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Shawnee’s romping ahead of us, tail wagging. Where’s Simon? I look behind us — no sign of the big, black fuzzy dog. I glance into the woods to our left, still no Simon. Where is he? There’s no use calling for him – at almost fourteen years old, he’s mostly…
Continue readingThe air is brisk on my cheeks as I sit on the wooden bench. I lean out over the side, hoping for a glimpse of the golden Aspen trees. Instead I am hit with a whoosh of cinders as black smoke spews out the top of the engine. It is…
Continue readingI actually slept. The air was cold, windows were closed. For the first time, we started up our wood stove. And I slept. I don’t sleep well during hot weather. Something about cold weather makes me want to curl up in the bed like a bear hibernating in its den….
Continue readingUgh. You know things are bad when there is a fire ban in place on Halloween. You know it’s really bad when people are walking around in shorts and flip flops, and November begins twenty-four hours from now. October has come and gone with one day of seasonably cold weather…
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