This Time, Last Year
On Friday, I’m leaving town. It’s not the best time for me to be gone because we run a retail shop and it’s almost Christmas. And yet,...
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- Aug 1, 2013
- 1 min
Socked in With Good Books and Sore Legs
We’ve hiked ourselves silly. Today, a cool rain began about 10:30 a.m. and is continuing, slow and steady. It started just as we were...
- Jul 29, 2013
- 2 min
Yesterday’s Filtered Photos
I’ve decided to take most of my photos on this vacation with my iPhone and then filter the heck out of them. And I have good reasons...
- Jul 27, 2013
- 3 min
Running Away to the Same Place
I’m not much for ruts. I don’t like doing the same thing the same way over long periods of time, but I make an exception for this place....
- Jul 30, 2012
- 1 min
The Vacation Breakdown
I’m here: It’s a vacation, and I’m taking it. Finally. My ability to shift into low gear is hampered by my brain’s inability to stop...
- Aug 2, 2011
- 2 min
As Old As We Feel
The girls and I walk every night, and two nights ago we were climbing a hill on our regular 35-minute route when we spotted an older man...
- Jul 31, 2011
- 2 min
How I Read on Vacation
I can’t take a trip without a book. Now that I have an IPad, I can carry multiple books in one device – although I still prefer packing...
- Jul 28, 2011
- 2 min
Rocky Mountain High and a Little Bit of Real World
I’ve wrestled with this since the day we got here, but today I finally gave in and determined that we are not committing the unpardonable...
- Jul 26, 2011
- 1 min
Picking Raspberries for Mom: Memories in the Mountains
We went to Williams Lake today and walked over toward the dam to eat lunch. There were twelve of us – grandparents, kids, and grandkids....
- Jul 24, 2011
- 3 min
Back in Pagosa Springs: Bear Sighting
Well, we’re certainly not in China anymore. We’re not even in Tulsa. It’s good to be back in Pagosa Springs, which is our Colorado summer...