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A Trunken Sailor

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Posted on June 4, 2026 By Sister Rain

Traveling along the shore in Port Orchard, Washington, heading to the rental home we love, I noticed something new. “Is that a statue back there?,” I asked my husband. He quickly glanced in the rear view mirror, “I can’t tell. We’ll look when we come back this way.” It was…

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Phone Alone

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Posted on May 28, 2026 By Sister Rain

Every day, all over the world, phones are stolen out of airport security bins because they are sitting solo in the TSA tray. Help prevent this from happening to you by stowing your phone in your backpack, tote or purse, instead of placing it in a bin by itself which…

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Extending Your Stay: #4 The Stories

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Posted on May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 By Sister Rain

Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…

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Extending Your Stay: #3 The Souvenirs

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Posted on May 14, 2026May 21, 2026 By Sister Rain

Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…

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Extending Your Stay: #2 The Photos

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Posted on May 7, 2026May 21, 2026 By Sister Rain

Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…

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Extending Your Stay: #1 The Diary

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Posted on April 30, 2026May 21, 2026 By Sister Rain

Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…

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Misc Kit

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Posted on April 23, 2026 By Sister Rain

Something I always take with me on a trip is a kit consisting of two sets of plastic utensils (in case of take-out), a few grocery store plastic bags, several Ziploc, a couple sandwich bags, binder clips (for open snack bags), rubber bands (needed them once, didn’t have), scissors, safety…

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The Morning Was Foggy, The Memory Is Not

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Posted on April 16, 2026 By Sister Rain

I have experienced fog living in Pennsylvania, but on our most recent trip to the Seattle area, the fog there put the fog I know to shame. Waking up while it was still dark, I put the coffee maker on and stepped out onto the large deck above the Puget…

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Paulsbo, Washington

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Posted on April 9, 2026 By Sister Rain

The 12-foot tall cement Viking (click here for A Striking Viking) should have been a clue. All I knew about Paulsbo, Washington was that it was along the water; that is what had brouht my husband and me here from Port Orchard where we were staying. Who among us is…

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A Striking Viking

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Posted on April 2, 2026 By Sister Rain

Sister Rain’s Note: While in Washington state, I researched, as I always do, Roadside Attractions that I could torment . . . I mean, SHOW . . . my husband. That is how I found a 12-foot Viking in Paulsbo, Washington. I would not learn until I traveled down the…

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