Thursday, July 11, 2013 Broke camp early and we were on the road by 8:45. I’d spotted the post office for Marine-on-St.-Croix the night before on the way back from Stillwater, so we made a brief stop so I could mail a few more postcards. The postmistress had the most incredibly sweet Minnesotan accent, and… Continue reading Travel Journal: Thursday
Travel Journal: Wednesday
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Today was our off day – we hit all the main things we wanted to do on our trip, so today was spent exploring the park and walking the trails. We had hoped to be able to rent a canoe, but for some reason they only rent on the weekends (ridiculous!). … Continue reading Travel Journal: Wednesday
Travel Journal: Tuesday
Tuesday, July 9, 2013This morning we woke up to thunder peals in the distance: soon, our tent would receive its first test of endurance. We couldn’t shower but we did get our morning routines in otherwise, and I brought what little remaining camp items in under the canopy before the rains started (there wasn’t much… Continue reading Travel Journal: Tuesday
Travel Journal: Monday
What a beautiful day for a drive through the Wisconsin countryside! I went down to breakfast with dark skies and pouring rain, but by the time I finished eating it was only a drizzle, and less than an hour later when Scott and I set back on the road the skies were blue and sunny.… Continue reading Travel Journal: Monday
Travel journal: Sunday
One year ago today I married the perfect guy for me. Today, we also began our first trip to parts unknown. Just after 8 am we set out for day one of our trip to Minnesota – I took first shift of driving (to South Bend) so Scott could sleep a bit more in the… Continue reading Travel journal: Sunday
All you need is love
In two days, some good friends of mine will be initiated into the bonds of holy matrimony (or, as we like to call it, The Club). They're both pretty laid back, so they decided to keep things simple - a quick ceremony with the justice of the peace at the end of a vacation to NYC,… Continue reading All you need is love
Monday Funday: Big Bad Wolf’s Vacation Postcards
Last weekend, while preparing for a camping trip with her two young children, my sister Lisa asked her two year old if she thought they'd see the Big Bad Wolf out in the woods. The child laughed and said no, because (as she explained) "the Big Bad Wolf is on vacation." Conveniently, the Super Moon… Continue reading Monday Funday: Big Bad Wolf’s Vacation Postcards
Timeline: The Real Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Love and service, with a belief in the future and expectation of better things in the tomorrow of the world, is a good working philosophy." ~Laura Ingalls Wilder Every so often, an author comes along who can make a piece of fiction seem so real that readers mistake it for unvarnished truth. Laura Ingalls Wilder… Continue reading Timeline: The Real Laura Ingalls Wilder
Things that go bump in the night
"By developing a deeper understanding of what we believe is basic and understood, we are led to new, unseen frontiers." -Edward Burger and Michael Starbird, The Heart of Mathematics I've always been fascinated by the macabre. When I was a little girl, I couldn't find enough ghost stories to keep me satisfied, so I would… Continue reading Things that go bump in the night
Messy (A short story)
For Mom. Messy, messy, messy. She couldn’t be sure exactly who claimed to have cleaned the room last, but it certainly wasn’t done right. One of the new girls, probably. Little high school brats who cared more about spending their paycheck than doing a good enough job to earn it. Julie sniffed at the thought.… Continue reading Messy (A short story)
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