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Category: Memoir

Memoir, Minnesota

Worth the quarter century wait (skijoring, take 3)

Even a couple of months ago, I had no plan to take up skijoring, but today, Leo and I have proven you can teach middle-age dogs and women new tricks! Continue reading Worth the quarter century wait (skijoring, take 3)

SarahFebruary 21, 20214 Comments
Memoir, Minnesota

When being right goes wrong (skijoring, take 2)

Leo reveals how my decision to choose “correctness” over convention has created an unexpected challenge in our training to become a skijoring duo. Continue reading When being right goes wrong (skijoring, take 2)

SarahFebruary 20, 2021February 24, 20216 Comments
Memoir, Minnesota

Living out in front

Since our move from Washington to Minnesota, Leo the dog has proven to be the most enthusiastic adopter of a life lived at the front of the house. Continue reading Living out in front

SarahFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 20214 Comments
classes, Memoir

Start 2021 with a storytelling class

Ready to share a story in 2021 but not sure how to begin? Join me for Memoir Moment class! Continue reading Start 2021 with a storytelling class

SarahDecember 29, 2020Leave a comment
Memoir, Minnesota

Your heart is enough

Holiday gifting can bring up questions of “enough-ness” — and an understanding of what the stuff is really about. Continue reading Your heart is enough

SarahDecember 22, 2020December 23, 20202 Comments
Memoir, Minnesota

You can get cold again

This week, with temperatures dipping near zero, I put my Minnesota-ness to the test. Continue reading You can get cold again

SarahDecember 17, 2020December 17, 2020Leave a comment
Corona days, Honest food, Japan, Memoir, Minnesota, The Same Moon, Un-natural flavors

MacGyvered sushi (recipe)

In 2020, regular days are worth celebrating — and why not celebrate with some easy homespun sushi? Continue reading MacGyvered sushi (recipe)

SarahDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020Leave a comment
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classes, Corona days, Memoir, Writing

Your story matters — let’s write it

This strange year has brought something into focus: my deep passion for helping others (including you?) tell their stories. Continue reading Your story matters — let’s write it

SarahDecember 3, 2020December 14, 2020Leave a comment
Corona days, meditations, Memoir, Minnesota, Things to let go

What, me worry?

Leaving our dog in the care of my mother-in-law forced me to recognize the futility of one of my most highly developed skills: worrying. Continue reading What, me worry?

SarahNovember 19, 2020November 19, 20202 Comments
shadows of my dog and me running in the snow
Corona days, Memoir, Minnesota

How are you?

When you’re asked “how are you,” what do you say these days? Sometimes I’ve answered, “Held together by duct tape.” But, big picture, that’s not really what’s holding me together … Continue reading How are you?

SarahNovember 16, 2020Leave a comment

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