Big Adventures Await


Last week I played hooky to go on an adventure of me own. Along with seven other people, we set off tubing down the Catawba River, enjoying some late summer sun on the water. And…

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I Should Have Known Better


I should have known better. Rushing always leads to trouble. I was in a hurry when I unplugged my laptop and managed to shut the lid on the end of the cord. Five seconds and…

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Someone’s Watching Me


Ever get the sense someone is watching you? A week or so ago I was diligently typing away, revising a scene from Flood of the Fire, when the back of my neck started prickling. I…

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Want a New Adventure?


That’s what I told my husband when I suggested we go to the Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit. He said he was up for it. That conversation was three months ago. We finally made it, and…

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A Close Encounter with a Speeding Locomotive


It was a close encounter, indeed. Grandson #4 decided it would be great fun to run his locomotive over my head. Which was no problem. Except that it was running. Before I knew it, the…

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Pressing the Pause Button


I’m taking a moment to press the pause button and think about what could have been. It was a chilly, windy evening. And my husband ended up in a ditch. Not through any fault of…

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Are We Having Enough Excitement Yet?


How’s this for an understatement: last week was a wild one. In my world, the excitement continues this week. Not only is do my birthday and wedding anniversary fall in the second week of November,…

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A Big Adventure with Little People


This week brought me a new adventure; one I’d never thought I’d experience. Flying with 11-month old twins. That’s right, I was helping my young grandsons’ family move halfway across the country. So I flew…

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Not the Adventure I was Expecting


When I dreamed about moving south for the warmer weather, visions of the outdoors beckoned. Enjoying the nearby parks and the lake were what I had in mind. What I didn’t count on was the…

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Travels in the Time of Quarantine

Wisconsin Winter Dawn

Social distancing takes on a new perspective when you move to a new state. The past few weeks were nail-biters for us. Our movers came a few days early, saying they wanted to get our…

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