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Protect Irreplaceable Photos

by Alison Moore Smith on April 18, 2012 · 5 comments

When I was a 12, I met a family from Sugar City, Idaho, who had survived the Teton damn break and resultant flooding. They came to Utah for a number of months to live with their cousins, who lived on my street. Hearing the things that caused the most stress and concern was a good life lesson. [...]

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Decorate Your Walls

by Alison Moore Smith on December 1, 2009 · 11 comments

In 1991 — six years after we married — Sam finished his PhD in electrical engineering. By that time we had two children. Read that: poor. Also read that: apartment dwellers. By the time we were done, I vowed never again to have bare, white walls in any home. 18 years later, I have mostly [...]

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