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In The Pacific Northwest

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Caryn

It’s hard for me to imagine that my younger daughter, Amy Royce and her husband Travis have been married for 30 years today. It just doesn’t seem like she should be old enough to have been married that long, but … Continue reading →

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Lawn Mowing Fanatic

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Caryn

My son-in-law, Travis Royce is skilled at a number of things. He worked for a number of years at a radio station in Casper, Wyoming, and the commercials he did there, were so good that they still use some of them today…8 years after he moved to Washington state. Continue reading →

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Watching Them Together

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Caryn

The last two weeks of August were spend visiting our daughter, Amy Royce and her family. In my thoughts throughout the visit was the fact that their 26th wedding anniversary was just around the corner. Continue reading →

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One Minor Hiccup

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Caryn

Sometimes, you think you know something about a person, and then you find out how little you knew. I have always known that my brother-in-law, Mike Stevens was a big sports fan. He likes pretty much any sport, and is … Continue reading →

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New Horizons

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Caryn

As hard as it is to see your children move far away, sometimes there is an aspect of it that truly warms your heart. That is how it has been for me in this first year of the new journey … Continue reading →

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Mow Happy

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Caryn

My son-in-law, Travis Royce loves to mow the lawn. He always has. When he first told us that, we were surprised. I had never met anyone who truthfully enjoyed mowing the lawn. He used to mow our lawn when they … Continue reading →

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A Winter Tradition

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Caryn

Wherever there is snow, you can bet there will be a snowman. Maybe not in every yard, but in many of them. I’m not sure who first has the idea to make a snowman, but once it got started, it … Continue reading →

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Spring Will Come

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Caryn

For years now, part of our Mother’s Day gift to Mom was to clean up her yard, make necessary repairs, and plant flowers in anticipation of the coming Spring. Mom had decided that she really had everything she needed, and … Continue reading →

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Slap Day

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Caryn

Every year, there comes a day…usually in the early Spring…around mid-April, that can only be called Slap Day. No, I’m not saying that everyone should go slap someone, or even that the weather makes you want to slap someone. Although, … Continue reading →

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Red’s Favorite Trick

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Caryn

When my brother-in-law, Ron was about 10 years old, he had an Irish Setter dog named, what else…Red. Ron loved that dog, and they were pretty much inseparable. Ron was trying very hard to teach his dog as many trick … Continue reading →

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