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Frozen Minnehaha Falls
Uncategorized ► March 15, 2014

Frozen Minnehaha Falls

One thing that still amazes me after all of my years of living in Minneapolis is the waterfall in the city. Minnehaha Falls is a gorgeous waterfall along the Mississippi River and one of my...

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Blogmas { Day 18 }: GRAD-ITUDE 101: Ramblings on Gratefulness
Uncategorized ► December 19, 2013

Blogmas { Day 18 }: GRAD-ITUDE 101: Ramblings on Gratefulness

Erika from Chimerikal who hosts the GRAD-ITUDE 101 linkup prompted everyone to look back at 2013 this month and to think about what/who they’ve been grateful for this year, so here goes… Little One, of...

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High Five for Friday: Busy Week
Uncategorized ► July 26, 2013

High Five for Friday: Busy Week

Hello friends! Please excuse my absence on the blog this week. It’s been a busy one. Busy but good. Here are some of the things that have been happening. 1) I met up with my...

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High Five for Friday
Uncategorized ► July 13, 2013

High Five for Friday

1) Little One got a hair cut and I’m not sure how I feel about it. She’s adorable, of course, but she doesn’t have that fluffy Cavalier look right now. I am looking forward to...

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Little One’s New Do and Ebelskivers
Uncategorized ► July 10, 2013

Little One’s New Do and Ebelskivers

I took Little One to the groomer today to get a hair cut. I thought it would help her stay cool in the summer heat and that it’ll be easier to find ticks when we’re...

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Happy June!
Uncategorized ► June 2, 2013

Happy June!

You guys. It’s June. We’re already halfway through 2013. It feels like I was just ringing in the new year at a Clue-themed NYE party a couple of months ago instead of six months ago....

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The Weekend
Uncategorized ► May 22, 2013

The Weekend

If you didn’t watch Dancing With the Stars on Monday, you should watch this dance. And if you watched Dancing With the Stars on Monday, you should watch this dance again. Amazing! Last week I...

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From My Camera: February 2013
Uncategorized ► March 1, 2013

From My Camera: February 2013

Have I already mentioned that I can’t believe it’s the end of February? This month seriously flew by so fast! And now it’s time for a round up of some of the daily photos that...

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Torn Between the Ocean and Winter
Uncategorized ► February 6, 2013

Torn Between the Ocean and Winter

At the beginning of February I started a month-long online writing class and for the first assignment I wrote a scene from a story that I’ve been brainstorming recently.  The scene takes place near the...

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On Letting Go (and introducing my writing nook)
Uncategorized ► January 26, 2013

On Letting Go (and introducing my writing nook)

For years when I was younger I wanted a treadmill. I thought it would be perfect; I could use it instead of trudging around outside on snowy hills during the frigid winters and if I...

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I'm Crystal, the storyteller behind Dreams, etc. I'm all about learning how to live slowly & sustainably, while also seeking adventure as we follow our dreams, etc.

May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of May 2023. Savannah, Georgia. Lots of Mina. Lots of new growth on plants.
The other day I realized that there is no Savannah The other day I realized that there is no Savannah on my feed and…well, Savannah is beautiful and needs to be there. These were taken in Lafayette Square on my second day in Georgia.
Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I d Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I didn’t go on my weekly dam walk earlier in the week when I was excited about it. On this day I was tired after a long week and my least favorite holiday. My bed was oh so comfortable. I forced myself to roll out of bed and journey to the dam. It was filled with people and I was pokey…taking my time to get there and even journeying down one of the other paths to avoid walking across the dam. (Which isn’t long.) I finally joined the crowd and walked across. And then came back, happy to have made my weekly journey. This is when the top layer of the water started to freeze.
From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock c From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock concert, which is mostly me trying the say bagpipe rock. Some word combinations are hard! 😂 There was a sign asking us not to film, which is why there’s no concert footage.
Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic and while the walks haven’t fixed the problems, they’ve help me breathe and connect with the world and relieve stress. 💕
April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. The dam was almost overflowing. The animals are beginning to emerge. Spring is here!
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee st Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee stop (of course) a friend and I checks out two indie bookstores that we have never been to before. I definitely want to go back to Uncle Hugo’s and Uncle Edgar’s! Did you do anything for #independentbookstoreday

#indiebookstore #indiebookshop
After watching some shopping ASMR videos I had to After watching some shopping ASMR videos I had to try it.

#asmr #groceryshopping #groceryshop  #asmrvideos
I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Le I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Let’s go back to the third week in November when there was just a little snow on the ground and the footprints in the snow seemed notable.
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