The alarm went off at 5:15. We got one snooze. And then it was time to go. We had agreed…
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With a long hike of 11 miles ahead of us, we were in complete agreement about getting up early. Last…
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We slept late, letting the sun come up over the surrounding mountains. There was no hurry to begin the day.…
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I suppose we were lucky, when we arrived on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, that there was a campsite…
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There have been times that I questioned my husband’s bird seed purchases. Sometimes I felt like he was spending too…
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From last Sunday through Wednesday, I was in Seattle for a conference. The conference was at the Washington State Convention…
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When I started feeling a bit under the weather on Saturday, it didn’t seem like much of a cold. My…
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The day of the race dawned way too early. I was awake and moving before the sun rose. Heck, I…
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After a three day backpacking trip over the 4th of July weekend, my husband and I took a break from…
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I like the idea that the appropriate response to any holiday wishes is a simple thank you. That there’s no…
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