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Sandy McCollum

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Take The Road Less Traveled

Historic George Inlet Cannery is one of the best-kept secrets of Southeast Alaska, where you can experience life as a shanghai'd Chinese worker living on opium rations in trade for hard labor and shelter. Fish pirates infested these waters in the early 1900's and many a man lost his life protecting ...

Backyard Brews: Warm Yourself With Harvest Moon Tea

Making your own special blend of holiday tea can be a warming, memorable experience you can give as a gift!

Menopausal, Maniacal Me

I was fine, unless you spoke to me. Or, didn't speak to me.

Just My Luck

Sometimes we have the best of intentions, and things just go wrong.

All We Could Give Was Thanks

Sometimes you're all settled with the fact that you just can't do much for Christmas that year, and someone comes along and does something so surprising, so nice, that you can't ever forget it.

Christmas, To Me

Christmas means different things to different people, and especially to the little missionary from the Quaker church.

Busy Hands Passing Time

Keeping your hands busy can help pass the time while you wait for your loved one to come home. Here's one idea that may help toward that end, along with my story.

Christmas in The Worst Year

Sometimes everything can go wrong, and still the holiday turns out wonderful.

Enchanted Forest

Sometimes you can walk through the same area and see it differently. Sometimes, it even feels different. But, it's all Home.

It's Finally Here!

After waiting for so very long, we finally have it! There's REAL green stuff coming out of the ground, the sky is warming us, and it's WONDERFUL!

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