{"id":1641,"date":"2011-09-14T20:49:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T03:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2011-09-14T20:49:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T03:49:43","slug":"pcei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/1641","title":{"rendered":"Going, going, GONE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcei.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pcei.org\/<\/a> that I founded 25 years ago, had a weekend fundraiser, &#8220;25 chairs for 25 years.&#8221;\u00a0Members of the community signed up to decorate an Adirondack chair, provided by PCEI, parade it around town and at our local farmers&#8217; market, and then attend a live auction. The chairs were art at its best! Take a gander and then get out your tools. You&#8217;ll want to do this in your own home town or at least, your backyard to your own chairs.<\/p>\n<p>This photo typifies PCEI &#8230; a smart car and lots of bikes parked on our 13 acre campus smack-dab in the middle of town surrounded by houses on all four sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1642\" title=\"PCEI-1040307\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Trailer full of bikes, just in case someone needs transportation,\u00a0sorta like taxis waiting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1643\" title=\"PCEI-1040334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1644\" title=\"PCEI-1040273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PCEI offices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1646\" title=\"PCEI-1040330\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-10403301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A hand-built cob building with\u00a0living roof.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1647\" title=\"PCEI-1040275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PCEI starts and then plants hundreds of thousands of trees every year along creeksides and reclaimed farm land.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1649\" title=\"PCEI-1040281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-10402811.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Free organic ice cream!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1650\" title=\"PCEI-1040279\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1652\" title=\"PCEI-1040283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-10402831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My grandkids spent\u00a0serious time on the old-fashioned carousel. Top right is an artist&#8217;s retreat that local residents rent for thoughtful reflection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1653\" title=\"PCEI-1040286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1759\" title=\"PCEI-1040293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Loved this bandana skirt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1654\" title=\"PCEI-1040332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Major donor names on bricks in the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1655\" title=\"PCEI-1040323\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My daughter&#8217;s best friend has a bridge over the creek in her name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1656\" title=\"PCEI-1040298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Carol, my designer, and her friends hangin&#8217; out. They made the &#8220;Girl Genius&#8221; chair you&#8217;re about to see.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1657\" title=\"PCEI-1040287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Close up of Carol&#8217;s new blouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1658\" title=\"PCEI-1040278\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Carol and Stella wading in the &#8220;creek&#8221; that runs down the center of the sidewalk (embedded recycled glass).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1659\" title=\"PCEI-1040297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tom Lamar, my replacement as Executive Director, gets the live auction for the 25 chairs underway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1660\" title=\"PCEI-1040276\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1661\" title=\"PCEI-1040300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Skateboard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1663\" title=\"PCEI-1040310\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Quilted<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1664\" title=\"PCEI-1040312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Carol&#8217;s &#8220;Girl Genius&#8221; chair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1665\" title=\"PCEI-1040313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunflower<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1666\" title=\"PCEI-1040314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wine and Garden Club<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1667\" title=\"PCEI-1040315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040315.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Garden Goddess<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1668\" title=\"PCEI-1040316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Herbs, Bottles, and Seeds<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1669\" title=\"PCEI-1040317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Signatures of the Palouse. (Everyone who stopped by the PCEI campus this summer signed this chair.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1670\" title=\"PCEI-1040318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grandpa&#8217;s Porch Tales (all hand carved!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1671\" title=\"PCEI-1040319\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contemplation Chair (wine corks)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1672\" title=\"PCEI-1040320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lifeguard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1673\" title=\"PCEI-1040321\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040321.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Black Rose Tatoo (Gorgeous!!! Decoupaged lace.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1674\" title=\"PCEI-1040322\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040322.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Day of rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1675\" title=\"PCEI-1040292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Every chair sold for a handsome price and traveled to a new home at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1676\" title=\"PCEI-1040337\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Life is good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1677\" title=\"PCEI-1040339\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCEI-1040339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute\u00a0http:\/\/www.pcei.org\/ that I founded 25 years ago, had a weekend fundraiser, &#8220;25 chairs for 25 years.&#8221;\u00a0Members of the community signed up to decorate an Adirondack chair, provided by PCEI, parade it around town and at our local &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/1641\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/1641\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[66,141,261,360,633,645,666,678,846,850],"class_list":["post-1641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-giving_back","tag-art","tag-carol","tag-eco-friendly","tag-giving-back","tag-nature","tag-non-profit","tag-palouse-clearwater-environmental-institute","tag-pcei","tag-stellajane","tag-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}