My Life
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Life Lately
First and foremost, a Trooper update. He is doing very well, and considers himself the house and grounds manager. Duties include ridding the yard of squirrels, ensuring no one goes down the street…
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Throwback Thursday circa 1998
Time for a little blast from my past… What else are you supposed to do when presented with a gorgeous backdrop like this? This picture was taken in the height of my ballerina…
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What Inspired Your Love of the Outdoors?
A few months ago, I was talking with a neighbor about our shared love of the outdoors. I asked her, “What made you interested in the outdoors?” I’m always curious about people’s answer…
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Kindred Spirits
This year I have had the privilege of mentoring one of the George W. Bush Institute Women’s Initiative Fellows. Meet Insaf! Insaf is one of fourteen women from Tunisia, a small country on Africa’s northern coast,…
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Beach Bums (of the Fluffy Variety)
My corgi Trooper loves the beach. He is a beach bum of the fluffiest variety. To him the beach means three things: Waves to bark at. 2. Birds to bark at. 3. Water…
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Man Crush Monday
Shocker, my man crush Monday is my husband! This is not news necessarily, but I’m giving him a shout out today because of this picture. It just belongs on this blog. Brandon went hunting…
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A Day at Leopold’s Farm
I don’t know but I’ve been told… about a man named Leopold, Wrote an ethic for the land, Taught us how to understand. I just got back from a pilgrimage to Aldo Leopold’s farm…
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Ruff Existence
I interrupt our regular programming to bring you this. And this. And this. Fact: I can not not take pictures of Trooper in this position. I’m sorry if corgi pics do not interest…
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Life with an Engineer, Volume 2
A few months ago I wrote the post Life with an Engineer, describing life as the wife of a critical thinking, logical, and analytical engineer. I heard “I know what you mean!” and “My husband is…
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Lazy Day on the River
My house needs to be cleaned, I need to exercise, and I should probably read and expand my vocabulary, but I spent last Saturday in a chair in the Guadalupe river. Because what is…
