May and June This summer ended up being filled with family, friends, and fun. I know, cheesy alliteration, but that’s how I roll. Speaking of rolling, my husband decided to finally buy himself a touring motorcycle. He has owned and ridden a smallish “naked ninja” style bike for years but wanted a more powerful bike…
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This Diagnosis Stinks!
In my last blog post, I believe I mentioned a random diagnosis of Celiac disease. Hang tight, this tale is a long and winding road! This all began last February, when I hurt the top of my foot and didn’t know how it happened. Tests and Treatments After a couple of weeks of limping around,…
Thanksgiving 2024
It’s been a while since I updated my blog. I have been writing a lot, but nothing I wanted to post. A Quiet Holiday Today is Thanksgiving. It’s just me and the hubby, so I had a little time to do some writing. Today has been a very low-key day. The weather can’t decide if…
Summer Flew By
I can’t believe it’s fall already! This summer was so busy, and it just flew by. New House The first bit of news is that we bought a house. It’s a 1907 Folk Victorian with lots of gorgeous original woodwork, plus many layers of “updates” from the 50s, 70s and late 80s. We are slowly…
Off on Another Adventure
I have always wanted to see the world and I am so excited and deeply grateful for the privilege of getting to fulfill my travel dreams at this point in my life. I am off to London this week with my cousin Natalie and can’t wait to share our adventures with you! Packing and repacking…
Stumbling through the fog
For most of the last month I feel like I have been slogging through a dense fog. It seems as if everything has been more difficult and has taken twice as long as it should have. I can point to several things that may be contributing to this feeling, but I think the biggest part…
Bad Dreams and Other Things
Have you ever woken from a dream so bad that it stayed with you for days? I had one of those last Saturday night and nearly a week later my mind keeps returning to that horrible dream. It pops back into my head several times each day and then I spend far too much time…
January Adventures
Right after Christmas Robert and I snuck off to Ottawa, Canada for the weekend. He had to go there for business, so I tagged along, and we made a weekend out of it. We left home early and arrived in Ottawa around 11 am. I dropped R at his meeting venue and set out to…
Reflections on the Beginning of the Year
Here we are in a new year, and with a new year comes a slew of resolutions, intentions, and goals for many of us. And unfortunately, for many of us, a lot of those lofty plans have been left by the wayside before February gets started. Making plans I spent quite a bit of time…
Christmas with the Kids – AZ came to NY
Christmas 2023 has passed, and I must say this year Christmas was much more enjoyable than last year because our son and his family got to come for a visit. It was so great to have them all to ourselves for 8 days! AZ comes to NY We didn’t do a whole lot, mostly just…