Writer. Mystic. Pragmatist. Curious Soul.
Age Old /Thread to the Past (almost) Never Fail Sugar Cookies BAKED very year since 1973 Tweaked most years to serve various needs & environmental conditions I think all bakers agree that terms such failsafe or foolproof are fallacy. Practice may not make perfect, but we have eaten well for 45+ years in trying. Over the…
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As the eldest daughter, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, mother, and now grandmother, I have a LONG history of being a holiday elf. From my earliest childhood, I absorbed multigenerational traditions into my psyche and learned ‘how things are done’ training as a good elf. I was taught that the meaning of Christmas was in creating a happy…
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Amidst Northern Arizona’s expanses of high deserts and unique geological formations dwells the presence beyond time and appearance. Of course I adore Sedona and her awe inspiring red rocks; and I pay my respects to the National forests and parks. However, it is in stepping off the grid into Arizona’s northern realms that brings me…
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Juneau, the capitol of Alaska, is accessible by sea plane or boat, located at the head of Glacier Bay… With this being the last ship to sail into Juneau for the season, shops were taking inventory to close up for winter storms coming soon. So it was relatively quiet. We took the plunge and booked…
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The RSSC Mariner ship sailed through the night, heading south from Seward on its final Alaskan 2019 voyage of the summer. The morning brought rain which did not bode well for out scheduled visit to the Hubbard Glacier. The wind pierced through my coat as I walked across the ship deck to lunch as the…
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I love to travel and when I do, I try my best to not sweat the small stuff. But, boy was I tested on my recent flight to Anchorage, in a white knuckle flight with layers of delays that made me doubt whether travel was in the cards for me any time soon. My previous…
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When does a sunset take it’s place in the larger scheme of life? After all, it is but a series of fleeting moments cast upon the giant screen of none other than the horizon’s final hurrah of the day. The sun sets at the time of day when most of us are dog tired and…
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It’s FINALLY HERE!!! Voyage of the Templar Guardians: Book Two of the Templar Chronicles is now available on Amazon. Voyage of the Templar Guardians takes The Temple Chronicles beyond Scottish shores into unfamiliar places lost to time in a continuation of the Haling and the Scottish Templars. Young Templar squire Adam and his sister, Hannah, must escape war-torn …
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The Feast Day of Mary Magdalene comes each year on July 22nd/23rd in the liturgical calendar, alongside the Feast of St. John the Baptist (June 22/23rd). Medieval Templars and the cistercians venerated this remarkable disciple of Christ, whose legacy is cloaked in subtle symbols due to the church’s distortion of her role in the passion…
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What would you do if you were faced with immediate evacuation of your loved ones to safety in the face of approaching harm? Be it wildfire, flood, aggression, or natural disaster? Those who live life, unaware or in fear, are either bound to the fates or rob themselves of many joys of living in the…
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