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Updates From The Middle Of Nowhere

Updates From The Middle Of Nowhere

By Lieren

A podcast about whatever is on my mind. I'm a wife, mother, grandmother, occasional gardener, all around eclectic woman, and you never know what's going to be on my mind. :-) I live in rural Central Virginia, hence the title.
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166 - Update and Messages

Updates From The Middle Of NowhereJun 13, 2021

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172 - Illness strikes! *cue the dirge*

172 - Illness strikes! *cue the dirge*

A long overdue update about gaming. Please forgive the cough, I don't have the energy to edit it out.
Jun 10, 202218:03
171 - School Ends and Gaming Update

171 - School Ends and Gaming Update

I can't believe I haven't podcasted since the school year began because it's about to end! Jeff and I went to a great event and it made me want to share with you guys so here I am. I hope all is well and I would love for you to leave me a message and let me know how life is treating you. :-)
May 07, 202225:41
170 - School Begins

170 - School Begins

The kids are back to school, my grandpa's in the hospital, and we're starting a new game. Life in the middle of nowhere moves forward...
Aug 11, 202109:45
169 - A wonderful time was had;

169 - A wonderful time was had;

We had so much fun! I love creative people
Jul 20, 202117:44
168 - Gaming With Other Humans

168 - Gaming With Other Humans

Our trip to Michigan and it's almost time to game with other humans!
Jul 15, 202118:43
167 - Girls Weekend and Gaming in Person

167 - Girls Weekend and Gaming in Person

I had a girls weekend with my granddaughters and their cousin, and I discuss our plans to game in person for the first time since the pandemic started. I'm not calling my podcast quarantine cast anymore, hopefully I won't have to start again.
Jul 04, 202121:60
166 - Update and Messages

166 - Update and Messages

An update on how things are going and sharing some messages I've received.
Jun 13, 202125:49
165 - Moving the Big Stuff

165 - Moving the Big Stuff

Not much gaming going on, but the move is happening slowly but surely!
May 30, 202117:18
164 - Quarantine-cast 21

164 - Quarantine-cast 21

Excellent news at long last!
May 18, 202118:57
163 - Quarantine-cast 20

163 - Quarantine-cast 20

Updates about life here in the middle of nowhere as well as some thoughts about running a game.
Apr 14, 202112:54
162 - Gaming Session One

162 - Gaming Session One

Talking about running my first session of the PBTA game Passing and some other brief updates.
Mar 11, 202122:10
161 - Happy News!

161 - Happy News!

I have to share something that happened that has renewed my faith in karma :-)
Mar 05, 202119:17
160 - Quarantine-cast 19

160 - Quarantine-cast 19

Power trucks make me so happy! :-D Also I talk a bit about my first session as a GM.
Mar 05, 202107:13
159 - Quarantine-cast 18

159 - Quarantine-cast 18

A house (and life) update and a new adventure!
Feb 23, 202111:40
158 - Quarantine-cast 17

158 - Quarantine-cast 17

We're inching closer to moving into our new house!
Jan 27, 202109:29
157 - Quarantine - cast 16

157 - Quarantine - cast 16

And memory of someone dear to me. I hope we can all find some joy in this very strange year. Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Dec 25, 202022:50
156 Quarantine-cast 15

156 Quarantine-cast 15

They finally started preparing the site of our house!
Dec 23, 202002:05
155 - Quarantine-cast 14

155 - Quarantine-cast 14

A little progress on the house and updates on what we've been playing.
Dec 17, 202010:15
154 - Quarantine-cast 13

154 - Quarantine-cast 13

Jeff and I share the conversation I've mentioned previously. Warning: it's a bit mushy because I fangirl a bit about my husband's GM style.
Oct 19, 202028:32
153 - Quarantine-cast Minecraft Special

153 - Quarantine-cast Minecraft Special

A big thank you to Josh Beckelheimer for inviting us to have some good wholesome family fun on his Minecraft Realm!
Oct 15, 202005:28
152 - Quarantine-cast 12

152 - Quarantine-cast 12

I've gotten some wonderful messages and I share them along with my responses.
Oct 09, 202034:10
151 - Quarantine-cast 11

151 - Quarantine-cast 11

Updates on the adventures of the quarantine and a couple of other little odds and ends.
Oct 01, 202004:34
150 Quarantine-cast 10

150 Quarantine-cast 10

I'm sure it's no surprise that the house is still in limbo. Some non-gaming challenges and some gaming updates too :-)
Sep 17, 202028:58
149 - Quarantine-Cast 9

