Category: Life
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal
Living plant life emerging in a forest devastated by fire is nature’s renewal. This photo was taken in the summer of 2010 near (or possibly still within) Glacier National Park in Montana. We spent several nights camping in the Park and were driving to Great Falls, Montana when I pulled off the highway to take…
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Kat’s Weekly Reflection of Gratitude: The Privilege of Voting
One of the only blessings coming from Hurricane Sandy is a brief respite from the usual tenor of political campaigns at this juncture, with the election for President of the United States now only a few days away. Other important offices, at the federal, state and local levels, are up for grabs in this election,…
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Weekly Writing Challenge: I Wish I Were
Miles away from the devastated northeast corner of the United States, and even farther away from the storm-ravaged Caribbean, it is easy to watch the news, scroll through the online media sources, and murmur to oneself, “such a shame, how awful.” Skimming through Facebook posts from friends close to and far from the path of Hurricane Sandy,…
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Weekly Writing Challenge: Sleepwalking in Winter
In the continuing attempt to challenge my creative self (or rediscover my creative self, as the case may be), I am picking up the gauntlet thrown down by the WordPress Daily Post’s Weekly Writing Challenge and trying “something completely different” by just writing a story about a walk down memory lane, without the “crutch” of my photos or…
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I Walk Slow ~ reblogged from Backpacking Kids
Originally posted on Backpacking Kids: “I walk slow. I walk slow. Take my hand, help me on my way.” Lovers’ Eyes, Mumford & Sons The kids and I at Gem Lake (2007) When I’m out hiking or backpacking with my kids, I am often stopped by people who ask me how I got my kids…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 