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Month: June 2017

Washington State – the Non-Funeral Stuff

Posted on June 29, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Washington State – the Non-Funeral Stuff
Family, Travel

Mount Baker over Bear Creek-001

This recent trip to Washington State was mostly taken up by the funeral for Laura’s mother, Merline Wright. However, we were able to do some things not related to funeral services. These included some shopping expeditions, meals out, and one trip up into the mountains.

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A Funeral in Washington

Posted on June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on A Funeral in Washington
Family, Travel

Funeral for Merline Wright

I’ve been offline for the last week or so. Laura’s mother passed away on June 13 and we have been in Washington State on Samish Island for the funeral. I only had my phone for Internet access, so I’ve not been able to upload photos or do much blogging. I’ll try to catch up with things in these next couple of posts.

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Goodbye, Merline

Posted on June 15, 2017June 19, 2017 By Tom 8 Comments on Goodbye, Merline
Family

Merline Wright

On Tuesday of this week Laura’s mother, Merline Wright, lost her battle with Alzheimer’s. For the past year she had been living in the Harbor Chase Memory Care facility in Vero Beach, Florida. She was 87.

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The Juniper Springs Run

Posted on June 12, 2017June 18, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on The Juniper Springs Run
Paddling, Photography

Juniper Springs Creek-112

It was a Second Saturday, and time for another Lowcountry Unfiltered trip. However, there was a problem. I wasn’t anywhere within range of my fellow paddlers. Even so, fellow paddler Craig Lee and I were able to do an LCU trip…sort of. We spent a spectacular day paddling the wilds of Ocala National Forest on the Juniper Springs Run.

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Quick Update from Florida

Posted on June 11, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Quick Update from Florida
Family, Miscellaneous, Paddling, Photography, Travel

Indian River Paddling-6

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. Before I do another paddling post I thought I’d do a quick update. Lots of family stuff going on, new instruments, and a bit of travel have occupied my time recently.

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Swift Current on Estatoe Creek

Posted on June 2, 2017June 2, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Swift Current on Estatoe Creek
Paddling, Photography

Lake Keowee and Estatoe Creek-25

I was determined to celebrate Water Wednesday this week. Even if I had to go by myself, I was going somewhere. I really needed the solace and relaxation of being on the water. Fortunately, Jeff Holland was able to join me for an exploration of Lake Keowee and Estatoe Creek.

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2017 Gallabrae

Posted on June 1, 2017July 12, 2017 By Tom No Comments on 2017 Gallabrae
Family, Local, Music

2017 Gallabrae Scottish Games at Furman-42

NOTE: I’m running a bit behind with the blog posts and I’m trying to catch up. This was from last weekend. Also, this is the first post since making some changes to the site, so I’m hoping this goes smoothly.

The Scots were back in town! That meant parades, weird music, weird athletics, and even weirder food. This year we participated in the Great Scots Parade, as we usually do with the Upstate Minis, and I made the Saturday trek up to Furman to see the games.

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