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Go As You Are – Cataract Gorge, Tasmania
by Krista | May 14, 2018 | Autumn
When my friend Shirley was diagnosed with cancer last year, she and I talked about what we could do to help her through it. She said she'd love to have something to look forward to, something to focus on through all the blech she knew she'd face, and when I suggested...
Resting and Creating
by Krista | May 11, 2018 | Autumn
Winter is in the air this morning. With the sunrise came frosty winds hurtling around corners and through open windows we didn't need to close yesterday, numbing our fingers and the tips of our noses. I hauled the heater out and am opening boxes of winter clothing to...
A Good Recovery
by Krista | May 3, 2018 | Autumn
It's a quiet day at home as Bear and I prepare for our first medieval event of the season. It's lovely to just potter peacefully along, polishing knives and oiling wooden implements, hanging linen sheets out to dry in the sunshine and collecting dishes and cutlery....
Fear without Shame
by Krista | Apr 9, 2018 | Autumn
Since February, we've been dealing with a man who is stalking me. We put up No Trespassing signs, installed guard dogs, filed reports with the police, and issued warnings, but nothing has stopped him. Last week I walked out of our kitchen and there he was, on our...
A Sure Light
by Krista | Mar 26, 2018 | Autumn
It is quiet and still this afternoon. Fezzik, our new Rottweiler pup, is sleeping on the floor beside me, a pork roast is slow-cooking in the oven, filling the house with wonderful smells, and the cuckoo clock is ticking softly, making everything feel peaceful and...
Alone But Not Alone: Solo Hiking in the Bunya Mountains
by Krista | Mar 17, 2018 | Summer
I am home safe and sound from Tasmania, my head and heart full of stories and experiences to share with you in the months to come. But first I need to finish documenting my heart-strengthening adventures solo camping and solo hiking in the Bunya Mountains. Thanks to...
Safe and Sound: Solo Camping in the Bunya Mountains
by Krista | Mar 4, 2018 | Summer
There's something both deeply comforting and deeply uncomfortable about being alone for an extended period of time. It's uncomfortable because there are no distractions. No one else's needs or wishes making us feel needed and important. No one else's conversation or...
Crows Nest National Park: One More Step
by Krista | Feb 27, 2018 | Summer
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you...
Solo Camping and the Old Ladies of Courage
by Krista | Feb 16, 2018 | Spring
Last week I went on my first solo camping trip. For months I squirreled away a few dollars here, a few more there, scouring thrift stores and sale bins to get a tent, backpack, gas bottles for cooking, all the little bits and pieces needed to make a home away from...
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