Travel Highlights of 2017
This year has been one of many travel highlights, and I appreciate them all so much. In 2016, I was housebound for most of the year due to health issues.…
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Tiny Pines in Idyllwild
Idyllwild, a small mountain town in southern California, sits amid tall trees. It’s a town known to welcome artists of all genres. The town monument is a wood carving of…
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Hope in the New Year
This is the New Year, Another chance to turn it all around . . . Want to hear a story of hope as this New Year dawns? Let me tell…
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Finding a Home
Have you ever been to a dog show? We found a delightful one following the Fourth of July parade in the mountains. Like the Westminster dog show, handlers walked the…
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Do You Love a Parade?
What goes into making a parade fun? The Fourth of July parade in the mountain town of Idyllwild has a lot going for it. First, it’s set among towering pines,…
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Birthday Party Love
Mayor Max of the mountain town of Idyllwild and his deputy mayors Mikey and Mitzi recently had birthdays. And they invited the town to celebrate with them. It wasn’t any…
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Leaping with Joy
Animals have brightened my week. So my random 5 this week is about dogs and cats. 1. The leaping black blur is a pup named Bogie. I’ve met him on…
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Little Miracles
Miracles happen every day. Change your perception of what a miracle is and you’ll see them all around you. — Jon Bon Jovi We stopped in a small mountain town…
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The No-Longer-Shiny Radio Flyer Wagon
Time does not pass, it continues. — Marty Rubin We went for a welcome getaway to the little mountain town of Idyllwild last week. In among the pines, we found…