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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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Halloween Past

I was thumbing through some old digital photographs and ran across these ghosts of Boise Halloween past (2008): With my cousins, Wonderwoman and Billy Ray Cyrus This costume was fun, though my bottle top did frequently get clotheslined on doorways, … Continue reading

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Ireland on a budget. What NOT to do.

Blending in Last month I took a trip that some might call blow-your-mind-fantastical. It was quick (one week) and consisted of my greatest friend Megan The Gnome and I tooling the entire island of Ireland. “Whoa, fun!” you say, and … Continue reading

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Her Ring

This is the real circle of life, Simba. Her Ring = herring, and that’s but one of the joyous discoveries of the fish-addled mind. Seriously – this herring shit has been popping off for two weeks, and it is time … Continue reading

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‘Tisn’t the season anymore

Like prune juice through the digestive tract, the holidays passed too quickly. I made a Christmas shrub. I made some semi-craftique photo gifts. I made elaborate Christmas cookies with my friends. I froze my beans off watching some sort of … Continue reading

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