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Category Archives: Adventure
Review: Motel DuBeau in Flagstaff, Arizona
The Mo DuBeau is a tiny, cute, historical place to stay in downtown Flagstaff, and I'd stay there again in a heartbeat.
49 1/2… Six Months to Go (Happy Half-Birthday to Me!)
Help me celebrate my 50th birthday (in six months)!
My Life as a Writer
In which I recount the first several times I felt like a writer and where I went from there.
The KitKat Variety Party Box: From the Weird to the Wonderful
KitKat flavors! Our family tried them!
Reinventing and Rediscovering Myself, Midlife: It’s a Process
Looking ahead to the next chapter in life.
Landing on the Spectrum, One Year On: How Learning I’m Autistic Has Changed My Life for the Better
Happy Autistic Pride Day!
Landing on the Spectrum: I’ve Always Been Autistic. I Just Didn’t Know It Until Now.
It turns out I'm autistic. Finding out has been one of the best things that's happened to me this year.
Replenishing My Creativity with Inktober 2017
In which I practice small, fun drawings for the entire month of October.
The Bristol Family Eclipse Experience (Plus Colorado)
My family just got back from a week+ trip to see Monday’s total solar eclipse. Since we had to drive so far (Arizona to Wyoming), and you never know if Mother Nature will cooperate, we wanted to see some people and places along the way. Then, if for some reason the eclipse was a bust,...Read More
Ode to the Arizona DOT Twitter Account
Thank you, Arizona DOT, for your magnificent Twitter account. You helped out a lot of people yesterday.
Pens!
I've been gingerly beginning my exploration of the world of fountain pens. Well, on an extremely amateurish level. Mostly, I just like fancy writing, and dislike my own writing. Somehow, a fountain pen will make my handwriting gorgeous and fancy and flowing. Right? That's how this works, right?
The Liner Notes of American History #10: Colonial Williamsburg
Imagine immersing yourself in a living history museum dedicated to life during the Colonial period of the United States. Long, long before the musical Hamilton came out, there was Colonial Williamsburg.
Things to Love #9: Letterboxing
Traipsing across the land, searching out a hidden box with only a few clues to guide you. Think Geocaching combined with orienteering, but without any pesky technology, and you have Letterboxing.