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Driftless Thursday: Snowmageddon
Well, it’s hard not to talk about snow this week. The snow had just started falling around dusk on Saturday night. It was too soon to go out and snowblow but the forecast was for a blizzard. My husband and… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Little Surprises
Our house has a covered porch that runs the length of the front, but we don’t have any permanent patio furniture. Instead we stick with folding chairs of various sorts that we can easily bring out and in. Primarily the… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: This Started About Louie
Sometimes I go to write a Driftless Thursday post and end up down the proverbial rabbit hole. In case you haven’t realized it yet, I’m the curious sort. I research everything. Something pops into my head and I have to… Continue reading
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Updates: Writing and Marketing
It’s going to be an interesting month. On the writing side, this week I’m tackling the climax of Tangled Roots (working title), the sequel to Driftless Spirits. It’s Halloween in Casten’s Horn, bones have been found, Ivy’s visiting Charlotte, and… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: How We Got Here
My husband and I had become restless. We dreamed of early retirement and quiet adventure, but most of all we craved something different. We tried on different futures. We tried RVing. We took an introduction to sailing course on Lake… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: A Winter Breather
After a few days of unseasonably warm temperatures (we hit 50 degrees!), we’re back to snow on the ground in our little valley. This is the time of year when Mother Nature becomes a real tease. There’s a glimmer of… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Phil and Mrs. Phil
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air. Today’s post features Phil, the ring-necked pheasant. Ring-necked pheasants aren’t actually native to Wisconsin or to North America in general. According to the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance, they were brought to the… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Winter Robins
Last week my husband noticed robins on our front hill. It was the first time we’d ever noticed robins in winter. Aren’t they supposed to be the harbingers of spring? I keep a 365-day journal in which there is a… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Other Cats
Last week’s Driftless Thursday post was “Of Mice and Cats.” As it happens, I was browsing Facebook with my coffee this morning and an alert from the nearest town’s community page said a cougar had been spotted on the north… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Of Mice and Cats
My husband and I had the retirement dream to go live in the country, and at a young enough age that we could handle the physicality of it still. We moved to the Driftless area of Wisconsin in the fall… Continue reading
