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Christmas At The Breakers – Newport Mansions

Christmas At The Breakers – Newport Mansions

Published February 28, 2026 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler In December 2024, my daughter and I visited Rhode Island’s Newport Mansions to see them decorated for Christmas. Now the families who built these…

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The Ghost Town of San Juan Capistrano, California

The Ghost Town of San Juan Capistrano, California

Published February 9, 2026 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler I am pleased to host a guest blog by my daughter, Kate Gough.  As someone who lives in a bustling and bright coastal city,…

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A Guide to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for the Young at Heart

A Guide to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for the Young at Heart

Published August 15, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler This guide to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk is written for older people who remain young at heart. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California…

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Activities On The Lake At Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Activities On The Lake At Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Published July 29, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler My Husband and I spent five days in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. This is the third of three blogs about this wonderful north-Idaho town. There…

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Impressions Of Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Impressions Of Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Published July 21, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler My Husband and I spent five days in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. This is the second of several blogs about this wonderful north-Idaho town. A…

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A Happy Time Was Had By All: Woodies On The Wharf, June 2025

A Happy Time Was Had By All: Woodies On The Wharf, June 2025

Published June 23, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler Last Saturday, June 21, my husband and I spent a great day checking out Woodies on the Wharf in Santa Cruz, California. There was…

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Let There Be (Fresnel) Light! The Point Wilson Lighthouse, Washington State

Let There Be (Fresnel) Light! The Point Wilson Lighthouse, Washington State

Published June 7, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler Lighthouse buffs take note: a working Fresnel lens tops the tower at Point Wilson lighthouse near Port Townsend, Washington. Why is this exciting? Because…

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“Dear Mad’m” – A Book Review Of An Adventurous Old Lady

“Dear Mad’m” – A Book Review Of An Adventurous Old Lady

Published April 6, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler I want to go to the Siskiyou Mountains and look upon the “rushing, talkative” Klamath River. I long to hike where Dogwoods gleam “white…

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A Jilted Wife, A Gay Husband, And A Flawed Memoir

A Jilted Wife, A Gay Husband, And A Flawed Memoir

Published January 28, 2025 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler The 1935 memoir King Lehr And The Gilded Age by Elizabeth Drexel Lehr (Lady Decies) is definitely worth reading, though at times it left…

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Chronicles of a Halloween Story Walk

Chronicles of a Halloween Story Walk

Published October 21, 2024 by KarenGough

thefootloosescribbler Every Halloween I go crazy. I decorate my yard to the nines with home-made creations that include menacing witches, a skeleton “bone-yard band,” hand-made…

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