AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Journey with Me
Hi there! My name is Dana. I created this space as a place to share the things I learn along this journey I call life. I am a Jesus follower, wife, twin mom and dog mom. I work in marketing/sales analytics and I’m a sort of Jane of All Trades, interested in all things nature, gardening, cooking, crafting, traveling, exploring and learning new things. This blog is a conglomeration of my interests, hobbies, life and life lessons. Thanks for stopping by!
Latest Blog Posts
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I am past due for a RAD update, so here it goes: I had my last appointment with my rheumatologist in June, shortly after I returned from vacation. Since the beginning of March, I’ve been slowly but steadily improving, with my rheumatoid arthritis symptoms becoming less severe and less frequent. The only real persistent symptom
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I have squash growing in my garden this year. I’m not sure what type, though. They’re volunteers of sorts, though I really hoped they’d be there. Last year, after Halloween, I discarded all of our pumpkins and various squash and gourds into my garden to see what would happen. I had quite a variety last
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I decided to grow Swiss chard in my garden this year. I’m not exactly sure why, but I think this is what happened: I went to the farmer’s market sometime last summer and was lured in by the bright stalks of the multi-colored Swiss chard one of the vendors was selling. It was so pretty
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To follow up on my previous posts (read Part 1 here and Part 2 here), I wanted to share with you our experiences at each of the ports we stopped at on our cruise. It was a “7-Day Western Caribbean” cruise through Carnival, with four stops along the way: Cozumel, Belize, Roatan and Grand Cayman.
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I was prompted by one of my cousins to get out my telescope tonight–after seeing a picture of hers on Facebook! I suddenly realized that it had been far too long since I’d gazed at the night sky. Sure it gets dark late now, but the weather is warm and I’m usually up late anyways!
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If you’ve never been on a cruise, I’ll tell you that it’s a very different sort of vacation than anything else I’ve done. Last week I went on my second cruise. The first time I was twelve. So, needless to say, this experience was a bit different, but every bit as much fun as I
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We got home last night from a wonderful 10-day vacation. I’m calling it “Summer Vacation” even though it isn’t really summer yet, because it sure felt (and still feels!) like summer…and, “Late Spring Vacation” just doesn’t have the same ring to it. At any rate, we started out our trip with a wedding in Key
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Here’s my first attempt at Tetris shaped brownies! I was charged with an interesting challenge tonight. Tom somehow stumbled across this picture of brownies that were shaped like Tetris pieces (and appropriately colored/frosted), and asked if I would make him Tetris brownies. Um, sure. I mean, why not? I didn’t really have anything planned for
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When I come home from work in the evening I like to take a stroll through my garden. I find it relaxing and peaceful and fun. I say that as if I actually had a large garden to spend time walking through — my garden area consists of a path about 20 feet long, leading
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Here’s a topic I’ve been able to find precious little about. So, I’ve decided to do some research since we do want to have kids someday, and it doesn’t look like my RA is going anywhere. While research shows that a lot of women experience a decrease of symptoms during pregnancy, there’s no guarantee that
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