Category Archives: vacation

Disney: day 3

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Welcome back to the Disney trip! This is day 3. Only it didn’t take place at Disney. However, for the sake of my addled brain and these highly inventive post titles, we’re going to stick with calling it Disney. Even … Continue reading

Disney: day 1

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So. We went to Disney world on fall break. I feel that I should be playing impressive sounding movie montage music here. Or at least Disney music. Because a trip to the World really is that epic. I should start … Continue reading

details

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Yes, I am still posting pictures from the cruise. There may be more yet. Just a few things that will make any day better when they are part of your view: A cheerful red tail… happy flags flying fruity drink … Continue reading

dinner dress

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One of my favorite parts of the cruise was something I didn’t even plan on. Turns out, if you want to eat in the dining room on a boat, you dress up. Somewhere along the way this fact came up … Continue reading

still asking

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In a week, I will be coming home. I can’t believe it’s already here. I can’t believe I’m even going. There’s a conference, with an author that I thoroughly enjoy, in a city I’ve never been to. And I’m going … Continue reading

bottle it up

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Like I said: You never know what you’re going to find. On this November morning last fall, out in the barn – while stomping loudly to scare snakes out that would then conceivably be killed by the 12-year-old cousin carrying … Continue reading

the old red barn

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So, we’re back at the ranch. Last November. Crisp mornings, cool nights, clear sunny days. As soon as you come out of Bryan’s grandmother’s house, you can see the appeal of the place – in the way the trees twist … Continue reading

back at the ranch

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Well. I started a challenge and then took off for a long Texas weekend. Some people, foreseeing that the lack of ready internet access might cause a problem for attempting a daily blog post, might have prepared posts in advance, … Continue reading