The boys
Last Saturday, I wrote about the first four MinPins who lived with me in Missoula. Today, I want to talk about four more MinPins. Counting Dinah from my childhood and Jr., a MinPin cross, ten MinPins have made a major …
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Lilacs out of the Dead Land
April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain. Those are the opening four lines of Eliot’s poem The Waste Land which you can read in full on the Poetry …
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The Border Crossing at Kingsgate, British Columbia
The first time I traveled out of the U.S. was in 1953. My family drove back to West Virginia to visit my grandma. We didn’t take a direct route though. Instead we drove across southern Ontario, from Sault Ste. Marie …
What a difference a day makes
Yesterday I wrote that today’s blog would be about the Keto Diet, but I have come to two major realizations. First, I am not a nutritionist, nor do I, personally, follow a keto diet. Therefore, I have no business writing …
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Part One Last Saturday, I wrote about my life with dogs starting with my childhood friend Dinah. That post ended with the death of Jr. in 1995. If you missed that post, you can read it here. I mentioned at …
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Jessic Fletcher's Cabot Cove--AKA Mendocino California
If it’s Friday, I must be talking about books. Last week, I discussed the genre of gay romance, but this week, let’s get real. My guilty pleasure, when it comes to reading, comes down to the genre known as Cozy …
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Jean Sibelius at Home
Today’s post is the third (of three) concerning my 1985 trip to Finland. If you missed the first two posts, you can still find them. The first concerns the weaving of the Montana Horses Tapestry which lives in the lobby …
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The 1950 Shoebox Ford Custom
In 1949, Ford introduced its first post-war design. Instead of having noticeable fenders covering the four wheels, the car had a slab sided profile that led to people calling it the “shoebox.” Ford wasn’t first out with such a design. …
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My 8-quart Instant Pot™
It’s no secret that I’m a life-long member of the Kitchen Gadget of the Month Club. I’ll bet you are too. I have a thingie that takes butter and milk and converts it to cream. (Yes, it really works.) I …
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The Long Beach Peninsula
As some of my readers know, I’m working on a coffee table book titled Evergreen: A Photographic Portrait of Washington’s Thirty-Nine Counties. I’ve put the project on hold due to present circumstances, but I can still dream, right? The coffee …
Driving Around Pacific County, Washington Read more »