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    All the Things: Mountain Misadventure, Relationshipping, and Other Hazards of an Off-Grid Life
    All the Things: Mountain Misadventure, Relationshipping, and Other Hazards of an Off-Grid Life
    All the Things: Mountain Misadventure, Relationshipping, and Other Hazards of an Off-Grid Life
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    All the Things: Mountain Misadventure, Relationshipping, and Other Hazards of an Off-Grid Life

    By Ammi Midstokke

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    After surviving the usual debacles of adulthood (marriage, taxes, divorce), Ammi Midstokke does what any sensible single mom would do: She purchases an off-grid fixer-upper perched on a granite hilltop in rural Idaho. Underprepared and overcaffeinated, she embarks upon a series of seemingly inadvi

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    PublisherLatah Books
    Release dateMar 15, 2023
    ISBN9781957607191
    All the Things: Mountain Misadventure, Relationshipping, and Other Hazards of an Off-Grid Life
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    Ammi Midstokke

    A popular columnist for The Spokesman-Review and Out There Outdoors, Ammi grew up in the mountains of North Idaho, where spring trilliums and fall firewood left their mark on her soul. After over a decade of global adventures that often included the luxury of electricity and running water, she returned to her hometown of Sandpoint. She lives in the forest with her husband, their two children, and a fluctuating animal-to-human ratio.

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