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Laura Patterson Schmerker: January 2011
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011. We Buy Ugly Houses. The second half of summer and most weekends since then have been eaten up by endless projects. Simple ones that you think will only take a day to complete drag out into much longer, complicated projects which require a lot of creative thinking to figure out. Our home is an old 1940s house that was a family home but later became a rental which was neglected for years. We found dog hair balls that gave our vacuum a challenge. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Laura Patterson Schmerker: October 2009
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Our year-long trip abroad gave us a lot of time to come up with perfect list of all the things we want and don't want in our new town. Since we had sold our house and quit our jobs, we could pretty much move anywhere, so the list really helped us narrow down our focus for quality of life living. Here are the major things we looked for:. 3 University or Continuing Education. 4 Art and Culture. 5 Near an Airport. Again, this knocks out a lot places. This was a big disappointm...
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Laura Patterson Schmerker: February 2014
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Monday, February 10, 2014. I love living in Montana. While I wasn't born here, this is where I was meant to be. My son was born here and will be the first generation of Montana roots that will run deep. Here are some just some of the reasons why I love Montana. School never closes due to weather. Cross country skiing after work. Getting to see bald eagles on a regular basis. And on the way to see bald eagles we see things like these:. Kids get their exercise running from mountain lions. You know you live...
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Laura Patterson Schmerker: October 2011
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Sunday, October 2, 2011. Jeff and I are getting ready for our next adventure - parenthood. With this being our first child there has been much to learn and figure out, but the common theme through the whole process has been nesting. I just did not realize there were different ways to do this. Painting by Linda Hanks. Schmerker family cup and rattle. Pictures I took on our trip from our trip and have in the baby's room. Isla de la Plata, Ecuador. Pinnewala, Sri Lanka. He wasn't trying to drive me crazy- i...
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Laura Patterson Schmerker: It’s Official – Summer is on!
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Monday, June 17, 2013. It’s Official – Summer is on! I love working for the public schools. Where else can an adult get things like spring break? I count down the days till summer on the school calendar, marking each day with an X as I got closer and closer to June. Finally, we made it till the last day of school and now summer is officially on. But snowcapped mountains surround us and are a constant reminder that winter is not that far away - get out and enjoy things and I'll see you on the trail!
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Laura Patterson Schmerker: August 2010
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Thursday, August 26, 2010. Savoring the Last of Summer. Before summer is officially over we took a big road trip. Here's the trip report:. Camped Kanisku National Forest. Crossed border into Creston, BC. Ferry aross Kootenay Lake to Balfour. Hiked at Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Kayaked at lower lake. Kayaked across Lake Slocan to base of hike at Valhalla Provincial Park. Camped at New Denver. Hiked in Valhalla Provincial Park. Camped at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. Waterton Lakes National Park.
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parisbaconpesto: May 2014
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You know, like, whatever. Tuesday, May 20, 2014. This is the what. 8220;After God created men and women, according to local legend, he gave them cattle, the source of ‘milk and meat and prosperity of every kind.’ But God offered mankind a choice: ‘You can either have these cattle, as my gift to you, or you can have the What.’. 8220;The pacific Dinka wisely chose the cow. But others picked, and continue to seek, the mysterious, unnamable, destructive and possibly unattainable What.”. Creepy glide avalanch...
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parisbaconpesto: Event horizon.
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You know, like, whatever. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Go big or go home. Rites of May: a trip up Lolo Peak. Cooper loves Oliver. Oliver was a feisty bunny; luckily we only had him for two days. No one parties quite like Special Olympians. Nell Ranch, Paradise Valley. The boundary beyond which events cannot affect an outside observer. In layman's terms, it is defined as "the point of no return", i.e., the point at which the gravitational pull becomes so great as to make escape impossible.". Omar Cabeza, "Fir...
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parisbaconpesto: August 2014
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You know, like, whatever. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Bus station in Subtiava.). Basilica and square in León.). Hotel rooftop, León). Hotel courtyard, León). It was getting late, and hot, and Cooper was crying for a juice. Just then it seemed a city full of juice stalls was totally absent of juice stalls. We wandered around and finally found juice in this bar, and Cooper drank it through a straw while music pumped and people yelled.). Headed home: Honduras and the Gulf of Mexico). Friday, August 8, 2014.
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parisbaconpesto: September 2014
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You know, like, whatever. Friday, September 26, 2014. Three beans from Nicaragua. All it took was a few minutes per handful in a stainless steel pot on an open stove. (Outside – always outside. As your neighborhood will soon find out, coffee roasting creates a lot of smoke.). 1 Café Premium Segovia ($3.70/400g – nearly 15 ounces). 2 Casa del Café ($6.75/400g). 3 Café Las Flores ($5.75/454g). This medium-roast whole bean was the winner of the three by far, and a great deal compared both to other Nica coff...
