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Back to England
Thirty-five years ago, in June, 1983, I traveled to England as part of a 4-H exchange. I no longer remember exactly how I came to sign up for the program, but what’s clear in retrospect is how much that summer … Continue reading
Posted in home, travel
Tagged Beachy Head, England, Housesteads Roman Fort, London, Northumberland, Talkin Tarn, University of Lancaster, Weymouth
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A Rainbow in the West
When a delicate early-morning rainbow appeared late last week, I hustled to find the camera and take a picture. “We almost never see rainbows in the morning,” I was thinking to myself. And it’s true. Most of the time, rainbows … Continue reading
Posted in home, observation, travel, weather, writing
Tagged Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, rainbows
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Home, New-Old
We moved into this house back in March, 2003, twelve years ago this month. Which, when I think about it, is longer than I’ve ever lived in any other house. If I do the math, it turns out I’ve spent … Continue reading
Posted in home, observation, working from home, writing
Tagged attention, Between Urban and Wild
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Homebody on the Road
I don’t get out much. This is intentional and by nature. I enjoy the vast good fortune of a life that revolves around a home place in a beautiful natural setting. I work from home, and my husband and I … Continue reading
Out and About
Although it Staff: hasn’t happened in a while, there have been times since settling in at our place in central Colorado when I think back over the past week and realize that I haven’t left the property in six or … Continue reading
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Tagged book readings, travel
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Wild, Urban
I can’t take credit for the view, but I will own up to shamelessly taking UNAUSTRALIA advantage of it. When we built our house here in central Colorado, we designed it so that our offices—the rooms in which we are … Continue reading
