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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Cherries and Whipped Creamcherries and whipped cream
July 23, 2011
Heather L
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Cherries and Whipped Cream

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Project 365 – #204 Unexpected company has arrived, and you don’t have anything planned to eat.  What are you going to do?  You pull out some fresh fruit (like cherries) and slice them up.  Then you make up some homemade whipped cream using heavy whipping cream, a little powdered sugar (or honey), and some pure vanilla extract.  Top the fresh fruit with some whipped cream for a quick and easy desert or snack to serve to your guests. Another option is to cut up various types of fruit.  Combine cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, honey (or powdered sugar), and pure…

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The End of the RoadZip Line
July 22, 2011
Heather L
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The End of the Road

Posted in Fitness, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #203 The end of our journey that started out in the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge brought us back to the Colorado River.  Here we found this little building near a zip line that crossed the river.  The cool breeze blowing off the water felt good as the sun began to set.  While we still needed to make our way back home, the peaceful water was a wonderful end to a crazy, but fun day of exploring.

Definitely the Road Less Traveledoff roading collage
July 21, 2011
Heather L
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Definitely the Road Less Traveled

Posted in Family, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #202 Remember that trail sign that I posted yesterday?  Well, we thought we were going down the easy way, but it turns out we were wrong.  Because D’s activities are soooo limited right now, I ended up doing a lot of hiking to scout out the trail ahead as well as spotting as we went through some crazy areas.  D enjoyed himself, but he would have been much happier to go through this particular area at a time when he was feeling 100%.  He felt a bit guilty that I was doing so much scouting and spotting…

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Animals of the DesertAnimals of the Desert
July 19, 2011
Heather L
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Animals of the Desert

Posted in Family, Outdoor Adventures, and Photography

Project 365 – #200 We’ve lived here over 2 years now, and we’ve seen some wildlife here and there during our exploration.  Most often, very little is seen while we’re out exploring.  Over the 4th of July, we were blessed with being able to see an abundant number of animals and birds while we were out driving.  We saw 2 different herds of big horn sheep, multiple herds of wild burros, jack rabbits, bunnies, desert fox, chipmunks, lizards, various birds including an owl, and various other little critters.  We were amazed to say the least.  I was able to capture…

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