2021 started pretty quiet. Repetitive days were dreary with my own company. Then, I got vaccinated and life became fast. Trop vite ! Anxiety. Insomnia. Mania… Scattered. Chaotic. Restless! 2021. Aging has been my nemesis. Walk. Yoga. Walk. Yoga. Walk. Yoga. Breathe! I did some sewing, embroidery, junk journaling, and crafting. I continued learning French.…
2020 began hopeful with travel plans and anticipation of live music. Montreal, Quebec Dark Easter Metal Meeting, Munich, Germany Fire in the Mountains, Wyoming Wardruna, New York City But… There would be no traveling. And there would be no live music. And the closest I was going to get to New York City, was an…
2019 was full of amazing adventures! Honestly, I always want to share everything I learn after discovering new places, but this year was so busy it was difficult for me to keep up. Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Canada. A couple layovers in London, and a drive through Slovenia. Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado.…
Hiking Adventures of 2018 I didn’t hike nearly as much as I would have liked to this year, but the hikes I did get in were pretty fantastic. I was fortunate to hike in three different mountain ranges, in two separate states, with some of my favorite people. Adirondack Mountains, New York Silver Lake Mountain…
My April began in Montreal. Then I got sick, which led me to watch some of my favorite movies. Fight Club. Always gets me thinking. Tyler Durden asks the question, “If you were to die right now, what do you wish you would have done?” This question began to roam around recklessly in my mind.…
I ended 2016 with jaw surgery to correct my bite. The doctors took bone from my hip and used it for bone grafting in my jaw, and in the roof of my mouth. Needless to say, I didn’t get around much in January because ice and crutches don’t mix. Despite 2017 beginning slow I had…
Frederic Church and Olana “Olana was the home of Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). Church’s great talent was recognized early in his life. By age 20, he had his own studio and was a well-known artist. He traveled extensively in North and South America, recording the wild natural beauty of the New…