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Autumn sitting by the fire
November 24, 2010 / Last updated : June 4, 2011 Brett Holt Autumn

Baby, it’s cold outside!

After an intense ice and snow drive through Washington yesterday, and quick stop in Beaverton for Santa photos with the cousins, we arrived  in McMinnville, Oregon last night where we’re enjoying the holiday weekend. Low 17 and high 32. Baby, it’s cold outside.

The Last Season
November 15, 2010 / Last updated : October 29, 2016 Brett Holt Media

“The Last Season” and “Three Cups of Tea” need to be on your reading list!

[Repost from May 28, 2008] I just finished reading the book The Last Season by Eric Blehm and what a great read it is.The story is about Randy Morgenson, a backcountry ranger for twenty-eight seasons at Kings Canyon National Park, who goes missing in July 1996. The book details the search and events surrounding his […]

October 3, 2010 / Last updated : October 29, 2016 Brett Holt Family

Salmon Days & Family Farms

We welcomed the month of October with a bang! We headed south on Saturday for the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival in beautiful Issaquah. We followed that up with the Festival of Family Farms in Skagit County on Sunday. Both days offered some of the best reasons of why we love the Seattle area.

October 2, 2010 / Last updated : October 29, 2016 Brett Holt Family

September in Review

September 2010 has come and gone. Up here in Seattle it was a beautiful month to be outdoors and enjoying the natural resources that this area has to offer. Its’ claimed this was the coolest September on record since Eisenhower was in office (or something like that), but we wouldn’t know since we’ve been here […]

September 21, 2010 / Last updated : June 10, 2011 Brett Holt Autumn

Chicago.

Laura and Autumn had the pleasure to join me on a business trip to Chicago last week. After being with FEMA for a little over year, spending 50 nights on the road, and traveling almost 40,000+ air miles, it was nice to have family come along for the ride. Chicago was our destination because the annual […]

September 5, 2010 / Last updated : June 21, 2011 Brett Holt Autumn

You’ve lived in how many homes in the last decade?

We have history of moving. A lot! Ever since we left our childhood homes in San Jose, California (Brett) and Newberg, Oregon (Laura), we’ve moved frequently for a variety of reasons. Job. Change of scenery. School. Most moves have been our decision, though, we’ve been more enthusiastic about some more than others. So exactly how […]

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