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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers
Multiple layers are the rule, rather than the exception, when running the “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” in International Falls, Minnesota! Yes, only in Minnesota. The year I ran this 10K race, the starting line temps were around –20º Fahrenheit (that’s not a typo, folks) (-28º Celsius) with an added nip of wind that lowered the…
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Mother Nature
The beauty of Mother Nature’s water spans the seasons. Summer . . . Winter . . . Even during a spring storm . . . Lake Superior during a storm is often more of a spectator event than something to fear (if observed responsibly, of course!). It is horrific to imagine those waves climbing to…
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A Stuffing That Covers All Food Groups
The Thanksgiving Day dinner recipes and tips are coming out of the woodwork! Blogs, magazines, Pinterest . . . the Thanksgiving Day countdown has begun (two weeks from tomorrow!). So, I decided I would chime in to the saturated conversation with one of our favorite stuffing recipes. When you need that one dish to cover…
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A Good Book is Never Out of Place
Books are a permanent and essential fixture in our home. Over the years, as I review photographs and memories, I realize that books are fixtures in our lives, not just our home. In the past year or two, I have made room in my life for a book club of wonderfully interesting women. We meet…
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LoLa, The Plucky Little Chicken That Could (With Your Help!)
As bloggers continue plowing through NaBloPoMo, I felt it was disingenuous for me to reblog a recent post (“Have You Been Getting Locally Laid?”) and count it as my daily post for purposes of the challenge . . . so you will just have to click on that link to return to my effusive raving…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 