My time working fire support at Salmon-August Complex and Tubbs Fire
It’s been not one but two fires camps since my last post. Geez, a lot happened in only five weeks! In September, I worked fire support for the Salmon-August...
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I’m going to work fire support
Tomorrow I leave to go work fire support at an “incident command post” (ICP) in northern California, U.S.A. Why am I doing this? Because I want to. Because I can....
Overcome Setbacks: make the best of a bad situation
Everyone has to overcome setbacks. Sometimes they are tiny and easy to resolve. Often, they are significant and take months or years to recover. The U.S. is facing...
Personal post: ash from nearby forest fires falls in Portland, OR USA,
Get ready. This is not my usual video post since it has nothing to do with making Ballroom, Country or Skate dresses. However, the somberness of hundreds of thousands of...
Stop And Appreciate Beauty All Around You
a On December 25th, 2016 I spent a glorious day alone on the Oregon coast at Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge. The magnificence of that day inspired me to share an...
It’s my birthday!
So was yesterday. I turned 47. But then again I thought I was 47 last year too. Of course, my mom corrected me quickly since if I was an extra year older, so was she. Oh, but...
Vacation blog! Praise from a new Sew Like A Pro™ member
I made this impromptu video while on a road trip with my dad, traveling around the Ozark Mountains in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. No, I’m not a...
[personal update] Bad “stuff” always offers good opportunities
Hey everybody! Sorry I’ve been off the chart for a few months. I’ve been recovering from a severe low back/hip sprain that left me in horrible pain and...