Karen Tessandore
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Four Point Oh!
So far, so good! I'm just heading into my 5th semester of school and I'm still at a 4.0 GPA. Yay! Thought I'd do a little celebrating now because next semester I have to take a math class. *Imagine foreboding music and darkening skies here.* A co-worker told me not to psych myself out, which
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Chilly New Year’s Day
This is the first winter that I'm not heating the chicken coop. It was a hard decision because I don't want the girls to be cold. But reading the forum on www.backyardchickens.com and hearing from more experienced cold-weather chicken-keepers than I made me realize chickies are more cold-hearty than I thought. The girls have a
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Jammies with Bear Ears
A little drawing I made of my friend's baby girl, cozy in her p.j.'s. ~ k
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Holiday Evenings
Did a little present wrapping and tree decorating tonight. Now it's time so sit down with some hot spiced cider and gingerbread – my favorite. Yum. I had forgotten about this cute little felt reindeer I got last year. Found her at the feed store actually, when I was buying chicken food. The angel beside
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Christopher Hitchens, 1949 – 2011
Christopher Hitchens died today. I came to know him through his writing and television appearances only after he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, so too late for me to enjoy discovering him during the arc of his long career. He wrote and spoke about his illness with what I came to know was his
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Maui No Ka ‘Oi
Why-oh-why do I go on vacation in November?! Less than 10 hours ago this was my view. Now I'm home and just waded through several inches of fresh snow to get to my front door. The abrupt change in temperature and weather aren't such a big deal actually. It's when I realize that I still
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Happy Thanksgiving
Looking at the weather report this morning I realized we'd be flying back from the state with the warmest temps today to the state with the coldest. I really do love Alaska, but I dream of finding a way to live in Maui someday…even for part of the year. When I opened the curtains this
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Aloha!
From the zero degree temps and tons of snow at home…we've escaped to Maui! 🙂 Having been here several times now over the last couple years I feel less compelled to "go go go" and see everything. This trip is just about relaxing and having warm toes. Ok, warm toes and my Starbucks Gingerbread Latte.
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Officially Winter
We had our first big snow of the season last night. I think this is my puppy dog's favorite time of year! He had been out in the backyard for quite awhile this evening so I decided to check and see what he was doing. Turns out he was just chillin' in a snow drift.
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Mandolin Girl
An idea I'm working on for a painting. Sketched her during a staff meeting at work. 🙂 ~ k