Aside from the lady crashing her van on account of the spider, the most exciting thing to ever happen on the corner of 3rd and Hwy 82 is the giant hole.
Cassina Farley
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The Elves Did Their Part
In some way Christmas brings out the anxiety in us all. For kids it’s, “Will it ever come?” and for us adults it’s “Will it ever stop?”
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A Depressing Christmas Story
Christmas changes as you get older for obvious and not so obvious reasons. I still make iced sugar cookies and leave out one Bud Light for Santa.
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The Weight of the World
For me depression is always there. In the quiet and without warning, sometimes the darkness tries to creep back in, and if I’m not prepared, I’ll fall right back down the rabbit hole.
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A Tale of Two Psychics
A few years ago, over lunch and a job interview, I met a pet psychic.
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Funeral Cake
Recently a dear friend lost her mother. I sat idly by, hoping that I could help in some way. Then the text came. “Can you make a funeral cake?”
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Rugged Individuals Need Not Apply
Given the current climate in Patagonia and beyond I’ve been thinking long and hard about what makes a person a community member. I recently conducted a poll. Using my social media […]
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Keep an Eye on the Peacocks
We had many adventures in Lochiel. We wrecked motorcycles, built rafts that sunk in old cow ponds, ate pomegranates the size of softballs and tied old spring mattresses to giant oak trees. We were wild and unsupervised and so damn lucky.