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Desert Lady Diaries

Nov 16, 2021

In this final episode of the Desert Lady Diaries podcast, Susan Henry (Ep 146) steps in as host and queries Dawn about her first experience with desert, the inspiration for Desert Lady Diaries and her shoppe, Soul Connection.
 
Born & raised in New Jersey, Dawn Davis was drawn to the desert after lengthy careers...


Nov 2, 2021

Raised on the east coast, Kathy didn’t see a desert until she’d moved to San Francisco in her college years. Taking bus trips down to beaches in Mexico, the desert felt like something to ‘get through’ in order to get to the beach.
 
Back-packing in the Sierras brought Kathy closer to the Mojave. One day,...


Oct 18, 2021

Anne Lear’s first experience with desert was a a young girl. Growing up in Los Angeles, Anne and her family made many trips to 29 Palms to visit her uncle, Bob Lear, a homesteader in the 1930’s. If Lear Avenue rings a bell, that road was named after Uncle Bob. This photo shows Anne, left, with Uncle Bob.
 
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Oct 5, 2021

Jenny was 10-years old when she first experienced the desert. Jenny's best friends mother was a Girl Scout leader who brought the girls out to Joshua Tree National Park to camp. Jennifer says, “I remember the wind – it was like a person, taking up space.”
 
As an adult, Jennifer would visit the park to...


Sep 21, 2021

Barbara Gothard, artist and educator, was born and raised in the landlocked agricultural community of Springfield, Illinois.
 
Growing up in the middle of lush, green farmland, Barbara says she first experienced the desert while turning the pages of National Geographic. Barbara’s first visit to a desert came...