A Grand Journey
“I don’t want to go!” I wailed. I thought if I could just live with Grandma on her farm I wouldn’t have to back to school. Grandma knelt...
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Karen Farris
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Counting the Cost
Something big is missing in this photo. Let me explain. Here in my hometown, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe prepared a parcel of land...
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Karen Farris
- Aug 23
- 1 min
Back to School Leaders
Fifty years ago, I attended a high school leadership camp. It was designed to be a mixture of fun and instructive activities that would...
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Karen Farris
- Aug 16
- 1 min
Changing Seats
I was just a few minutes later than usual getting to my bus, and by the time I boarded a young woman had taken my favorite seat. So much...
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Karen Farris
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Clearing a Path
We were hacking our way through the thick underbrush. The land had been logged some years prior, and now hearty undergrowth was competing...
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Karen Farris
- Aug 2
- 1 min
One Chance Meeting
I watched the bicyclist approach the bus driver to ask how much the fare to Seattle was. He had a French accent. The driver told him,...
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Karen Farris
- Jul 26
- 1 min
The Power of Summer Memories
My mom and her sister spent many childhood summers at a small rustic cabin deep in the woods next to a pristine lake. They hiked, fished,...
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Karen Farris
- Jul 18
- 1 min
Held by a Strong Frame
We’d been storing the huge window panel in our shed—it was being kept for “one of those days” when it could be used for a greenhouse. So,...
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Karen Farris
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Summertime Music
During the summer months, in an outside seating area, a delightfully painted piano sits with a sign that says, “Play me”. It was just...
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Karen Farris
- Jul 5
- 1 min
Dr. Bundy’s Curtain
I was visiting my grandparents at their remote cabin, deep in the woods of Northern Idaho. Read: no electricity or indoor bathroom. They...
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Karen Farris
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Working on Independence Day
It had been blistering hot on my grandpa’s wheat ranch. We’d gotten the call that harvest would be a week sooner because it was nearly...
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Karen Farris
- Jun 21
- 1 min
Shedding for the Wedding
There was once a reality show about shedding for the wedding—it was a couples’ competition to see who could lose the most weight to win a...
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Karen Farris
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Taking the Low Road
I had my excuses for taking the low road, but Dad wasn’t accepting them. At the time, I could blame my parent’s divorce, a difficult new...
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Karen Farris
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Watering the Seeds
Walking back from the library, my granddaughter exclaimed, “I’m going to climb that.” I looked over at the daycare play structures we...
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Karen Farris
- May 31
- 1 min
Treasured Grad-O-Grams
I placed our letters in the mailbox, clearly marked Grad-O-Grams. My daughter had asked if we wanted to write our soon-to-graduate...
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Karen Farris
- May 24
- 2 min
Memorial Thoughts
Long ago, we enjoyed celebrating my grandson’s birthday at the beach. As he waited for friends and family to arrive, he gripped a huge...
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Karen Farris
- May 17
- 1 min
The Final Drive
We said goodbye to our faithful truck this week. While I knew this day would eventually come, I didn’t think I would be the one behind...
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Karen Farris
- May 10
- 1 min
Celebrating Mom
Recently my son pulled out an old newspaper article that had been written about my mom. A whole section was devoted to her little log...
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Karen Farris
- May 3
- 2 min
Overdue Assignment
Dear Ms. Thorstrom, I should have written this letter after I’d finished high school—to thank you for helping me through my junior year....
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Karen Farris
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Being Refurbished
I took a picture of this terrific guy who has been alongside me on life’s journey for over forty-five years. I’ve had way more life with...
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