Travel
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Things I Saw in Iowa
Much earlier this summer I got to go along with my friend and her baby daughter, Zelda, on a trip back to see their family in Iowa. We drove up, down, across and back across (and not necessarily in that order) the whole state. The first night we stayed at a cabin just on the
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Camping in the Rain
My friend Meg had a great idea to do a quick late-summer (i.e. rainy season) camping trip to Seward, Alaska. I love this little town. It was super rainy at times… But it wasn't pouring like it can down there. I like to dream about owning a building & business in Seward, especially when I
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Some Things I Saw in Baltimore
Egg sculpture outside of the American Visionary Art Museum – my favorite museum ever. I visited many, many times in the week I was in Baltimore. + They have the best gift shop. That alone is worth the visit. It looks like it could have been curated by John Waters (a Baltimore native) – weird
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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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It must be a sign…
Love this sign from Skin Deep Tattoo in Lahaina, Maui. Very cool shop. If I had been carrying an extra $1000 I might have gone in for an addition to one of my tattoos. Maybe next time. So I guess I like signs more than I realized, judging by the number of photos I took
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Happy Thanksgiving
From Mokapu beach, Maui 🙂 ~ k