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Book Review: “How to Keep House While Drowning”
I’m starting to think that maybe I need to start a little series called “this book changed my life”. I haven’t yet because that sounds dramatic. Also, the book I’m going to talk about now I only just read for the first time a few weeks ago. So it feels a bit premature to talk Read more
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Wildlife Photography
I have a newfound appreciation for wildlife photographers. Frankly, I’m not much of a photographer. The trips I’ve been on in my life demonstrate this again and again. Lots of photos with my thumb or pointer finger somehow in the frame. But since I started hiking I wanted to try to capture more of the Read more
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Bark Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Something I really like about hiking in the middle of the day is the quiet. There’s rarely anyone else on the path with me. Which does mean I don’t see or get to pet as many dogs as I like. But it also means that I’m not competing with runners on a path who lap Read more
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Recipe: Soda Bread
Every year around this time I get really motivated to make a really good Irish Soda Bread. To my knowledge, I’m not of any Irish descent, but this time of year, my pinterest board is usually full of tons of recipes for all kinds of St. Patrick’s Day goodies and damn if they don’t sound Read more
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Stories
I’ve recently started trying more creative writing and it’s been so much more healing than the way I used to approach my creative writing. You see, when I was young, I was going to be an author. Of like, books. Real books. With whole-ass, big long stories. Not someone who wrote and posted random ramblings Read more
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The Right Path vs. Dead Raccoon Drive
I didn’t start my walk today looking for a dead raccoon. I’d venture to say that most people wouldn’t. But that’s what I found. Determined to soak up some of the very rare for this time of year sun, I set out to my local park again today and decided I’d be a bit more Read more
Laura Bird 