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First Snow Storm

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On Friday, it was nearly 79 degrees. Today, it’s about 31, and our first snow of the season has already left eight inches on the ground. The storm advisory lasts until six Monday morning, so I suspect the view from my sunroom will look different again by the time I wake up tomorrow. Shadow, our year-old puppy, is convinced all this snow arrived just for her. We can hardly keep her in the house; every time she comes in, she’s ready to turn around and race back out through it. I’m staying in the sunroom with a cup of coffee … Continue reading →

Coffee, Snow, and a Blank Page

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Snow days in Montana have a way of slowing everything down in the best possible way. This morning the sky was that soft winter gray, and the world felt wrapped in quiet. The kind of quiet that makes you pour one more cup of coffee and open a fresh notebook without rushing. There’s something about watching snow fall over open land that feels like a reset. The fences disappear first. Then the road. Then even the sharp edges of the mountains soften. Everything looks gentler. Forgiving. I’ve been spending the day tucked inside, watching the flakes drift past the window … Continue reading →