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Ancient Polynesian Catamarans: Precursors to the Modern Catamarans
Last month, my family celebrated 30 years of visiting Rocky Point, Mexico with many of our extended family and childhood friends. We had...

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May 13 min read
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When Did Romance Become Associated with Saint Valentine?
This past week was Valentine’s Day, the day many say a Roman priest, or alternatively a Bishop, named Valentine was martyred in the third...

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Feb 16, 20242 min read
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Etienne and Lydia: A Love Story, Part 4
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends! For the first time ever I managed to get all of my preparations...

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Dec 29, 20235 min read
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Etienne and Lydia: A Love Story, Part 3
My husband and I had a great time at Lake Patagonia! It was so relaxing and beautiful. I’m not sure the dogs love the canoe as much as...

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Dec 15, 20234 min read
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Etienne & Lydia: A Love Story, Part 2
My husband and I are heading out to our favorite campsite down at Lake Patagonia. We are looking forward to a weekend to disconnect,...

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Dec 1, 20238 min read
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Etienne & Lydia: A Love Story, part 1
I am enjoying a lovely week down at Rocky Point. There are hardly any people down here, which is surprising because the weather is so...

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Nov 17, 20237 min read
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A 63-year-old Teacher and a Barrel
I stumbled upon an interesting story today. On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor was the first...

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Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Loving the Cooling Weather
I am back in Tucson and loving the cooling weather! Mornings are getting cool enough for neighborhood walks with my sister. My husband...

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Oct 5, 20232 min read
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How Can Very Different Woman Have Such Similar Experiences?
I am enjoying the cooler weather in Portland after the 107 degrees of Tucson last week! I don’t know what it is about water that is so...

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Sep 15, 20236 min read
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The Two Marias: Background for My New Project
As I write this newsletter, I am preparing to head back up to Portland to visit family. I am looking forward to a brief reprieve from the...

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Sep 1, 20234 min read
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Starting a New Writing Project!
The desert is still hot, but we’ve received some rain in the evening off and on for the past week. It does raise the humidity, but the...

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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Arizona Families for Home Education 2023 Conference
Just got back from the AFHE Convention up in Phoenix last weekend, and wow, what a success it was! I had a fantastic time with my...

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Jul 21, 20233 min read
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Happy Independence Day!
July is a buy month! This past week I celebrated the Fourth with my extended family along with my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary. We...

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Jul 1, 20232 min read
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Greetings from the Pacific Northwest
I have been enjoying the cooler weather in Portland, Oregon for the past few weeks with boat rides on the Willamette and time with...

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Jun 20, 20234 min read
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Ever Feel Like Everyone is Out to Get You?
I spent last week at our vacation home in Rocky Point walking on the beach or sitting on the porch watching the changing tides and colors...

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Apr 5, 202314 min read
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A Case of Truth Proving Stranger than Fiction
First off, I want to apologize for getting this newsletter out late this month. The past three weeks have been very busy for me...

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Mar 21, 20239 min read
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Welcoming New Life in 2023!
2023 has started on a much happier note, than the dismal end to 2022! On January 5th my niece gave birth to her first child – a beautiful...

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Feb 13, 20233 min read
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Looking Forward to 2023!
Happy New Year! 2022 was a mixed bag with the joy of my nephew’s wedding to a wonderful young woman and the tremendous sorrow of my...

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Jan 14, 20233 min read
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Clues to a Family Mystery
I am encouraged to say that this past month, I have been much more productive with my writing/editing. I am also looking forward to the...

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Dec 12, 20227 min read
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Ready for a Ghost Story?
First off, I want to apologize for missing the deadline for sending out the newsletter last month. I will say that it was a rough month...

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Oct 31, 20225 min read
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