Adventure
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A Little Bit of Adventure
Do you ever like to hop in the car, and go for a drive? Leaving the city far behind, just to enjoy the passing scenes of nature? Sometimes, if you travel far enough and the last remnants of civilization are no longer visible, you can gain a new perspective on life. No houses, no people, Continue reading
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More Mountain Mishaps
A few weeks ago, I went on another mountain adventure. Or should I say- misadventure? It may seem like mountains and I don’t quite get along, but I can assure you, we like each other very much. We just tend to have a lot of mishaps, together. (Read here about my last excursion.) This time though, Continue reading
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Spring At Last
“For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.“ Song of Solomon 2:11-12 Spring has arrived, at long last. It’s become visible in the small green sprouts, poking out Continue reading
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An Ode to Autumn
Oh, Autumn, you are upon us once again. You’ve moved in so subtly, until your presence was quite unmistakable. I could sense your arrival on the wind; from the scent of rotting leaves, smoking wood fires, and a cool crispness in the air, so tangible. I could hear you too, in the chilly winds rustling Continue reading
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth, by Jules Verne
Professor Otto Liedenbrock is an eccentric, and esteemed boffin, (person engaged in scientific research), of Hamburg, Germany. One day, he discovers a slip of paper, fallen from an old manuscript, written in an ancient runic code. Sure, that it will lead to an incredible discovery, he stops at nothing until he cracks the code. When the Continue reading
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The Mermaid’s Sister, by Carrie Anne Noble
One, of them was delivered by a stork, another was delivered in a seashell, and a third, was found beneath an apple tree. Such is the story of the three orphans, that Auntie shares with Clara, Maren, and their best friend, O’Neill. Clara, and her sister Maren, lead quiet lives in their cozy cottage on Continue reading
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Mountain Calling
It was my sister’s day off from work, and she was complaining about staying home. She said, that we seem to do all the fun stuff while she’s busy slaving away at work. (I mean grocery shopping is so very entertaining and all.) So to appease her, we decided to sacrifice a day of being home, Continue reading
Sage In The Meadow 