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Checking in
November 5, 2014
This is how I process with writing. I write, talk, write, read, write and maybe cycle through the whole thing again, and eventually I publish. But this kind of writing does not lend itself to a fast turn around on the blog.
Couchsurfing with a family
October 30, 2014
If you can't travel the world right now, you can bring the world into your home.
The Von Trapp Family on the Appalachian Trail
October 25, 2014
Off trail we are known as the Tougas family but our trail community knew us as the Von Trapp family.
Tenacious Bling
October 23, 2014
It's taken raising a fashion conscious, clothes loving, and sometimes makeup obsessed pre-teen to show me what many women already know and appreciate in their lives: personal appearance can provide the canvas for a wellspring of creative expression.
Already laid bare
October 19, 2014
I am ready for a time of simple beauty, of finding refuge in coziness and warmth, finding refuge period.
For Thanksgiving
October 15, 2014
Singing together old church choruses, with the rich alto harmonies and male tenor I've known since the womb, is like coming home for me.
The beach at high tide
October 10, 2014
I'm not knowledgeable about the tides but yesterday there was no beach to walk or sit on, only wind-whipped waves crashing against the rock walls.
