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MissReadsALot
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Marine Corps vet, occasional book snob, aspiring creative, permanently exhausted, slowly building a more beautiful life... (she/her) 🇺🇦
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Currently reading. I'd love more recommendations of books about migration/immigration, both human and animal/plant around the world. If you know of any, let me know!
White book cover with charcoal grey text that reads: The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move by Sonia Shah. A human footprint sits center.
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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A white dog waits and waits and waits for another glorious USMC Birthday. He peers thru white window blinds, knowing he must wait a whole entire year.
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Sometimes all the mugs are dirty. And I'm lazy. Ramekin to the rescue.
Coffee with cream in a white ramekin, held by a white woman wearing a faded black hoodie.
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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A rare picture of me, from Camp Ripper in Iraq.
Me, one of our contractors (I loathed the man), and 2 of my fellow Marines. All in desert cammies, except for the civilian. Plywood structure in the background.
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Spent some time in one of my favorite local spots this afternoon. The coastline here is so pretty! And always changing!
Saltwater and freshwater meeting at the mouth of a PNW river. Driftwood on the dark rocky grey beach. Blue skies with soft streaking white clouds. Distant mountains.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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1/2 Just finished up reading How To Fall In Love With The Future: A Time Traveller's Guide To Changing The World by Rob Hopkins. Definitely recommend it!

I admit, my own cynicism made it challenging to immerse myself in his ideas initially. Especially given our current political climate.
Book cover showing a red spiral staircase placed in a verdant jungle scene. The title is How To Fall In Love With The Future: A Time Traveller's Guide to Changing the World by Rob Hopkins
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Results: Pork was far too dry, but it's still pretty delicious. I forgot how much I absolutely LOVE fried plantains.

Kids were not sold on dinner, and are doing their own thing tonight. Can't win them all!
It's not the prettiest blue and white paper plate, but it does hold some Cuban pork and green mojo sauce, black beans, and fried plantain slices.
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Dinner tonight is one of my occasional mishmashes that somehow tastes good, and is fairly cheap to make, pulling from pantry staples.
Red lentils, canned diced tomatoes, coconut milk, red curry paste, potato, red bell pepper, shallot, vinegar, turmeric, ground ginger bubbling away in a large skillet. To be served with naan.
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Just pulled a rather pretty apple pie out of the oven. Kids' request on the way home from the woods, and I couldn't say no.
Freshly baked beautifully browned apple pie, using the recipe from the cookbook in the background, Pie Camp by Kate McDermott, who also happens to be a dear friend (and my childhood piano teacher!).
November 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Got outdoors for a little bit with both teens this afternoon. Everything was very blown about and soggy after the wet windy weather the past few days, but oh so pretty! I love the green mossy woods here in the PNW.
Mossy PNW forest, with a wooded walking path covered in orange and red big leaf maple leaves under foot.
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Black and white image of hands sharpening a charcoal stub for drawing.
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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"I went to the car. She stayed and had fun at the game with her friends."
White-walled room with blood-covered walls. A small TV and lamp sit in the left corner.
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Cold rainy days call for warm baked goods. Improvised some cardamom apple rolls this afternoon. Hopefully the kids like them. They turned out quite pretty and smell amazing!
Cardamom apple rolls dusted with powdered sugar, in a white baking dish.
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Very excited to read this tonight! The introduction by Hunt is the kind authors dream of and the first chapter so far has been exquisite. It's going to be a very good evening.
Purple and cream sworls make up the backdrop of this book cover. In a yellow outlined text box, filled with a darker purple background, the title reads Heaven's Breath: A Natural History of the Wind by Lyall Watson, Introduction by Nick Hunt. Behind the photo on the right side of the book cover is a begonia of shocking resilience. Despite neglect, despair, hope, much more neglect, and much much more despair, the begonia is now in surprisingly good health. Its owner cannot take credit for this green abundance.
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Behold! Pistachio chocolate twists.

Recipe in alt-text.
Unbaked pistachio chocolate twists. Recipe: Chocolate pistachio pastry knots Ingredients: 2.5 c white flour Ground cardamom 1 c whole milk 1 tbs yeast A couple good squeezes of honey, more than is reasonable Dash of salt 1 tbs melted butter Pistachio butter Nutella Granulated sugar Butter Warm the milk, not too hot, to a temp that you can still keep your finger in it if you test it. Squeeze in honey. Stir in yeast. Let rest for 2-3 min. Add in melted butter. In a mixing bowl, stir flour and cardamom (measure with your heart, maybe a tsp or so?? 🤷‍♀️) together. Pour milk mix into flour mix. Using a small spatula, mix gently until a dough ball forms. You may need to add a sprinkle or 2 of flour. Knead it a little longer by hand. But not terribly long. Cover. Let rest 45 min. Dust counter with flour to prevent sticking. Dust rolling pin and roll out dough into a large rectangle. Long edge should be parallel to you. Spread pistachio butter on the left half of the rectangle. Spread Nutella on the right half of the rectangle. Fold the Nutella side over to lie on top of the pistachio butter side. Turn the folded dough so that the fold is at the top. Cut into 1-1.5" straps. Twist the strips, and tuck the ends into the center to form a nest. Place on a large parchment covered cookie sheet. Melt 2-3 tbs butter. Brush over the nests. Sprinkle them with granulated sugar. Bake at 375 for 15 min. Check to make sure they're lightly browned. Remove, cool, and enjoy. Baked pistachio chocolate twist on a white plate.
October 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Lovely little walk to the beach this morning. Got to watch an eagle fishing at the mouth of the river.
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Banana bread in the oven, rain on the roof, hot coffee in my mug, new book in my lap. Saturday is starting off strong.
Book cover of The Mountain Knows The Mountain: A Fire Watch Diary by Phillip Connors.
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Dinner's ready, I think.
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The only thing burning in Portland last night was the gorgeous sunset from my friend's porch...
Dark green trees and cityscape with a bright orange, yellow, and blue sunset in Portland, Oregon.
October 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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War-ravaged Portland was so brutal this weekend. I was forced to drink rum cocktails (with edible "money") outdoors at a food truck in the sunshine.

I barely survived.
"Spread The Wealth" cocktail from a food truck in Portland. Rum, pineapple, and other yummy stuff, topped with edible fake $100 bills.
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Furlough Day 2: Took myself for a lovely rainy walk in the woods to see a waterfall. Then enjoyed an excellent lunch, and a little nap.

Tomorrow I'm doing some work on the house.
Paper plate with smoked salmon in hot sauce, white cheddar cheese, seeded sourdough bread slice, and a stubby Coors bottle. Wet dark green wooded scene with moss and ferns, and a large waterfall. Wet wooden bridge crossing in Olympic National Park. Dark green trees, heavy moss, and ferns.
October 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Today really has big "I should schedule a new tattoo" vibes.
Black and white skeletons dancing, saying, "Yes tattoos!"
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Giving one of these a go today. It's rather nice, and I'm feeling much more mellow.
Lavender, yellow, minty green, and silver can of Rogue CBD Seltzer Water. Lavender Mint Lemonade flavor. The can is resting in the lap of a very tired woman who doesn't want Sunday to be over already.
September 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Medicine has arrived. The sinus pressure in my face is finally feeling better after so much hot sauce and hot steaming broth.
Plastic to-go soup container filled with spicy red-brown pho broth, noodles, jalapeño slices, bean sprouts, and thinly shaved beef.
September 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Laying low with an easy rest day, still not feeling well, so I'm going to spend a few hours reading The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. I've been curious about this one for a bit.
Beautiful creamy white cover of a paperback book with two watercolor(?) mushrooms and text that reads: The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing.
September 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM