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There's a reason I'd never be a good reporter or travel writer. It's because I am a slow processor.  I'm a ponderer.  A million sights, sounds and experiences mill around in my head.  They marinate there until they can be processed through the heart and out onto paper (or screen). I planned to blog on …

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our yes and our no

I have said "no" when it was clearly the right thing.  I've also said "yes" to what should have been a clear "no" believing I could make it work anyway...with varying results. I've said "yes" when it was clearly the right thing.  I've also said "no" to what should have been a clear "yes" believing …

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hold on to your vacation heart…

While on vacation your body was busy but your mind was relaxed.  You ate good food, reunited with family, saw new places, recorded new memories. Then it stopped. And, oh, how well I know the feeling that followed... You squeeze yourself into a Lilliputian airline seat, spend the day alternately chilled or overheated on the plane, then run into that …

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Weekly Photo Challenge ~ From Above

A photo taken from above... I can never pick just one... .... where the Klondike and Yukon Rivers meet at Dawson City ~~~~~ .... where grown-up sons play at the beach  ~~~~~ .... and "Wheel Barrow Boy" WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge

Connections ~ From The Road

A couple of weeks ago I headed south... just a quick trip to check in with my folks and help with tax paperwork. Over the years driving has become my least favorite thing, especially when I'm alone.  But staying connected to family is one of my most favorite things, so I get in the car.  From the rural …

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Finding Peace… Kentucky Style

I left my back porch twelve days ago.  Have been home for two. It takes a couple days to clear the mental cobwebs and settle back into routine.  I could barely keep my eyes open yesterday.  But I did. There were mountains of laundry to do... and groceries to buy... and messages to return. Thru each day …

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Going, going, gone….

I'm leaving my sunny deck for a few days... Visiting a son I've been missing for far too long... Seeing a state I've never been to before... There will be pictures to take, people to meet and good food to eat.  And... "I will let love be my guide"...Ephesians 5:2