![]() But mostly highlights of the good people who aim to be true community minded spirits of positivity. There are elements of religious trauma with Riley and the LDS/Mormon church. Plus much small town community spirit with Riley and her aunt showing Kate the ropes of country living, and hobbies that go along with that. There's lots of details about the reno of the cabin, Kate really delving into her family history, her fathers ancestry, and a mystery of her grandmother and some letters left behind. Her and Riley form a tentative friendship that tip-toes slowly around something more clearly simmering between them. Awarded an off-the-grid cabin in dire need of updating in Idaho, this city girl isn't sure she has what it takes to stick it out there, in order to get the rest of her inheritance. MC Kate is struggling with the loss of her job, and her girlfriend - then her father whom she was never truly close to. The love interest, Riley, has her past issues and demons to come to terms with, but the drama there was believable and heartfelt. I liked that both women were in their early 40's. This is a story that could have been very cliche and stereotypical, and while it had the best elements to tick all the boxes to make it satisfying, it also went deeper too. We really get time to get to know our main characters, and the township and community. I quite enjoyed my time reading this one! It's slightly longer, and quite slow burn in terms of the relationship, but it never felt actually 'slow'. Together with kindness and respect, we shall rise. In 2022, she refreshed her old NAUI scuba diving certification in Hawaii and was thrilled to see a whale shark.Īddison wishes good health and happiness to you and your loved ones. She loves the company of good friends, making stained glass, reading, listening to music, attending concerts, photography, and traveling. Home is now in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, where she lives with two fur babies, tropical fish, and tons of deer, bears, turkeys, and snakes. Other books include “Addie Mae,” “Beyond the Checkpoint,” and “Falling for Love.”Īddison’s roots are in a small town in central Illinois. Kindle Unlimited readers can read for free. Her newest novel, “Cabin Fever,” was released on. Kindle Unlimited customers can read her books for free. Conley is an author of lesbian/WLW fiction. But we must all sense the answer, and it’s out there.Addison M. I cannot explain why we must have this in our lives, or why we feel mournfully deprived as we suffer without it. We need places where there are crayfish and herons and we need to hear coyotes and cicadas and spend time in muddy places where we touch the humidity. We need to do that essential thing all people have been doing forever, which is to be a part of nature. The fact is we all require some nature in our lives, even as we choose to stay indoors during a brutal heat wave. ![]() But eventually cabin fever sets in and those haters of winter who choose to not go outdoors now wish they were outdoors in the sunshine-but on a warm day. Those haters of winter busy themselves by interacting with computers and speaking on the phone with people who might commiserate. Nobody wants to be the weather statistic.įor those people who find all cold weather unpleasant under all circumstances, even on perfectly sunny days, sitting indoors for weeks during late winter is the self-inflicted penance. It’s perfectly sensible that one should decide to stay indoors during a lightning storm, for example, or when a barrage of hail is denting mailboxes. We are wise to stay indoors whenever we find the weather severely inclement. We all sit indoors in an overheated mood and listen to the air conditioner.īut we still wish we were out in the sunshine. But when the temperature rises above 106 degrees and it hasn’t rained in weeks and even the swimming holes down by the creek are disagreeably tepid, nobody has a choice. We hike and glide on skis and drill holes in ice and hang buckets on maple trees and we feel invigorated. The frozen landscape is now clearly visible and the intricacies of nature that cannot be seen in summer come forward. There’s still plenty to enjoy outdoors during a cold snap. When it’s cold outside anyone can still bundle up and enjoy the crisp air. We all sit indoors, day after day, and soon develop cabin fever.īut this cabin fever we get during summer is the worst kind. There’s not much difference in our behavior when it’s 106 degrees in the shade and it was 105 degrees yesterday and it’s expected to be 107 degrees tomorrow, and absolutely nobody can go outdoors and enjoy time spent in nature. A recent heat wave reminded me of the dead of winter.
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