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Girls Road Trip from Dallas to American Fork – a journey between a mother and her daughter

Reflections “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.”    – Oscar Wilde   How did I get here? Standing in front of a reflection pool, looking down at my own reflection, I pondered the significance of this moment. I am looking at my …

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Backpacking the Glacier Peak Wilderness – Spider Meadow, Buck Creek Pass Loop

The mountains are calling and I must go. – John Muir My annual backpacking trip came and went.  As always, I received far more than I deserved.  Amazing natural beauty, good food, personal challenges and good people. How do you like to spend your time? There are always two people in every picture: the photographer …

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Italy Travel Journal part two

The birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is the epicenter of northern Italy in a region known as Tuscany.  Coming here is a pilgrimage for Italophiles and art enthusiasts.  The museums here are plenty and top notch.  Fine art to medieval technology and astronomy, something for everyone, especially you.  Yes you!  What is your excuse?  No …

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