative farming. The animals roam freely rotating from one area to another, as they nourish the soil.

Boulder is always so wonderful to visit in the summer and any time. It’s got over 300 days of Sun and the sky is always blue.
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#boulder #bolderboulder #bouldercolorado #beautifulboulder #beautifulcolorado #nature #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #thesageandthebutterfly
B a c k i n T i m e // Fort Steele late summer 2 B a c k  i n  T i m e // Fort Steele late summer 2019. Just before the US border there’s a town that has been frozen in time.

It has been preserved to give us a glimpse into an earlier time when all was made by hand.

Each item has a story and so much soul. Nostalgia abounds.

Founded in 1864, Fort Steele Heritage Town is within the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa First Nation with the backdrop of the Rocky and Purcell Mountains in East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.

“Once the crossing became known as Galbraith's Ferry, the place assumed the same name. In 1887, Superintendent Sam Steele arrived with a detachment of the NWMP (North West Mounted Police) to defuse tensions between settlers and local First Nations. No actual fort existed, but the police compound, erected that year, had the appearance of a fort, because of the few windows. In 1888, the community adopted the rename of Fort Steele.”
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#fortsteeleheritagetown #backintime #eastkootenays #britishcolumbia #bc #canada #latergram #laterlatergram #thesageandthebutterfly
H o m e o n d a R o a d // It is awe inspiring H o m e  o n  d a  R o a d // It is awe inspiring taking in the views along the road.

Continuing our trip south between Banff and Kootenay National Parks in late summer 2019.

Looking at the map in this area… “The Farnham Group is a sub-range of the Purcell Mountains, containing the highest summit of that range, Mount Farnham.” “ Named after George Paulding Farnham (1859–1927) who was an American jewelry designer, sculptor and metallurgist from New York and worked for Tiffany & Co.”

Glaciers, peaks and lots of water.

La Caravana is such a sweet home on the road. Check out La Caravana Highlight to see the remodel we did. It’s like a mini apartment, like you’d find in NYC or Japan.
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#banff #kootenay #beautifulcanada #lifeontheroad #lifeonwheels #trailerlife #wanderlust #lacaravana #ontheopenroad #ontheroadagain #roadtrippin #roadtrip #thesageandthebutterfly #roadtripcanada
T i l a i n B a n f f // September 2019. I love T i l a  i n  B a n f f // September 2019. I love the stops along the way on our road trips. Whether by car or hauling our huge caravana fifth wheeler, we park and enjoy the moments.

Our beautiful Dutchie ‘Tila was still with us that late summer. He loved the water, especially barking at it 😂
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#dutchie #dutchshepherd #dutchshepherds #dutchshepherdsofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #furangel #beautifulcanada #banff #banffnationalpark #banffcanada #roadtrip #latergram #latergrams #latergramsfordays #thesageandthebutterfly
R o a d T r i p // On the road again loving the b R o a d  T r i p // On the road again loving the beauty along the stops back at end of summer 2019, going through Alberta, Canada.

Canada is such a beautiful country. Raw, untouched nature abounds.

What an awe inspiring planet we live in. So full of abundant beauty everywhere.

#beautifulcanada #beautifulalberta #alberta #canada #latergram #thesageandthebutterfly
G u a r d i a n // In summer 2019, I finally compl G u a r d i a n // In summer 2019, I finally completed Guardian of the Forest. An ode to nature.

She’s wrapped in a leaf cloak with her golden horns that are a symbol of protection, as she protects the forest and all creatures that inhabit it. 

Using mixed media that includes recycled lace and other textiles to create texture and depth.

Dimensions are 48 x 36 inches
Acrylic on canvas
Recycled lace and textiles

More about this painting  @violetavillacorta_art
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#magicalsurrealism #magicalart #painting #paintingforsale #investinart #investinlivingartists #acrylicpainting #acryliconcanvas #artforsale #spiritart #surrealistart #buyart #buynow #giftideas #giftidea #art
A n c i e n t F o r e s t // Summer 2019 in Chun A n c i e n t  F o r e s t // Summer 2019 in Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park, BC. Our Dutchy ‘Tila was still with us.

In the years we’d been going up to Canada, I didn’t even know this gorgeous ancient forest was only an hour away from Prince George, BC.

The trees are over 1,000 years old. The second to last video shows the eldest, a 2,000 year ancient. It is inspiring to be amongst ancients that have lived so much through the years and connect with the knowledge and wisdom they hold. Such magnificent beings grounding in the same spot for millennia, giving life and beauty. So powerful to be in their presence.

The giant ferns and other ancient plants added to the magic of this lush forest.

There are wooden walkways to protect the soil and keep the ecosystem intact.

This is the only forest in this area that has remained intact. It has a tropical microclimate unlike any other place in PG.

bcparks.ca - Ancient Forest Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park
Nestled in the traditonal territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, the park protects a portion of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world. Hiking the Ancient Forest trail will bring you past thousand year old western redcedars and a rich biodiversity of plants, mosses, lichens and fungi.

The 450 metre long universal access boardwalk provides the opportunity for people with all abilities to experience this majestic area. Another 2.3 km of boardwalk provides access to magnificent “Big” Tree, Tree Beard, Radies Tree and a beautiful cascading waterfall. - bcparks.ca

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#princegeorge #beautifulbc #britishcolumbia #bc #ancientforest #forestbathing #grounding #earthing #lush #forest #latergram #thesageandthebutterfly
A n c i e n t F o r e s t // Summer 2019 in Chun A n c i e n t  F o r e s t // Summer 2019 in Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park, BC. Our Dutchy ‘Tila was still with us.

