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About ashleekiser

“For in Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories are true or made up) is a thing you're taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay-writing. The difference is that people want to hear the stories, whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy Join us on our family adventures as I try to tell our stories rather than bore you with more online essays.

Hopping Through Halloween

Posted on 11/01/2016 by ashleekiser

Ian wanted to be a door for Halloween this year. I’m not exactly sure how he came to this decision, but eventually we were able to dissuade him and he decided on dressing as a frog. Then we ran into … Continue reading →

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Land of the Noon Day Sun

Posted on 10/10/2016 by ashleekiser

The Nantahala River gorge, in Bryson City, North Carolina, winds its way through the most beautiful scenery one can possibly view during a whitewater paddle. Despite the roadside access during the entire 8 miles of this run, boaters enjoy breathtaking … Continue reading →

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To the Corn Maze!

Posted on 10/06/2016 by ashleekiser

A brief recount of Ian’s adventure to the corn maze. Continue reading →

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10 Reasons to Marry a Boater Gal

Posted on 09/18/2016 by ashleekiser

Over the years Brinn and I have met and boated with many married paddlers, but we’ve also met just as many single boaters. Most of these single boaters have been men. Men who insist that they just aren’t ready to … Continue reading →

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Hometown Throwdown

Posted on 09/13/2016 by ashleekiser

Tom, an ambassador for World Kayak, puts on about 4 Hometown Throwdowns for kayakers every year. He tries to rotate these to different locations to appeal to different types of boaters by sometimes offering a rodeo, other times a race, … Continue reading →

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Boro Kayaking

Posted on 09/08/2016 by ashleekiser

It happened sometime back in April. After the local Muddy Rivers Festival, put on at our local Spring Creek, Brinn and I found ourselves new members of the Boro Kayaking Facebook Group. The Facebook description states: “This is a group of … Continue reading →

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I Made Cheese!!!

Posted on 09/01/2016 by ashleekiser

“Cheese – milk’s leap toward immortality.” –Clifton Paul Fadiman   I experienced an exciting culinary breakthrough this week…I made cheese! Like, from scratch and everything. And you know what? It wasn’t hard. Except I thought it was a lot harder … Continue reading →

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The Smelting Pot

Posted on 08/31/2016 by ashleekiser

Have you heard about the new restaurant in Wartburg? You know, the fondue place. The Ziegler family started running it last week. Excellent food and superb service. Just watch out for the trebuchet launching dried beans after the meal… Organizing … Continue reading →

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The Walk of Shame

Posted on 08/26/2016 by ashleekiser

Last weekend Brinn and I attended a swift water rescue course through the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association at the Ocoee. For once, all of our plans went off with no delays, and we actually found ourselves in Ocoeeland early, so … Continue reading →

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Thomas the Train

Posted on 08/23/2016 by ashleekiser

Thomas the steam engine made a visit to Chattanooga early this summer. Ian’s Grandpoppa wanted to take Ian for a ride behind one of his favorite engines. Truth be told, Ian actually prefers Percy most (because he’s green, you know), but … Continue reading →

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