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HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM- BOXED OR ECLECTIC?

HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM- BOXED OR ECLECTIC? When I first started homeschooling, I wanted someone to hand me a giant box with everything my kids would ever need and simply say, “Here. Do this.” Honestly, the curriculum choices felt overwhelming. There were…

Balsamic Salad Dressing

It’s that time of year again when everyone is eating salad and on some kind of weight loss journey. Well here’s a yummy, healthy, clean and cheaper salad dressing for you to use for your greens. Hope you enjoy!

Best Granola Recipe

This is by far one of the most requested recipes from my kitchen. It has been modified over the years to be a little less sweet, and I will give you some options so you can customize it as you…

Summer of 1990

    Some seasons in life change everything. The summer of 1990 was one of those for me. In April, I packed my bags and set off to travel the world alone, to find the meaning to life. But after a…

New Life in Legget, CA

         Catching the morning bus up the coast from San Francisco, I rolled into Leggett, a little town on the Eel River in Mendocino County. The moment I stepped off the Greyhound, I was surrounded by towering…

San Franscisco

May 24, 1990 After traveling through Sacramento at night and seeing all the lights on the river, I awoke again as we were passing through Richmond on Interstate 80. At daybreak, I finally saw the city of San Francisco through…

Truckee and Lake Tahoe

May 16th, 1990                            After a night of sitting like a hobo in the Reno bus station, I returned to Truckee empty-handed. Greyhound told me to hang around a few days and ‘for sure’ my luggage would turn up. Marilyn…