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This Friday, December 5, from 5–10 p.m., Past Lives Makerspace is hosting its Holiday Bizarre: A Sale of Art & Oddities, and I’m thrilled to be part of it. The event is free, open to the public, and part of SE Portland’s First Friday Art Walk, so it’s the perfect night to explore local art,
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In 2015, I moved all of my worldly possessions into storage and took off for London to begin my journey as an international pet sitter. Over the next 18 months, I worked remotely while living in 7 different countries and experiencing life like never before. From snowshoeing in the Austrian Alps to strolling through the
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Join me LIVE at the Eiffel Tower at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 6pm Paris time on April 8, 2019 for an important announcement and, well, to see the Eiffel Tower! View on Patreon for even more information: https://www.patreon.com/christinerose See you there! (If it’s the right time but the video isn’t playing, please press
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People say Disneyland is the most magical place on earth. I suppose I’d challenge that with maybe Glencoe, Scotland or London, but it’s definitely the most magical (built) place in the USA, as the Redwood Forest is pretty magical naturally. I’ve been Disneyland many times over the past 20 years, and it’s always a treat,
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For the past two and a half years, I’ve been living the dream. At least, that’s what everyone keeps telling me, and they’re pretty much right. In the wake of debilitating trauma and the end of a 15-year marriage, I did what few would do in those circumstances. I started traveling through Europe, living in
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After many people suggested this site to me, I finally got it going today. Patreon is a wonderful site that enables you to support artists in the traditional way. Through monthly pledges, starting at $1/mo, you can patronize an artists and get cool rewards for doing so. This one focuses on my watercolor work, but
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Okay. So I couldn’t see it well, but I did indeed see The Matterhorn. Even better, I went snowshoeing in The Alps for the second year in a row. Last year I was in the Austrian and Bavarian Alps. This year, I’m in the Swiss Alps, and this is The Matterhorn! I went snowshoeing BENEATH THE MATTERHORN!
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Last Christmas was the first after my husband left in April 2015. I was in Italy petsitting a wonderful cat named Nox. It was a nice, quiet Christmas, but it was also a lonely and sad one. A dear friend sent me a card with a little story inside about a perfect Christmas moment for me, sharing
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It’s been like two months since I posted. I know…but I have a good excuse! I’ve been traveling and living so fully (most of that time). In no particular order, here are just a few things I’ve done in the past nine weeks instead of posting blogs, in pictures:
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A Life of Beauty is the tentative title of my current WIP. You will now see a little counter in my side bar underneath my short bio. Here you can follow along with my progress on my latest book. It is part memoir, part travel log, and part a journey of recovery. It will have a
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