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Tag: moving

Things to let go

It’s all landfill-bound anyway

Sometimes special things end up in the landfill. And it’s OK. Continue reading It’s all landfill-bound anyway

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerMarch 23, 20232 Comments
Corona days, Memoir, Minnesota, Things to let go

New day dawning

Moving mid-pandemic made it pretty easy to swing between two lives — neither where-we-were nor where-we-are. A recent walk with Leo and a feral iris sighting helped move me forward … Continue reading New day dawning

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerJune 11, 2021Leave a comment
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)

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerFebruary 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

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 20216 Comments
Minnesota

Same planet, different worlds, Jan. 17

When we leave a place behind, we lose a life. Friends. Places. Patterns of living. … Weather. Continue reading Same planet, different worlds, Jan. 17

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 2021Leave a comment
Slippers
Minnesota

Winter in Minnesota: happy feet

Adapting to a Red River Valley winter is a true feat (haha), so today I’m sharing how my family is adapting in the foot department. Continue reading Winter in Minnesota: happy feet

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerJanuary 14, 2021January 15, 20212 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

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerDecember 17, 2020December 17, 2020Leave a comment
Corona days, Memoir, Minnesota

Different

Living back in my home state, I’m listening for the greatest hits of the Minnesota vernacular. Continue reading Different

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerNovember 11, 20202 Comments
Joy, Memoir, Minnesota

Joy No. 47

Born and raised a flatlander, I have always been awed by mountains, but sometimes they get in the way … Continue reading Joy No. 47

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerOctober 30, 2020November 11, 2020Leave a comment
Joy, Memoir, Minnesota

Joy No. 46

Is there a specific word for the joy we can feel when returning to a place that feels like — is — home? Continue reading Joy No. 46

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerOctober 8, 2020November 11, 2020Leave a comment

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A cartoon sandwich -- two slices of bread frame a pair of blue eyes with eyelashes and stylized ingredients. Below the sandwich is the phrase Sandwich Season.
Exploring the burdens and blessings of life in the sandwich generation—juggling the needs of my parents and son with special needs—and encouraging others in similar seasons. (Join me on Substack.)

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