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Our Unusual Life

by Jessie M Dickerson

Welcome! I want the details of an amazing and unusual life not just the summary....this may start as stories about my family but it can be so much more. You have a story too and over time I would love to talk to you too. Okay I will start....so when I was little I lived in a teepee....well for a while and then I lived in a log cabin without electricity and rode a horse to the bus stop......see don't you want to know more? Link to PM Magazine TV Show https://youtu.be/TbKk90-t6yc

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Episodes

  1. Ep 16 School Days - The Good but Mostly Bad

    In this episode we start off talking about Little Women - a great version just out now. And then I talk about our school days. It ended up being more about me than my mom. The most interesting part is that I didn't really talk to my parents about the bullying...and I wonder if that is the case…

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  2. Ep 15 The Wedding Guest

    This fun episode features a very special guest - my Aunt Marguerite. Her first time to our house was the day before my mom and Bills wedding. Talk about culture shock when she arrived in the middle of the night to a small cabin high in the mountains. This was the first of so many visits from her...

  3. Ep 14 Mom and Finding Her Faith

    This is my favorite episode so far...not only because we get to hear moms path to her faith in God but also because you can tell this means so much to her. Moms life is so amazing and her faith has an obvious influence. We also talk a bit about the passing of my Grandmother Anne...I still miss…

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  4. Ep 13 Mountain Water and Mountain Girls

    In this episode we are trying a new microphone for mom so hopefully the quality is okay as we talk about how we got our water...for drinking and bathing. The big 5 gallon (?) jugs you often see on the back of Jeeps were what we used most of the time. And I also ask mom what it was like to send us...

  5. Ep 12 Sister Minisode

    Lorien and I chat about Mountain Hair Care and walking miles to school...well until we started riding on our horses. A little sister chat...

  6. Ep 11 How to Build a Log Cabin!

    In this episode Bill and Kathy talk about the details of how the cabin was built. It still stands to this day 40 years later. I suspect many of people have camped in our cabin found deep i the woods.

  7. Ep 10 Meet Wild Bill!

    It this short episode you will meet my dad Bill who met my mom when I was about 3ish. He and some friends had also moved to the middle of Northern Idaho. It is a beautiful thing that they met each other and a life changing event for all of us.

  8. Ep 09 Minisode: The Bear Encounter!

    This is the epic story of when mom left us alone in the middle of the woods and we fought off a bear all by ourselves!! Well it wasn't as dramatic as that but what a story! As you will hear encountering bears was a normal part of us going through the woods to school...this one was a close…

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  9. Ep 08 Mountain Momma Meets Wild Bill

    This episode is so fun! Mom meets Dad and plans her homestead. This is an adventure for sure as Lorien and I learn more about how mom met Bill and also Mom discusses surveying the land to find the perfect spot for the cabin. The bonus episode coming next came from this discussion but deserved…

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  10. Ep 07 It's My Sister Lorien...Finally!

    In this episode you get to meet my sister Lorien! Oh the stories already got 100% better. We are two years apart so she remembers much more than I do. This is about to get good!!!

  11. Ep 06 If You Can Talk the Talk

    In this episode my mom goes into more detail about her decision to move to the middle of Northern Idaho ... and stay. As a young 25ish year old woman it is truly amazing all that my mom did with us two girls. This is the reason I started this podcast with my family. I know it is hard to visualize...

  12. Social, Photos, Insta Oh My!

    Episodes are live and published via Facebook and Instagram...and we have more photos! Also we were highlighted on a TV show when I was 10...here is the link to my yougtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbKk90-t6yc&t=45s

  13. Ep 05 Minisode McKrakken Hitchhiking Trip

    We all know hitchhiking was a normal event back in the 60's and 70's. Mom tells us about our trip to the Grand Canyon and a man named McKrakken...funny but sort of scary too. My mom was so adventurous.

  14. Ep 04 The TeePee

    Mom discusses why she chose a teepee to live in while building the cabin. It is a very interesting story about being daring and creative. Mom, a three year old, a 5 year old and a dog...living deep in the heart of the mountain.

  15. Ep 03 Mom moves west!

    Mom explains how she ends up moving from the East Coast the the mountains of Northern Idaho (with kids in tow)

  16. Ep 02 Let me introduce Mom!

    Mom explains how this period of her life comes out in conversation today.

  17. Ep. 01 Let me introduce myself

    This is Our Unusual Life by Jessie

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome! I want the details of an amazing and unusual life not just the summary....this may start as stories about my family but it can be so much more. You have a story too and over time I would love to talk to you too. Okay I will start....so when I was little I lived in a teepee....well for a while and then I lived in a log cabin without electricity and rode a horse to the bus stop......see don't you want to know more? Link to PM Magazine TV Show https://youtu.be/TbKk90-t6yc

HOSTED BY

Jessie M Dickerson

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Welcome! I want the details of an amazing and unusual life not just the summary....this may start as stories about my family but it can be so much more. You have a story too and over time I would love to talk to you too. Okay I will start....so when I was little I lived in a teepee....well for a...

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