Category: Gratitude
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Christmas Tree of Memories
It is Christmas Eve. We have a beautiful live Christmas tree in our living room, a tall Fraser fir … with nothing more than star at the top and lights this year. With cats in the house, we’ve always been careful to put the breakable ornaments near the top, out of reach of playful paws.…
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The Joy is in the Journey, Not the Destination
As fall colors start to fade, get out for a walk or a run. Appreciate the crunch of fallen leaves under your feet, the light filtered through sparser canopies of orange and gold, and crisp chill of the air. Ciao! ~ Kat
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside (a.k.a. Your March Public Service Announcement)
The tree of life. I decided it was an appropriate choice for a henna tattoo on my exposed right calf while the left calf was encased in a black compression sock. I limped around the Minnesota State Fair a week after I was diagnosed with a blood clot–a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) with suspected PE (pulmonary…
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Put On Your Big Girl Mukluks and Enjoy Winter’s Beauty
Even with one moosehide mukluk topped off with black duct tape since my dear four-legged companion found it to be a delicious, albeit expensive, chew toy (leaving the entire boot liner and bottom 2/3 of the lovely chestnut exterior intact), I have been “enjoying” our never ending stretch of sub-zero temps this winter (day 64 and counting …). …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
Joy is spending time over the holidays with my family, skiing through the beautiful snow-covered pines. I showed you some evening scenes from these trails in my last post. As you can see, the trails are just as beautiful during daylight. We are fortunate to live in a place with so many natural escapes that…
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