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Art comes in all forms. This I knew, but living with an artist and meeting lots of other people in the art world shows me just how true this statement is. My friend, Jean, is an artist. Her latest project is creating tiny books. After a day hiking on our mountain together, she gifted Chris and me each with one, and it’s one of my greatest treasures of the year. I can’t imagine how long it takes…

For six years now, we have heard the screams when our window is open weekend October nights. During 13 Nights at Jiminy the mountain turns into a terror attraction for Halloween enthusiasts. Every year I swear I’m going to do it. Every year I wuss out. This year my friend had an extra ticket so I finished work and ran to join her family before I had time to talk myself out of it. The walk over to…

We keep losing this recipe in our texts to each other so I’m blogging it for easy access. It’s my twists added to the amazing recipe by QUIRKYIQ from AllRecipes.com. 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed 1 (15 ounce) can green beans, drained and rinsed onion stalk celery, sliced ½ cup cider/basalmic/whatever…

My hat-tip to thoughts during the US elections, and the fun of the pre-Halloween season.

Doesn’t it just do your heart good when you see a true human connection? This year has been riddled with other-than-fantastic events. The deaths of Chris’ cousin, Mom Pollock, our nephew and a friend were only part of the stressors of the year. We were falling down, but loved ones stepped in as nets to hold us up and showed that they really know us and care. In no-pressure ways, they…

“I’ve got a roast!” Those were her first words to me, when I was eighteen years old. Chris drove me home from college and introduce me to his parents. She offered food before she even saw my face. Little did I know how much this woman would influence my life. And how many of her roast I would end up eating. Nobody could ask for a better mother-in-law. She scoffed at the term. I was her daughter,…

Life has been very hectic recently, so it was very nice to take a few hours and relax with friends. Have you heard of the game Hues and Cues? We were very curious about how it would work. Especially since some of us tend to see colors differently from others. To play, you pick a card, and the card has four colors on it. You choose one that you want to use and describe it to everyone else in one…

Sometimes life just pulls you down until you don’t even feel the pain anymore. Bring it on. It’s gonna happen. I can take it, but it’s because my friends are my net. And anytime I say friends, I mean, family/friends. This post isn’t much of a post, but maybe it’s a relatable post. I’m just thanking all my friends who have been sending me memes of funny things, inspirational things, and friends…

This has happened to me before. Sometimes we get a gift in life. A beautiful morning camping, waking up to the sounds of the loons. A breathtaking sunset. An unexpected long conversation with a good friend. Then life goes sideways. But those beautiful moments are enough to get one through the rough times. I had this situation occur this year. For perspective, you know I live for winter and the…