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Taxes and mortgage – I’m a grown ass bastard now.

Ye gawds, friends. Things have been  insaner than usual as of late. Christmas, home closing, new keys, friend visits, moving, housewarming party, impending Alaska work, oh my. And now I fear I may become an insane-o home improvement web logger. … Continue reading

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A Peculiar Christmas Tree Compendium

You might not expect this, but I love me some Christmas. Not the awful consumery, commercial part that makes baby Jesus cry – but the family, friends, traditions and sparkly bits of December. Growing up in the snowy mountains, the … Continue reading

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On Tulips and Sympathy {Amsterdam, Netherlands}

Descending from the clouds, my first glimpse of the Technicolor fields of Holland’s famous tulips reminded me of Dorothy arriving in Oz. Unexpected but enjoyable, which would aptly describe most of my surreal overnight layover in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It began … Continue reading

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Tacoma in 75 Hours (Hour 59 – 75ish)

***Sunday (Hour 59 – 75ish)*** Sunday morning we woke plucky, hungry and, upon dumping all the receipts and moths from our change pouches, …poorer. A brisk long walk to Dirty Oscar’s Annex (2309 6th Avenue), and they filled our bellies … Continue reading

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Tacoma in 75 Hours (Hour 36 – 58)

{Pardon the abrupt halt in storytelling. I have been frantically attempting to fit many adventures into the too-brief period between fisheries. Now then – no more excuses;  back to my debaucherous introduction to Tacoma town.} ***Saturday (Hour 36 – 58)*** … Continue reading

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Tacoma in 75 Hours (Hour 12 -35)

***Friday (Hour 12  – 35)*** Presented in chronological order Friday morning came and went as we slept like little baby beach angels. By the time we folded up the soiled linens, scraped off the crust and layered on more eyeliner, … Continue reading

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Tacoma in 75 Hours: (Hour 1 – 11)

Looking out this window always reminds me of beer Despite living in Tacoma, WA for two months (exactly today!), my fish shipping summer schedule of 100-hour work weeks meant all of my T-town observations came from the windows of my … Continue reading

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Summer condensed {Puerto Vallarta, Mexico}

I took this picture (and three thousand nearly identical others) sitting on the edge of a warm concrete sidewalk at the beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Every evening, a few people from the hostel gathered and walked the couple blocks … Continue reading

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Destination: Dingle Town (It’s a fishing village, pervert.)

My front yard is jealous. Wise words from a pub in Dingle A wee backstory: Because I am sometimes immobilized with procrastination (but very good at list-making), I wrote out all the places I have been but have neglected to … Continue reading

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Dear Saturday,

  I love you. xxxo, Jessie

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