Jeanne BustamanteThe desert caught me by surprise. Flatness, I expected. An arid landscape, lacking drinking water. Wind, tearing at my face,…
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When this blog posts, I hope to be about two fifths of the way through my solo trip for the…
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This post was written Saturday night (4/29). I’m not as nervous as I feel I should be. I don’t have…
Continue ReadingThe Lings Have Arrived!
We knew that there had to be some lings on the way, because the ducks were visiting in smaller numbers…
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I’m vacillating between being nervous, excited and scared about my upcoming trip. My back is feeling pretty good, but my…
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At long last, the rejection came in for that story I eventually inquired on. I’m not surprised that it was…
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Mini version:Physical therapy good. Short version:I got in to see a physical therapist last week and, in return for some…
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Sometimes I think my husband spends too much money on bird seed and critter feed. And also that he sometimes…
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Since December, I’ve had some on and off back pain. Back in December, I noticed it as a muscular soreness.…
Continue ReadingGotta Laugh
My in-laws were visiting Boise, driving my husband and I to a restaurant so we could eat dinner and catch…
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