In the years we’d been going up to Canada, I didn’t even know this gorgeous ancient forest was only an hour away from Prince George, BC.

The trees are over 1,000 years old. The second to last video shows the eldest, a 2,000 year ancient. It is inspiring to be amongst ancients that have lived so much through the years and connect with the knowledge and wisdom they hold. Such magnificent beings grounding in the same spot for millennia, giving life and beauty. So powerful to be in their presence.

The giant ferns and other ancient plants added to the magic of this lush forest.

There are wooden walkways to protect the soil and keep the ecosystem intact.

This is the only forest in this area that has remained intact. It has a tropical microclimate unlike any other place in PG.

bcparks.ca - Ancient Forest Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park
Nestled in the traditonal territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, the park protects a portion of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world. Hiking the Ancient Forest trail will bring you past thousand year old western redcedars and a rich biodiversity of plants, mosses, lichens and fungi.

The 450 metre long universal access boardwalk provides the opportunity for people with all abilities to experience this majestic area. Another 2.3 km of boardwalk provides access to magnificent “Big” Tree, Tree Beard, Radies Tree and a beautiful cascading waterfall. - bcparks.ca

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#princegeorge #beautifulbc #britishcolumbia #bc #ancientforest #forestbathing #grounding #earthing #lush #forest #latergram #thesageandthebutterfly
P i t o n e L a k e // Somewhere in the wildernes P i t o n e  L a k e // Somewhere in the wilderness, summer 2019 in Prince George, with our beautiful Tila.

Dylan took us through this “roadless traveled” to a beautiful lake. We had no clue where we were going. The road was a bit sketchy and at one point it just stopped. We couldn’t continue on. The truck got stuck in a ditch as Dylan was turning it around. Luckily, he had a gadget that pulled us out of there.

Meanwhile, I was looking around, making sure there were no bears or other wildlife near by.

We finally made it to a beautiful lake that Tila enjoyed so much. These moments, I will cherish forever. We miss him so much.

I love looking back and reliving these precious times.
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#latergram #princegeorge #princegeorgebc #bc #fraserfortgeorge #roadlesstraveled #offroading #lake #pitonelake #beautifulbc #beautifulbritishcolumbia #beautifulprincegeorge #exploringbc #roadlife #dutchshepherd #dogsofinstagram #thesageandthebutterfly
C l i n t o n E m p o r i u m // We made a stop i C l i n t o n  E m p o r i u m // We made a stop in Clinton, BC, in 2019, on our way to Prince George.

Whenever we take this route up to Canada we stop at Clinton Emporium, a place filled with so much history. A soulful place. Every collectible item has a story.

We could spend hours here. Dylan often finds old world tools for his work.

This time he was in search of some tools for the old world style forge he set up at the @d2e_ecoshire in Sage, California, where we stay while we are in Southern California.

I love the wagon wheels and carriages parked outside. We step into another time when we are there.

Definitely worth the stop every time we go up that way.
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#latergram #clintonbc #clinton #britishcolumbia #bc #oldworld #timetravel #clintonemporium #thesageandthebutterfly
C a n a d a B o u n d // As California was gettin C a n a d a  B o u n d // As California was getting hotter, we drove up to Canada for the rest of the summer in 2019.

The scenery along the way is filled with so much beauty.

Here are some highlights:
Lakehead & Mount Shasta, California, and Fraser Valley BC, where we were greeted into Canada with much needed rain.

Tila, our beautiful Dutchy, was still with us. He always made sure we made enough stops to rest and enjoy the sights.

Road trips are the best way to see this wondrous world we inhabit. It truly is heavenly and abundant.
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#latergram #trailerlife #fifthwheelliving #livingfree #freedom #roadtrip #california #mountshasta #lakehead #beautifulcalifornia #fraservalleybc #fraservalley #bc #beautifulbc #beautifulearth #livingthelife #richlife #thesageandthebutterfly
I d y // Summer 2019 visiting our friends in Idyll I d y // Summer 2019 visiting our friends in Idyllwild at @elbuencacao.

When we travel back to SoCal, we stay in Sage @d2e_ecoshire and go up the mountain to Idy whenever we get a chance.

Aside from loving seeing our friends, I love getting the most delicious chocolates in the world at @elbuencacao. They have the best chocolate drinks, truffles and bars. Made from scratch from bean to bar, truffle and drinks. All their beans come from family owned organic farms in Latin America. Purist to the core, archeologists-turned-chocolatiers use only the entire cacao beans, with just 1 to 3 ingredients. No added extras. They grind the beans at their Idy factory till smooth and create chocolate magic. We can’t go up to Idy without making a chocolate stop!

And when we are elsewhere, we get our fix by ordering online @elbuencacao link on their bio.

It’s also a great spot to meet our friends from the mountain. So grateful when they come join us in Idy or when they come down to @d2e_ecoshire for a potluck and music under the stars.

Tawny wears a @junglebling Awajun Enkepa Breastplate hand beaded by talented artisans in the Amazon rainforest. You can get it at our online shop - link on bio and at @junglebling orgbyvio.com.

Latergram… we’ll catch up!
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#idyllwild #idy #idylove #idyfriends #socal #socallove #socalmountains #islandinthesky #riends #friendsforever #tribe #soulfamily #chocolate #elbuencacao #bestchocolate #love #latergram
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