Last month my husband and I spent a week at Redfish Lodge in Idaho's Sawtooth mountains, courtesy of the magazine for which I'm writing. It was a great group of four core magazine staffers (The Editor, The Photographer, The Writer [me] and The Right Hand [a.k.a. Office Manager]), along with assorted spouses. My chef- husband … Continue reading “Blog Packages” for your Family Vacation!
Tag: Freelancing
Fishing vs. Catching
When I stepped outside the cabin this morning, the creekside meadow in muted colors of pre-dawn looked more like an impressionist's watercolor than an actual scene... But minutes later the sun swooped above the ridge opposite, and the meadow suddenly popped with all the vibrant maroons and golds of September in Stanley. Or maybe that's … Continue reading Fishing vs. Catching
Settling in at Redfish Lodge
I tend to forget the brilliant wattage of stars until I'm away from the electric lights that dim them... We're not exactly roughing it here--magazine staffers and spouses in a picturesque but modern four-bedroom log cabin with full kitchen, two-story stone fireplace, hot water, outlet for my iPad, coffee pot (and imported coffee), view of … Continue reading Settling in at Redfish Lodge
Packing Pro
“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” ~Susan Heller I’m supposed to be writing about Travel Destinations in Montana. Clearly I’m not. I promised myself I’d turn in my 17 Montana articles by the end of today--but hey, it’s only … Continue reading Packing Pro
Burning the Script
“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” ~ Anna Quindlen We used to operate within limited lives, my husband and I—limited by the ruts of our career paths, by our addictions, by former spouses, by people’s views of us, by the “scripts” we believed we had to follow... … Continue reading Burning the Script
A day at the “office”
These days I get to list my job as "writer"... A new and wonderful development for a person who has always been a writer, but back-burnered the practice of it...
Kana's Chronicles 