Category Archives: challenges

Imagine An Energy Fingerprint

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Laura Grace Weldon

Imagine what we leave behind is a fingerprint of energy. Continue reading →

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Saving A Neighbor’s Farm

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Laura Grace Weldon

Can crowdfunding save a neighbor’s farm? Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Gift, Gone

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Laura Grace Weldon

What we found when checking the beehives after a long winter. Continue reading →

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Making Misery Into A Memorable Christmas

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

The Christmas miracle is one we make happen for someone else. Continue reading →

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Who Is Stealing Your Mail?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

A service accorded to you back in 1775 is starting to go away. Do you know what’s happening? Continue reading →

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Spinning Straw Into Gold

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

Annoyances tend to come with built in irony, at least around here. I trundle down the basement steps clutching piles of wet jeans so I can hang them close to our wood burning furnace, saving a bit of propane our … Continue reading →

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Five Ways To Ease The Crazy Busy Syndrome

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

Holiday stress? Fight back with these proven tactics. Continue reading →

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The Antidote Is Awe

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

Antidote to pressure and stress is nearby, wherever nature is found. It’s called awe. Continue reading →

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Pioneer Delusions Doused

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

These last few months have doused any pioneer delusions I might have harbored. Continue reading →

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Don’t Overlook Gratitude’s Shadow Side

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Laura Grace Weldon

I’m all about sweetness and light. Heck, I’m such a gratitude junkie that I write letters of appreciation to strangers. But there’s a flip side, one we shouldn’t ignore. Continue reading →