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The Bargain – review
The Bargain by Stephanie Reed is not your typical Amish romance story. The heroine of the novel, Betsie Troyer, is indeed a young Amish woman, but the setting is primarily outside of the Amish community… and the time period is 1971 (during the Vietnam War) which adds some historical interest to the story. I loved getting to know the characters,…
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Camping in the Fall
Late summer and early fall seem to be when we get most of our weekend camping trips in. I love the weather this time of year. Sunny days with brilliant blue skies– warm in the sunshine, but jacket-weather in the shade– and crisp evenings once the sun goes down. Just perfect for enjoying a campfire. My favorite part about the…
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Writer’s Retreat
This week a friend and I went “off the grid” for a mini writer’s retreat. We stayed in one of these cute little lakeside cabins. It was a productive time. We both worked on our books, brainstormed with each other, and enjoyed probably just a tad too much off-topic chit-chat. The weather was pretty blustery, though the sun was out…
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An Exceptional Mother
Going through old family pictures lately, I liked this one of my mother and her daughters taken about 1974. (I especially like how my bright blue socks coordinate so well with my yellow and white dress! Probably there was some minuscule speck of blue in the floral pattern that I thought the socks “matched.”) I have an exceptional mother… and…
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Late Summer Camping
Setting up camp. The highlight of the weekend:4-wheeling with friends. My view: Looking over the shoulder of my Driving Man. Deep woods creek. Our camp site at night.
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Sunday Afternoon Drive
When the most-thoughtful-husband-ever surprises his wife with a new camera… . …(which she “needs” for blogging purposes, of course)… … he should just naturally expect to be asked to take her for a scenic drive… …on a sunny Sunday afternoon in September… …just to try it out. Don’t you think? Then when he cooks supper on the backyard grill just…
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44 Years Ago
About lunchtime today, I got an interesting text message from one of my aunts. She asked if I knew the address of the house my family lived in back in 1969. I was 3. Now… I do have a pretty good memory. And I remember quite a few things from when I was 3. But the address of the house…
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On Distant Shores – review
I have thoroughly been enjoying the World War II romances by Sarah Sundin. Her most recent book is On Distant Shores which is the second book in her Wings of the Nightingale series. The main characters of On Distant Shores are Georgie and Hutch, a flight nurse and a pharmacist, both working on the front lines of the war. It…
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Parmesan Crisps
Two weeks ago, on our trip to the coast, we stopped at Whole Foods on our way through Portland. There’s not a Whole Foods store in Spokane (our local “big city”), so I wanted to see what they might have in the way of crackers or snacks that fit in with the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle. My favorite find was…
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Quiet Times
During the summer months I look forward to having my morning quiet times on the deck just outside the kitchen. It is shady and cool there early in the morning. The breeze rustles the aspen and fir trees along the fence. The chickens cluck contentedly. The dog sniffs around the yard to see if anything has changed overnight. The cat…
