Category Archives: Summer

Five Things I Did This Weekend…

Posted on August 26, 2014 by smithposts

Another summer weekend has slipped by and the official end of summer is just days away.  We spent this weekend mostly outside and mostly in the company of good friends.  While I have not completed everything on my “Summer To … Continue reading →

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Is Bicycling Making a Difference…

Posted on July 24, 2014 by smithposts

I am not a fan of summer running!  The southern heat and humidity stifle my breathing and feel like anchors slowing down my legs.  Oh the agony of it all. Forget 5k  and 10k pace, I have what I call … Continue reading →

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Weekend in the Wilderness: Backpacking, Abrams Creek…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by smithposts

Finally, after a three year hiatus, we completed another backpack!  On the hottest, most humid weekend (to date) of Summer 2014, we shouldered our backpacks and hit the trail with friends, Sonya and Mac. Backpack #75 is in the log … Continue reading →

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Backpacking…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by smithposts

We are frantic around here, our house is in chaos.  John and I are in the throes of preparing for an upcoming backpack, our first in three years.  It is not that we are new to this rodeo, we’ve been … Continue reading →

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Summer To Do List…

Posted on June 25, 2014 by smithposts

Summer slips by so quickly!  Each summer I think about how I will spend my summer, make plans to do things and never really get around to getting them done. This summer I made a commitment to myself to be … Continue reading →

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Home Alone…

Posted on June 22, 2014 by smithposts

My husband is the routine keeper in our house, the one who keeps us eating healthy, sleeping enough and getting our exercise. He is also out of town this weekend.  So what does a somewhat undisciplined, marginally immature  61 year … Continue reading →

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Kayaking Round The Cove…

Posted on June 19, 2014 by smithposts

We went kayaking for my birthday, it was the only thing I asked for. Kayaking had been on my summer list for several years but John would have no part of it.  He had a bad experience with the equipment … Continue reading →

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