Category Archives: Books

More Than Potatoes

Posted on May 15, 2025 by TheJessicaness

Thursday morning has us driving along the Columbia River, with Washington trees and a railroad around us and Oregon across the water. Caleb points out that we will be hiking over the Bridge of the Gods on foot in a … Continue reading →

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A Morning By the Window

Posted on February 2, 2025 by TheJessicaness

The sky is one smooth color of blinding-white grey. The water has the slightest ripples, giving the trees and buildings reflected on its surface a blurry image. The muddy grass at the water’s edge has been topped with sand-colored gravel … Continue reading →

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100+ Things That Made 2024

Posted on December 30, 2024 by TheJessicaness

1. Watching Zeus, a golden doodle, for the holiday week2. Finding a half-done cross-stitch tree for me to finish3. Remembering to do my Q&A books since we forgot last year4. Dad calling to reminisce about a trip we took and … Continue reading →

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Gifts That Keep on Giving

Posted on December 22, 2024 by TheJessicaness

These are things I already have that make me smile when I get to use them or simply see them.

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Into The Land of a Thousand Welcomes

Posted on May 14, 2024 by TheJessicaness

This phrase stems from the Irish greeting of “céad míle fáilte” and we would see these words in action more often than we would hear them in Gaelic or spoken with their lovely accent in English. There are only some … Continue reading →

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