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Category Archives: Family
Five things…
Below is a handful of things that happened this week. 1. A Favorite, Sunset Season, is Coming to an End As trees’ leaf out, a process that is happening rather quickly right now, our views from the hill will become … Continue reading
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Five things….
“Five things”, is that even still a thing? Is blogging still a thing?! Certainly, it hasn’t been with me. So many things to do and so little time spent recording them, hikes hiked, trips taken, little successes, little moments, all … Continue reading
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Christmases Past and Present…
Several nights ago I spent a few hours lost in a blog I kept between 2004-2013. My goal was to find a poem I jotted down during the hustle-bustle of a Christmas season in a year whose date I could … Continue reading
About Last Week 2/3-2/9/2020
Monday The excitement started on Sunday with the receipt of the email below. For the past several years, I have randomly submitted requests to the lottery for a cabin at Phantom Ranch located in the Grand Canyon National Park. I … Continue reading
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Christmas 2019 Recap…
Outside my window I can see the winter sun struggling to make its presence known. It is warm, 61 F warm, too early for such temperatures. The weatherman tells us another front is coming through and the temperatures will drop … Continue reading
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5ish Things I Did This Weekend… (and a little life catch up)
What a long, strange first 1/2 of 2016 I have had. The year started with feeling overwhelmed by commitments that, yes, I had gotten myself into. Volunteer work began to feel like a full time job and I already have … Continue reading
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Christmas 2014…
December has flown by in a flurry of parties, food, friends and family. Each year I remind myself to be present in the moment but I often catch myself looking ahead. I found this to be especially true when we … Continue reading
The Meaning of Thanksgiving…
I woke Thanksgiving morning tired and a little stressed. The day had turned into a big deal for our little family of four. Several weeks ago my father, who is a resident of a retirement home and temporarily in a … Continue reading
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Running Struggles and Family Crisis…
We have seen a lot of this around here: and last week, I was spending way too much time here: As a result, I have struggled with my running goals for the last couple of weeks, I am not very … Continue reading
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