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One Word for 2011 by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness I am a very task-oriented person. I derive so much satisfaction from checking things off my to-do list...sometimes it's scary. So, at the suggestion of Christine Kane , I ... Read on »

Winter Pause by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness This morning on my run, as I listened to the crunch of partially frozen earth beneath my shoes, my brain was filled with its usual ramblings and concerns. At one point, I ... Read on »

Happy and Grateful by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Just a quick note to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! I am so grateful for so many things, but this year I am thinking the most about the following The health o ... Read on »

Must Love Dogs by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness I attract dogs. I must walk around sending a message to the universe that I want to be surrounded by dogs, all the time, and lots of them. We always have somewhere between ... Read on »

I Miss Writing Here by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness So, I miss writing. And I miss writing in this blog. Nowhere else can I write for the sake of writing, so I hereby reinvigorate my motivation to contribute to this blog. The ... Read on »

My Band Has a New Blog by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Introducing Love, Pulp, and Murder Ballads: The Hello Strangers in the Blogosphere - my band's new blog! Here's a little blurb about it We’re excited to share with you ... Read on »

Home...Revisited by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Pabst Snow Picnic with my siblings I am writing this on the last day of Winter, 2010. I have been thinking about Home this week. Home in the sense of people, plac ... Read on »

Good Intentions by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness © Ryan Smith Photography Do you ever feel like you're trapped in your day the moment you wake up? Like you can't quite grasp what it is you really want to do o ... Read on »

Two Bands, a Makeshift Studio, and Murder Weapons Make For a Great Halloween Portfolio by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Once again, it's time for our Halloween photo project! In past years, we've done spooky attic shots and murder in a field. Here's what my husband and photographer, ... Read on »

Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Today is Blog Action Day! For the past several years, my blog has participated in this great event. According to the website, "Blog Action Day is an annual event ... Read on »

Turning 30: I'll Cry If I Want To by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness I lay on the lawn chair like a sack. My head was heavy from a happy-birthday cold and a few too many last-night-to-be-29 drinks the evening before. Was this really my 30th ... Read on »

Roadside Kitsch to Rugged Landscapes: Photo Review of Creative Highways 2009 by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Now that we have had time to look over the hundreds of images Ryan took on our Northwestern tour this July, we have hand-picked six that stand out as truly capturing the sto ... Read on »

Creative Highways Project: Closing Remarks by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness (posted by Larissa) These last few weeks since we returned from our trip have had us immersed again in our domestic/business lives: sales calls, laundry, marke ... Read on »

Creative Highways: The Last Leg by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness We are sad to have our road trip come to a close. We have seen many joys and beautiful things and people; we even had our endurance tested to a certain extent, living out of ... Read on »

Creative Highways: This Is What Sand Makes Our Dog Do by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness On the Salmon River, camping in central Idaho on our road trip, our dog Sadie neurotically dug hole after hole in the sand at our camp spot. Every day she got up, stretched an ... Read on »

Creative Highways: Video Recap by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness The following is a selection of the many videos we took along our 7414 miles during our Creative Highways project. They can't possible capture everything we saw, but they do ... Read on »

Creative Highways: Our Own Private Idaho by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In the entire state of Idaho, there are only 1,523,816 people. That's an average of 18 people per square mile. It's hard to want to share this " gem" of a state with others ... Read on »

Creative Highways: Morels and Old Friends in Moscow, Idaho by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness On Thursday, July 9, Ryan, Sadie and I crossed the Washington/Idaho border and drove up the Lewiston, Idaho grade to our old town of Moscow. For me it had been since 2004 that ... Read on »

Creative Highways: Climbing at Smith Rock and Walla Walla Wineries by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness With heavy hearts we said goodbye to friends Kendra and Adam (and their dog, Jake) on Wednesday, July 8, and turned our backs toward the West coast and headed East. It's alway ... Read on »

Creative Highways: Newts, Dunes, and Sasquatch Sightings on the Oregon Coast by Larissa S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Since this past Friday, July 3, we have been spending marvelous, long days with our dear friends, Kendra, Adam, and their dog, Jake. We arrived in Corvallis, Oregon on Friday ... Read on »

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