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A River Runs Through it

I’m beyond ready for another camping trip. Several destinations are calling to me, and many of them have me passing through an area I seldom think of as a destination unto itself. I’m not sure why, except that I’m so often on my way someplace else. Cooper’s Landing is a small community of close-knit, adventurousContinue reading “A River Runs Through it”

First Rain

A storm front is moving in. I can feel the barometer changing, but even more immediate is the scent of moisture on the light, periodic shiver of a breeze. The breeze has died off again. There is a stillness to the air now. The trees seem almost to freeze in sheer anticipation of the hopedContinue reading “First Rain”

Morning Rituals

A drop in the barometer is never a good thing for someone coping with fibromyalgia (or quite a few other autoimmune disorders). However, that discomfort is somewhat offset when rain accompanies the low-pressure system. Waking to the patter of rain on the roof this morning was blissful. I delayed moving a single muscle for severalContinue reading “Morning Rituals”

The Mat-Su Valley – My Home

I dropped in via the internet this morning to visit the Alaska site, under Travel & Culture, of the BellaOnline magazine. (www.BellaOnline.com), with the intent of searching the archives for a couple of specific articles I wrote for them in the past. Although I stopped writing weekly articles for the magazine nearly two years ago,Continue reading “The Mat-Su Valley – My Home”