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The Hard Parts Of Life
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The Hard Parts Of Life

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I lost my Dad in the summer of 2003. It was a brutal summer. I lost him, my Grandmother, and my Great Aunt in 3 months' time. For a long time, his ashes sat in a closet until my Mother passed away in the summer of 2006. I then became responsible for both of them.… Continue reading The Hard Parts Of Life

Float Away
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Float Away

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Yesterday was like Fall arrived on Whidbey Island. It was a wool sweater day, and by the afternoon, we had the yellow leaves flittering down out of the trees, with the sun trying to peek through. But in the early morning, the fog was thick on the Salish Sea. You could see just across the… Continue reading Float Away

Seagulls and Seastars
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Seagulls and Seastars

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I was standing in the front of a Washington State ferry last week when a large Seagull landed on the deck on the outside of the webbing. As it landed, I noticed it had a seastar in its beak. It dropped the seastar upside down, pecked at the inner part, and started swallowing it. Seastars… Continue reading Seagulls and Seastars

Local Adventures: Boondocking At Deception Pass State Park
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Local Adventures: Boondocking At Deception Pass State Park

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I've been striving to get out on more trips in our RV, so I decided we needed a winter trip, before spring shows up. I've previously camped at Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island, Washington, but stayed in the older (much larger) campground above Cranberry Lake, in the park's core. The park has a… Continue reading Local Adventures: Boondocking At Deception Pass State Park

Marlin Bay Resort Review
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Marlin Bay Resort Review

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I had often wondered what the Florida Keys were like, and it was always on a list of places to visit, but maybe rather low on it. We had a chance to visit the Keys over the New Years for a week+ with some potential time for hiking and getting out to explore. We flew… Continue reading Marlin Bay Resort Review