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Author Archives: Donna Coulson

Pressure

Our goal this past week was to purchase a car for me.  Karl has his truck, which we stored here when we were on island, and while we are happy to ‘share and share alike’ with our lives, there are some limits within even a good marriage, and sharing a car, for us, is one … Continue reading »

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Springtime!

When I’m away from Wyoming for a while, I forget a bit about how magnificent it is.  Coming home in the spring has been a joy. The weather is petulant and chaotic – warm and beautiful one day, snow and bone-deep cold the next. No matter, there’s hope and assurance that even the snow won’t … Continue reading »

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Journeys part 3 – Back in Wyoming to Stay!

Two weeks ago today I spent the afternoon snorkeling.  I was accompanied by two turtles, a huge sting ray and a small spotted eagle ray as well as schools of blue, yellow, shiny white and tiger striped friends.  One week ago today I spent the day riding in the passenger seat of a large rental … Continue reading »

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Journeys part 2: In the Sea

In the past couple of weeks, we’ve been spending a lot of time near and in the sea. Last week, we went out on the Renegade with Big Beard’s Tours for a day at Buck Island (our fourth trip with them – awesome!), I’ve snorkeled around the Frederiksted Pier, the coral at Frederiksted City Beach, … Continue reading »

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Journeys – part one

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about traveling and journeys.  Our trip to Dublin a few weeks ago began this line of thinking, I suppose.  That trip was short, just nine days, and filled with family, and bangers and mash, and tours of the Guinness Storehouse, staring at bog bodies in the museum, and reveling … Continue reading »

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Newgrange

The word druid might conjure up for you thoughts of mystical, hooded people who perform cultic kinds of rituals and sacrifices among the standing stones in Ireland and England. In reality, that view of druids comes from a ‘Celtic revival in the 18th and 19th Centuries’ and is probably a gross misrepresentation of who and … Continue reading »

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Ireland, part one

Now that I’m back in my own bed and the jet lag is history, I can relive our Ireland trip with the hundreds of pictures I took and the memories we made.  We saw remarkable things and experienced so much it is impossible to talk about it all.  I think over the next few days, … Continue reading »

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Faith

I’m not going to bed tonight.  Nope.  Tonight Karl and I will be sitting in relatively uncomfortable seats, accompanied by strangers, all trying to sleep sitting up while we hurl through the atmosphere a little above the ocean and a little below space.  And we are excited about it!  We are on our way to … Continue reading »

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The Spices of Life

I don’t consider myself regimented, or severe, or a stickler for perfection.  Certainly, I work hard to do things as best as I can, but I’d like to think I am willing to let things go and embrace imperfection as well, up to a point.  But then there’s this:  The spice rack in my pantry … Continue reading »

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Drink of the Day

If you are friends with me on Facebook, then you’ll know that the reason I didn’t blog last week was because we had dear friends visiting us.  You’ll also have seen daily posts of something called, “the drink of the day”.  Those postings are a tradition for our friends, Liz and Greg, when they travel, … Continue reading »

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