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The Most Read Posts of 2025
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The Most Read Posts of 2025

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What gets read can be interesting. And often, some of the most-read can be a few years old. I like to visit the stats at the end of each year, and see what pulled at readers. What feels good is when people like what you wrote that year. Sometimes I wander down a lane in… Continue reading The Most Read Posts of 2025

The Cold Wraps Around
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The Cold Wraps Around

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There's definitely something about the extremes I'm adapting to here in West Virginia. The first was the summer, when it was the humidity that sucked the energy out of one's body; now it is the deep cold. When I first came to West Virginia almost a year ago, that trip was so cold. It actually… Continue reading The Cold Wraps Around

27 Years With My Best Hiking Partner
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27 Years With My Best Hiking Partner

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Twenty-seven years ago, this week, I became a mom to a tiny baby who was born four+ weeks early. That first fall and winter, he was so tiny we rarely went anywhere. As Spring came, he was growing and making up for being so tiny. That first summer, I started taking him places just to… Continue reading 27 Years With My Best Hiking Partner

That Day Loowit Lost Her Temper
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That Day Loowit Lost Her Temper

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I was 7 years old on May 18th, 1980. My Nana was in town for the week to see us. We lived in Cowlitz County in Washington State. That morning, we met between the Cowlitz and Columbia Rivers at the local Fred Meyer store in Longview. My Aunt needed something before we'd head to church.… Continue reading That Day Loowit Lost Her Temper

Commercial Meal Review: Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki
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Commercial Meal Review: Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki

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Another find from the boys' shopping at the grocery store for easy food finds. They picked out two flavors of the Nissin Cup Noodles Stir Fry line. The meals are similar to regular Cup Noodles except that they are what I would call a "dry noodle" dish, so without broth. Each Cup Noodles was $1.99,… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Cup Noodles Stir Fry Teriyaki