A new direction

I am not a person who makes waves or who joins in protests. I am the quiet one at home who feels that her voice is too small to count, who wishes she were more brave, and yet never declares herself out loud. I admire those people. The brave ones who risk jail or criticism … Continue reading A new direction →

2023 Resolutions: Community

This is not the best picture that I have made, but it does represent people gathering and me being right there in the mix. Thus, a representation of me out in the community. Under the goal for community, I had interacting with others (which included outings with friends and volunteering) and ecology. Interacting with others: … Continue reading 2023 Resolutions: Community →

2023 Resolutions: Health

A pathway...a hike...a journey...a road to travel. All those and more are the reasons that I make and check on my resolutions each year. Those resolutions are goals and signposts of where I want to go and how I want to be. They represent who I think I want to be and all my many … Continue reading 2023 Resolutions: Health →

April’s Adventures

Wow! It has been several weeks since I last wrote this blog! The first part of April found me under the weather from, not only allergies, but a vicious cold. It was, thankfully, a week that I had very few activities planned with others and the week before my two-week camping trip. My only activities … Continue reading April’s Adventures →

My Aiken Horse Show Experience

Now for that Horse Show. The Horse Show was described as occurring in Hitchcock Woods…a site that I had been hiking. But, where? I had not seen any place that resembled a horse show ring. Nor could I find the site on an internet search. I did find that the Hitchcock Foundation was in charge. … Continue reading My Aiken Horse Show Experience →

Taking a chance

Aiken is known as Horse Country. It is here that stables train race horses for big races like The Kentucky Derby and produce winners. It is also here that Polo Games, Steeplechase, Horse Shows, and other horse events occur. Once it was the site where the horse-loving wealthy retreated to escape the winter (thus, a … Continue reading Taking a chance →

Wanderings in 2023

In January, I set a ton of goals for this year ~ five main ones, but 16 sub-goals. Definitely a case of over-planning and biting off more than I can chew...much less swallow. Now it is nearly 12 weeks into this new year, and I am a bit overwhelmed at my audacity to think I … Continue reading Wanderings in 2023 →

Continuing to go on…

I have been amazed at the impact of my dog's death on my life...my home...my days. My home feels so empty...even more than it did when my husband died; because at that time, I still had the dog. Now it is just me in this house...this house which had become a new home after Ed … Continue reading Continuing to go on… →

Roxie:

Roxie was a rescued lab mix who lived in my home for 8 years. At the time of rescue, her paperwork said she was 7, so at death...she was at least 15. That is a long life for a lab (10-12 years) and even a lab mix (12-14 year). It was a hard decision to … Continue reading Roxie: →

Getting things done

This is an update on plans, hopes and dreams for this new year. Hiking and asking others to do things with me. So...I planned the second hike of the year. This one will be about 1.9 miles. I say about because I am notorious for wandering off trail during my hiking attempts last year, and … Continue reading Getting things done →