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“There’s No Place Like Home”

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December 10, 2025December 11, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 8 Comments

It's a sign of a happy vacation, I think, when you have to seriously reacclimate, on reaching home. We had our heads thoroughly Hawai'i-fied for a week and a half---living in our swimsuits (and my bare feet), accumulating layers of sunscreen on our skin and salt-water in our hair, eating our way across the landscape … Continue reading “There’s No Place Like Home”

The Accidental Cat Lady

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November 13, 2025December 10, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 84 Comments

We didn't ever mean to have five cats. But how could that happen by ACCIDENT, you ask. Well, here's the thing. When we took this job managing an RV park, the job came with a house. We'd lived in an RV our entire marriage, so we moved into that house without a stick of furniture. … Continue reading The Accidental Cat Lady

The Post-It Queen Strikes Again

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October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 15 Comments

I'm sitting on the living-room couch with my MacBook, rather than the more serviceable office chair and desktop computer, because this window is where the sunshine is streaming in. We've had nothing but wind and storms this week---and although we generally only get 12 inches of rain a year here, in our High Desert climate, … Continue reading The Post-It Queen Strikes Again

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  1. Adventure Friendship's avatar
    Adventure Friendship on Now & ThenDecember 19, 2025

    Such a nice read! The way you’ve presented the sightseeing highlights is clear, engaging, and enjoyable.

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    joannerambling on Technology & the SickBed-NestDecember 18, 2025

    I am pleased you are improving, me I am feeling not the best but I expect that is the heat…

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    Justin Stanelle on Technology & the SickBed-NestDecember 18, 2025

    You reminded me of how I used to watch The Price is Right when I stayed home sick from school.…

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    CBD Flex on Technology & the SickBed-NestDecember 18, 2025

    👍👍👍

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    Vero on Technology & the SickBed-NestDecember 18, 2025

    Glad the cold was short-lived!

"It is not down on any map; true places never are"

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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