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Mountain Daisies
Sometimes during Family Camp, the panoramic vistas on all sides crowd out everything else. The grand beauty is so grand and distant, sunrise over the mountains, blue-black fir trees scaling rocky peaks, ice cold streams, stars glowing in the night sky, bridges...
Night and Day Difference
One day away from home, and the difference is like night and day: From wedding week to camp week, From Iowa to Idaho, From making decisions to following orders, From cornfields to mountain views, From high humidity to low, From ninety degrees to seventy-five, From...
Blueberry-Granola Muffins
Over the last few weeks, I’ve inundated you with blueberry recipes. With the season almost over, I promise to move on to a different theme next week. But only after sharing one last recipe given a thumbs up by the weekend wedding crowd. The recipe’s super easy, so try...
Hop for the Hills
After a week of wedding company, Hiram and I took only a day to adjust to having the house to ourselves again. So imagine our surprise this morning when we discovered an unexpected guest on our doorstep. I mean that literally. When I went to shut the French door in...
We Are So Blessed
Wow! After weeks of planning and wedding tasks that bumped real life activities to the bottom of my to do list, the wedding of our daughter and new son is history. More details will be forthcoming, once I’m not so tired I nod off the minute I’m not moving, and more...
Craig Johnson – My New Favorite Mystery Author
One of the best things in life - other than having a houseful of company for a child’s wedding, which is what we have now, so this post will be short - is stumbling upon an author who writes beautifully. Not too long ago I stumbled upon Craig Johnson, a western writer...