Tag Archives: travel

Kittens and KonMari

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Thistle

L and I were meant to leave on our roadtrip yesterday, but we canceled. 1) The weather was alternating between excruciating high temps and severe thunderstorms for the entire week of travel and being outdoors, and that didn’t sound like … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Precipice

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Thistle

In the spring of 1999, one of my French classes was visited by a professor to talk about a summer study abroad program to Bourges. It was exciting and fascinating, and I really wanted to do it. I came out … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Hopscotch!

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Thistle

A few years back, my cousin’s daughter posted photos on Instagram for this place called Hopscotch. It looked awesome, so I went out to investigate. Hopscotch is an interactive and immersive art museum with modern artists and ever-changing exhibits. I’ve … Continue reading →

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An American in Provence, by Jamie Beck

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Thistle

Back in late April or early May, I spent an evening out with some friends that culminated in a trip to Barnes & Nobles. We all wandered separately to our various interests in the store, meeting back up and separating … Continue reading →

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Ghost Towns and Ghosting

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Thistle

Our last stop in Alaska was to Skagway, a tiny town heavily influenced by the gold rush. The tour we took there was the Ghosts and Goodtime Girls Walking Tour hosted by the Red Onion Saloon. This was another small … Continue reading →

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SC: Favorite Photos of Vacation

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Thistle

I know I haven’t finished posting my trip stuff yet, but I’m going to take a moment to highlight my favorite photos of the trip for today’s Sunday Coffee. Somehow, I managed to choose 17 photos – out of the … Continue reading →

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Glacier Day: Endicott Arm and Juneau

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Thistle

Our three stops in Alaska were all back to back days. Unfortunately, the middle day was the day when I was sickest, and the lack of sleep I got the night before didn’t help. I’m not sure why I was … Continue reading →

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Ketchikan, Alaska

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Thistle

I have to admit, this was the most intimidating post of all the trip posts I wanted to write. Why? Because Ketchikan was so wonderful, so expansive, that I’m struggling to put it into words. Jason and I took a … Continue reading →

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Seattle and the Solstice

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Thistle

I have been so ridiculously busy over the last week between dealing with kittens and trying to sort through and edit around 500 photos. Oy. It hasn’t left me a lot of time for putting down my thoughts on this … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – And we’re back!

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Thistle

Obviously this photo isn’t from today, but it was too good not to use! We are back from our week-long adventure to Alaska, and I’m in the process of unpacking and catching up from my week away. I have so … Continue reading →

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