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Maniacally Hopeful
I walked back down the hill and watched as a huge morpho butterfly fluttered by me, its massive iridescent blue wings glinting in the...

Emmy Pickering
Dec 28, 20215 min read
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Harder Than It Looks
Fast forward nearly 6 weeks into this journey and I have yet to take that breath. That’s not entirely true, I have experienced moments of...

Emmy Pickering
Nov 30, 20214 min read
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Answering The Call
But wherever you go, there you are. Have you heard that expression? Though our geographical location has changed by some 4000 miles south...

Emmy Pickering
Nov 2, 20215 min read
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Hiraeth
In the mornings I rise easily, called from bed by birdsong and the lowing of various farm animals stirring. No matter if it’s full sun...

Emmy Pickering
Aug 5, 20203 min read
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South Facing Adventure
Hi, welcome to my life. This is how me and my husband of 100 years (actually just about 15, but we’ve been together since we were stars...

Emmy Pickering
Feb 17, 20204 min read
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The Season of Winter
I constantly promote the idea that in life we are faced with two options — you’ve heard me write about this before but indulge me again;...

Emmy Pickering
Feb 8, 20204 min read
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