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The Great Pacific Northwest (Self-Led) Yarn Store Crawl

The area around Seattle is a knitter’s heaven as far as local yarn stores are concerned. Here are a few we hit up while we were there.

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On an Island by the Sea

A travel log of our trip to Vancouver Island from Washington.

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Destination: Washington

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Ringing in the New Year with Sleigh Ride Fun

A quick recap of our holidays, including two very fun sleigh ride adventures we got to experience—and I got to photograph!

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Novel Revisions and Holiday Hopes

What’s filling my month: a stomach bug and revising my first novel.

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Egg-Nog Rice Pudding Custard (Dairy-Free)

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How a conversation with Broadway composer Timothy Huang changed me

My online encounter with Broadway composer Timothy Huang, and how it moved me.

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The Friday Night Date Dress OG Cover Release

My first book cover for my very first book is here!

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Curried Pumpkin and Potato Soup

Sometimes you want to use up the abundance of pumpkin you grew or purchased without the same ol' pie spices. Here is a very delicious curried soup variation I came up with.

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Sweet’n’Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

Make your own super-fast, super-easy, super-healthy snack from those Jack-o-Lantern seeds.

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In a Hurting World, Choose Love

The senseless death of a Canadian soldier has caused me to question why people make such selfish and destructive choices, and what the solution might be. (Hint: It’s choosing love.)