Tag Archives: Wildfires

365 Days 2023, Numbah Sixty-One

August 6th

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365 Days 2023, Numbah Sixty

I’m writing this post on August 14th, where the temperature outside is going to be well over 100°; yesterday it was 103°…and our heat pump/ac unit has quit on us. Sheesh. Of all times for it to go out!! Even … Continue reading

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I Have No Words…

All day long I’ve been watching the news from Maui and seeing the images and videos of the devastation in Lahaina. I spent many, many, happy hours there, sitting on the lānai at Pioneer Inn with my friend, cooling off … Continue reading

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Quarantine Evacuation Chapter Five – The Final Chapter

We had listened to music all the way home, and were relieved, oh, so relieved, to be home and to see it still standing. I cried driving up our little gravel road.  I was so glad we’d left the hummingbird … Continue reading

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A Quarantine Evacuation Tale, Chapter Three

Late Friday afternoon I checked out pizza places where we could get takeout so that we wouldn’t have to eat inside. I found this one, Lexi’s Pizza, in Kelso. It got great Yelp reviews, so off we went, again leaving … Continue reading

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