There’s hardly a more tranquil place on Earth. And I was lucky enough to be there, in a sort-of house-sitting capacity, in May. …
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*Santa Fe, NM: The Pilgrimage to Chimayó
It’s Santa Fe, New Mexico, at Easter. How can I refuse an invitation to walk the eight miles from the tiny village of Nambé to el Sanctuario de Chimayó? It’s the largest annual pilgrimage in America! …
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*PHOTO ESSAY: An Incomparable Dump—Island Recycling on Whidbey
One day while house sitting on Whidbey Island, I notice the recycling boxes in my homeowners’ tidy garage are filling up. I’ll be conscientious, I decide. I google and find the address for Island …
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*PHOTO ESSAY: People’s Art on Whidbey Island
Certainly an advantage to being a house sitter in a new community, rather than a tourist, is that I have unrestricted time to mosey through market and residential areas that aren’t featured in Chamber …
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*HOUSE SITTING: On Whidbey Island
I’m house sitting in a beautiful home in the town of Langley on Whidbey Island in Washington State, way up at the northwest tip of America where it’s only a giant’s step into Canada. A large, mature, …
*Hot off the Press: Happy Without a Home
When people ask me where I’m from, I feel apologetic that I don't have a one-word answer. “Well,” I say, “I’m a nomad. I house sit for people who live in places that interest me.” You wouldn't …
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