The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist Before my husband and I joined forces to become arborists, I was a librarian. I loved it. The interaction with community and books and ideas filled my cup....
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The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist I spend a lot of time thinking about work-life balance, or, perhaps more accurately, my lack thereof. This is something we’re all supposed to achieve for reasons of health, sanity...
An ode to beer
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor Many of the more interesting episodes in my life have been sponsored by beer. There was the performance of 90210-themed haiku at a prominent open mic night and...
Government shutdown fallout hits home
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor With the speed of today’s news cycle, our recent government shutdown — the longest in United States history — already seems like a distant memory. And now that...
To ski or not to ski
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor We are blessed to live with a world-class ski area in our backyard. At least, that’s what people say. Schweitzer is some of the best skiing Idaho has...
Recover, redeem, rejoice, repeat:
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor We were unprepared our first visit. We simply had no sense for the possibilities. We stood in the valley between two long ridges of lumber waste and stared...
Being and belonging in the West
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor It was a calculated kind of romance. From day one, I knew what I wanted and I sought out my ends with a single-minded conviction. I studied my...
Fire season at our doorstep
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor That June, while we were away in Colorado on wildland fire assignments, it rained five inches in Sandpoint. We returned home one evening, late in the month, riding...