149 - Quarantine-Cast 9

Mainly this is a house update, but there are also a couple of other tidbits.
Aug 28, 202006:49
148 - Quarantine-cast 8

148 - Quarantine-cast 8

I haven't fallen off the planet, things have just gotten busy. More to the point, mental resources have been running a bit low.
Aug 28, 202012:04
147 - RPG a Day - Light and Want

147 - RPG a Day - Light and Want

A surprising discovery
Aug 10, 202009:32
146 - RPG a Day - Couple and Shade

146 - RPG a Day - Couple and Shade

The search begins
Aug 10, 202003:52
145 - RPG a Day - Forest

145 - RPG a Day - Forest

Their true destination is revealed.
Aug 08, 202005:14
144 - RPG a Day - Tribute

144 - RPG a Day - Tribute

Clara successfully makes the case for Ignacio to join the crew.
Aug 06, 202007:10
143 - RPG a Day - Vision

143 - RPG a Day - Vision

Ignacio finally rests
Aug 04, 202005:08
142 - RPG a Day - Thread

142 - RPG a Day - Thread

Clara and Ignacio get to know each other
Aug 03, 202006:15
141 RPG a Day - Change

141 RPG a Day - Change

Today's episode includes a bonus at the end :-)
Aug 02, 202004:21
140 - RPG a Day - Beginning
Aug 01, 202007:52
139 - Quarantine-cast 7

139 - Quarantine-cast 7

Touching base before RPG a day begins and sharing a couple of messages that I got.
Jul 30, 202014:17
138 - RPG a Day is Almost Here!

138 - RPG a Day is Almost Here!

I almost missed it! Jeff and I have plans for some creative endeavors on both of our shows and we discuss some of the details of that.
Jul 29, 202009:34
137 - Quarantine-cast 6

137 - Quarantine-cast 6

I'm back with some updates and discussion of the games we're playing :-)
Jul 17, 202012:51
136 - Quarantine-cast 5

136 - Quarantine-cast 5

Lemon Basil Spread, a wonderful summer treat that's perfect with fresh tomato and mozzarella.
Jul 02, 202031:17
135 - Quarantine-cast 4

135 - Quarantine-cast 4

It's been a while! Updates on my life in the middle of nowhere.
Jun 22, 202029:45
134 - Quarantine-cast 3

134 - Quarantine-cast 3

Updates from the middle of nowhere and a conversation with Jeff about gaming style.
May 15, 202023:06
133 - Quarantine-cast 2

133 - Quarantine-cast 2

An update as Jeff and I drive home from our weekly shopping trip during the quarantine. We're gaming more than ever and we talk about that a fair bit
Apr 25, 202036:38
132 - Quarantine-cast

132 - Quarantine-cast

Rambling about life in quarantine with Jeff during a rare long drive :-)
Apr 12, 202024:06
131 - Mental Health Thursday

131 - Mental Health Thursday

Catching up on life and missing you guys.
Mar 26, 202022:16
130 - Playing in Andy Goodman's Cthulhu Game

130 - Playing in Andy Goodman's Cthulhu Game

A quick podcast after having a great session with Andy Goodman GMing.
Mar 07, 202009:16
129 - On the Other Side

129 - On the Other Side

Heartfelt thanks to the Anchorite community for being warm and supportive.
Mar 06, 202024:54
128 - More on Love

128 - More on Love

My previous episode was more timely than I realized so I talk more about that. Thanks again to Jason Hobbs forgetting that train rolling in my thoughts.
Feb 23, 202045:07
127 - Edgy Wednesday
Feb 13, 202044:59
126 - Heavy equipment has arrived!

126 - Heavy equipment has arrived!

Please forgive me if I'm not terribly coherent, I just had to share that there's finally equipment on site to start the process of building our house! Thank you so much to Colin Green from the Spikepit podcast for my beautiful intro music, be sure to check out his excellent and thought-provoking podcast.
Feb 10, 202005:31
125 - Birthday Rambling

125 - Birthday Rambling

I turned another year older and give a couple of updates. Also I share a message from Shadow of the GM about porridge :-)
Feb 04, 202017:05
124 - Saturday update

124 - Saturday update

The joy of my granddaughter being in dance class, my husband being back home after a week away, and a quick animal update.
Jan 18, 202011:24
123 - Creativity Tuesday
Jan 14, 202025:29