Life Amongst the Landscape, Unexpected Inspiration, Life as Art, Travel and More
Photo Credit for this image and the lead image: war.ukraine.ua While reading thru my social media accounts I saw a post by a friend who had innocently forwarded another person’s post about Ukraine. The post was filled with inaccurate and false information, either a malicious attempt to hit political nerves or out of ignorance. My …
Continue reading Why Americans Should Care About the Children of Ukraine
With good fortune one reaches that certain age where their kids are grown and creating lives of their own. Ours are educated and passionate about their career choices. Blazing their trails as they say. Both my husband and I are grateful and very proud of our children’s achievements. That said, post child rearing is a …
Continue reading At Years End: Thinking About Life and Tradition
I’ve been thinking about my Mother a lot lately. I miss her and for whatever reason different moments in time trigger memories that bring her to the forefront of my thoughts. It’s been nine years since she passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 70. Lately my thoughts have been about where she was at …
My mother was a first generation American who was born in the United States in 1941. Both her parents were Ukrainian immigrants who emigrated to the USA (separately and meeting later) when they were each 18 years old. As a child, my mother started her life in an inner city Chicago household that primarily spoke …
Continue reading Words of Wisdom: Honoring Our Ancestors and the Value of the Language We Use
Friday July 17, 2020 About 20 minutes north of our home is my favorite hike in Redwood National and State Parks, the Trillium Falls Trail. The trail is a 3 mile loop that takes you up in elevation 400 ft thru a beautiful old growth forest of Redwood trees. The site is a former mill …
Experts suggest you vary your workouts rather than always doing the same thing. My new routine is mixing my daily walks with paddling. Instead of walking the trails today we took to the water at Big Lagoon and the adjacent Maple Creek. My brother in-law Craig and sister-in-law Michelle joined us. We started out in …
Thursday May 28, 2020 I’m a very passionate museum professional who other than occasional consulting gigs recently retired after 32 years in the field. I’ve got no skin in the game regarding the appeal I’m about to make to your sense of community. I feel compelled to do something so please take a few moments …
Sunday May 17, 2020 I wished I’d asked more questions. After my mother’s death it occurred to me that I never asked enough questions about my family history. I am the descendant of 3 immigrant grandparents with a paternal grandmother whose lineage goes back to the Mayflower. I know little about my mother’s parents and …
Perspectives From My Trail 