just to be aliveon this fresh morningin the broken world.– Mary Oliver, Invitation This weekend felt serious. Though my climbing plans fell through and I worked at the climbing gym instead of climbing outside. My parents rented a boat and instead of a nice day on the lake, we got rained on and ended up […]
I have been adventuring hard, but not this weekend. This weekend I ran some errands, I had some quiet nights. I went to the drive-in. I watched Hallmark Movies with my mom. I went out for breakfast and watched a friend ride his bike by on a 60 mile “Tour de Keuka” fundraiser ride and […]
Well you never know how far from home you’re feelingUntil you watch the shadows cross the ceilingWell I don’t know but I can see it snowingIn your car the windows are wide open Come on homeCome on homeNo you don’t have to be aloneJust come on home I’m not sure where home is anymore. I […]
It’s been years since I was in school (11 to be exact) but each year around this time I start to get that feeling. You know the one. The one where you look outside at those beautiful blue skies and you feel a physical ache somewhere in your chest. The one where you don’t hear […]
I don’t know what lazy summer days are, I don’t have those. I have days where I’m up at dawn to visit a market or take a hike. I have afternoons filled with rock climbing, house work, playing with my nieces, walking the dog, or family events. As we head steadily into the days of […]
How do you know which days will be the best ones of your life? The ones you will remember when you’re old and arthritic and can’t remember like you used to? I wish I could live every day like it’s the best day of my life. Fortunately this week it’s been pretty easy. The whole […]
How can I learn to love winter as much as summer? Why am I thinking about winter right NOW? Right now I should be thinking about graduation parties without having to wear COVID masks, hot walks down the dusty lake road after dark, fireflies. Right now I should be loving long summer drives without ice, […]
Sometimes I do too much. Like this weekend which saw me spanning the Finger Lakes and Binghamton with a mix of things I needed to do and things I wanted to do. Sitting down to write this is the first time I’ve slowed down since Friday. Even our weekend hike felt like it was in […]
An Indian Summer is a period of warm, dry weather that occurs between September and November. A single 80 degree Saturday that occurs one week into October is called a gift. The trouble is that a day that is a gift is certainly not long enough. It was only long enough for breakfast sandwiches with my […]
