Book Review: Family Tree by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs has kicked it up another notch with Family Tree. We’ve all had those key moments when our lives hit the reset button. Dreams are shattered. Plans go off the […]
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Celebrating Navigating Uncharted Waters’ 7th Anniversary
Happy V-Day, y’all! How did you celebrate? Shannon Wilson and I went on a whirlwind two-day bucket list trip to the Oregon coast. My love for the Oregon coast began […]
Book Review: Brave Enough
Desperation is unsustainable. – Cheryl Strayed, Brave Enough Cheryl Strayed is an abuse survivor akin to Grandma Gatewood. Her hike of the Pacific Coast Trail was featured in the book and […]
Happy New Year!
This year I was determined to be home for the holidays for the first time since I started my blog in 2009. With a little help from my friends, I was […]
11-11: Single’s Day!
It’s Single’s Day! Celebrate your single self! Single’s Day is a Chinese import I like. It is like Valentine’s Day for single people. It is a day to celebrate the […]
Book Review: Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs was blessed with great parents: Nick and Lou Klist. Starlight on Willow Lake is dedicated to them, and the book is infused with their unconditional love and wisdom on […]
Book Review: Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?
Bad day? Bad week? Bad month? Bad summer? Bad life? Laughter truly is the best medicine, and I prescribe Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by the dynamite mother-daughter duo […]
Recipe: Cranberry-Blackberry Christmas Tart
Have you ever tasted something that made you swoon with delight? Janie Hibler brought this sinfully delicious tart to the Oregon Women for WineSense Christmas party on December 2, 1993, […]
Recipe: Blackberry Sauce
Folks who know me personally are well-aware that I’m the quintessential quick and dirty gourmet. I’m not even remotely interested in spending hours in the kitchen to produce a meal. […]
Celebrating 600K Visitors: Urban Photo Safari
To thank all 600,000 of you from around the world who have visited Navigating Uncharted Waters, I want to celebrate by sharing photos from my urban safari last week. My […]
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