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This morning I woke up early thinking about my friend Heather. It is almost Halloween. I am not huge on Halloween, but it brings back many memories— like being in the third grade and coming down with chickenpox the week of our school Halloween party. That was a big deal. Instead of dressing up
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”- Henry David Thoreau, Walden. Submitted photo. The wind blows. The flames from the fireplace dance across the room. My essential oil diffuser is pumping out misty clouds of pumpkin pie.
Fall leaves are starting to make an appearance in the Northland. Submitted photo. I lay in the tent on the last weekend of what we define as summer and listened to leaves brushing the sides of the tent as they softly fell to the forest floor. It was early morning on the last weekend that
Jody was excited to learn a new (but very old) artform that features fish. Submitted photo. “What kind of art class are you taking?” a co-worker asked on a recent Friday afternoon as I was about to head out the door of the office. I could hardly contain my excitement. “Fish printing. We are going
Viking Village was built in 2010 as a set for a movie that was never finished because of funding issues. Submitted photos. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part three of Jody’s Iceland travel adventure story. To read part one (HTF June 16) and part two (HTF June 30), visit www.hometownfocus.us. –Cindy Kujala, HTF interim editor It