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Though my first trip to Edinburgh was in February 2015 and certainly not warm, it had been sunny and only chilly, not blustery cold and wet. I have been spoiled in my past travels and blessed with unseasonably great weather. So why would I expect anything less when visiting Scotland in April? My British friends knew better and scoffed at…
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I first visited Edinburgh in February of 2015 with Marcie. Here’s a link to an album of that trip. We absolutely loved it. The ornate architecture with wonderful sculptural details everywhere was captivating. Even the air vents are pretty. You can find live music any night of the week. People are friendly and have awesome accents. Despite popular opinion, I…
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I promise I’ll write about my Scotland experiences soon, but I came across this quote today from Janette Tepas in an International Living article and it expresses something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. The featured photo is one that I took in Hawaii in 2013. It had rained every day (I’m not talking sprinkles, this was downpour) and…
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This is it. Stacy sits next to me on the plane to Edinburgh, Scotland, reading a fantasy novel about dragons. As surreal as this feels, we may as well be on our way to fight dragons ourselves. It hasn’t sunk in yet that this is the day. The first day of what? The rest of our lives? The first day…
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God’s got a sick sense of humor… My doctor said that God was playing a joke on me to see how badly I wanted this adventure. I thought about skipping writing about the stress to get back to the fun stuff, but I’m keeping it real. The past few weeks were some of the most stressful of my life. Frustration,…
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Today is the last day of my 12-year career at Garmin. Soon every day will feel like a Saturday but today is bittersweet. Yesterday I dropped my dad off at the airport. This morning my brother left before dawn with my sweet Princess Mia Mole Slayer. Today I say goodbye to the friends who have made going to work each…
About Me
Hi, I'm Christina. I love travel, cats, gardens, house sitting, birds, painting, dogs, museums, good food & drink, you know - all the good stuff! I've been working on my first memoir, Magicians, Cross Dressers and My Uterus while living my second!
Latest Posts
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My Uterus and the case of the Missing Essay
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A Letter to Myself and a Commitment to Myself and My Memoir
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Getting Published, Shame, and Saber-toothed Tigers
June 4, 2022
