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Lake Erie
Looking out of a fire tower.
Isle Royal, MI

Here ya go!
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A Beautiful Blend…
Sitting in my tiny home on wheels, feeling the warmth of freedom, I sip my coffee while reading a book in the park. In front of me is a book with a page holder that I bought for my dad and to the side is a steaming thermos of coffee I brewed here at the…
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Getting Back Out There
Last weekend I went camping with friends. Some of those friends I see on a regular basis, and some I have not seen in a few years. We all sat around a big ol’ fire and caught up with one another. It seemed comfortable, but I wasn’t comfortable. The night was nice and cozy, but…
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My Mind is a Mess..
Losing one parent is so hard. Losing both is heart breakingly deafening. There is a silence in my life now that will never go away. For someone like me, who feels it is so very important to be alone and quiet to reset and decompress, it is so hard to have this kind of silence.…
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Dad… (this picture is pretty much reminiscent of our last few years having morning coffee together as well ๐)
To the man who tied my track shoes… The one who gave the sidewalk a spanking when I fell… The amazing girl dad who always said he wished he could take away my “period pain”, but he couldn’t, so he’d take me for ice cream and car rides to soothe my uterus… To the man…

About Me
Hi… I’m Lori
I am a random thought spewer, road-tripper, nature lover, backpacker, bad joke teller, lover of back scratches. I go where my thoughts take me. ๐
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Maybe They Didn’t Want To Get Better…
Maybe she didn’t and he doesn’t want to get better. As I left the skilled rehabilitation nursing facility where my dad is currently, I could feel my blood pressure rise, and the frustrating tears burst through into sobs that I could not control for the next several minutes. Again, I left, with him refusing to…