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Had my own Great British Baking Show technical challenge today. Made @williamzest great grandmothers raisin cookie recipe. After making the filling the next line just said “make dough” with a list of ingredients. With the help of my mom, they turned out great!Opened our 🎁 from each other this morning 🥰 with the biggest tree we’ve ever had. 🎄Will named him Dwane “The Tree” Johnson.Smorrebrod brunch 🤤. Traditional Danish rye bread and pickles made by @williamzest 😍 I had pickled herring with daikon radish spouts and dill, smoked salmon with Will’s pickles, and fried egg with cheese and tomato. I resisted having danish coffee (with brown sugar and aquavit 😜)Thanks @caravanvet for taking great care of us for over 6 years! Pigeon (and we) love the comfort and ease of not having to leave her home. (I should have gotten a picture of all of us on the living room floor 🤪) We also deeply appreciated the cards and care you’ve expressed over our loss of Turtle. I strongly recommend @caravanvet, for us it is 100% worth the added expense of a home visit.
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Camping feels good: 4 reasons and advice
Life feels complicated and the world is going to hell in a handbasket. It’s so easy to despair. Why does camping make me feel better? 1) Simple success. Excel &%$# and never-ending email and f***ing finances. Can I ever be … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, camping for health, mental health, outdoors, reflections, Zest Ed
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Bad Igloo, Good Cabin
On day three we decided to make an igloo. It would be a fun way to spend a layover day. We were optimistic. Years ago I bought this thing: We’d tried and failed three times in past years. This time … Continue reading
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Tagged BWCA, camping, igloo, kymsfavorite, outdoors, snow, winter biking, winter camping
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Chop Wood, Carry Water
It snowed for the first two days. Beautiful picturesque winter wonderland snow. We were so stoked to finally be on this adventure. We crossed two lakes (Ojibway and Triangle in the Superior National Forest). Then did a gnarly portage to the … Continue reading
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Tagged BWCA, camping, chop wood, outdoors, snow, winter, winter camping
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All Packed!
Here we go! Last week I tested recipes: granola, meat cheese balls, hot cocoa mix… This week I assembled food I would never otherwise eat… This is seriously calorie dense food. We spent today buying fun new gear at REI and … Continue reading
6 reasons I love winter camping
If my vacation is miserable enough, life seems easier. Just kidding. Sorta. When I was a kid I cursed my parents for living in stupid boring frozen Minnesota. When I grew up I was leaving. Then I grew up and found … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, cozy winter, kymsfavorite, outdoors, snow, winter, winter camping
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No Pictures of Purgatory
In the dark. Walking on the side of highway 61. At the end of our 19th day in the woods. After hiking the historic Grand Portage to Lake Superior. There was light. We looked down onto a field of parking … Continue reading
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Tagged BWCA, camping, canoeing, grand portage, honeymoon, outdoors, paddling, The End
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Crippling Grand Portage
18 days and 238.5 miles we were finally done paddling. We had paddled and portaged in heat, illness, stillness, wind, snow, rocks and ice. There was just a measly 8 miles to walk to hot showers, cold beer, and toilet … Continue reading
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Tagged BWCA, camping, canoeing, grand portage, honeymoon, kymsfavorite, outdoors, paddling
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