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I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. – Joan Didion
Should I be embarrassed that at the very ripe age of 47 I still do not have a solid answer to this question? I am moving in the right direction, though the bounds are not clearly defined. If I were to follow my passions, I would read academic books on…
A long time ago, like summer 1999, we tossed the AC and natural gas hook-ups in our newly purchased home and bought a heat pump.…
How did you start blogging? I started out just reading blogs. Then one day I clicked on a Blogger button. Once I realized how easy…
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, then you know that my boys are allergic to nuts. When Benjamin was about 1,…
Yesterday the kids weren’t getting along very well. Hannah decided that she didn’t want the boys in her room anymore. So, she set about creating…

I’m Leslie, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an outdoor enthusiast who writes about what she’s reading, seeing, and thinking.