Life Amongst the Landscape, Unexpected Inspiration, Life as Art, Travel and More
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
Got a big change in scenery when I went to visit my son in Nevada. He took me to the Bureau of Land Management’s Red Rock Canyon, an area that encompasses 195,819 acres within the Mojave Desert and is located 19 miles outside of Las Vegas. It’s a great time to visit this part of …
Tis the season to turn off the noise, gather with family, and celebrate all we have to be grateful for. Time with our two grown children is the best gift I could have received. I’m very grateful that my family has the time to share with each other and the resources to indulge in special …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Getting in those Holiday Workouts
On May 6 my Dad died. On May 14 my sisters and I buried him in the same plot our Mother was buried in on March 23, nine years previous. We all really thought Dad had another year or two to live. He suffered from complications from Diabetes and his heart finally gave way after …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Coming out of a Personal Fog
While visiting San Francisco, I have learned that one of our family’s favorite Sutro Historical District landmarks, The Cliff House, closed its doors permanently on Dec. 31, 2020. This 157 year old establishment survived multiple ownerships and renovations before falling victim to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed contract negotiations with the National Park Service. In …
Continue reading Yesterday’s Walk: the Relevance of Landmarks
Today’s stress buster was a 6.6 mile walk that included a round trip trek across the Golden Gate Bridge. If you have never done it, I highly recommend it. The vantage point from the bridge is incredible! San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is 1.7 miles long. On a clear day like today, the views are …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Trekking Across the Golden Gate
I heard from one of our neighbors that a Bald Eagle had been repeatedly spotted on the rocks offshore from the beach below our home. So I set out this morning to walk with binoculars hoping to get a glimpse of this extraordinary bird. I failed to spot the Eagle but did see quite a …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Gaining Comfort From the Ocean
This morning I had some uninterrupted thinking time while on my walk. Baxter is laid up; I’m not sure what he’s done but he’s limping. No heat, swelling or signs of redness/infection. Mind you, he’s a high strung Jack Russell who jumps and leaps off of everything. Keeping that boy down is difficult. I’m giving …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Acknowledging Life’s Blessings
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
Perspectives From My Trail 