Fall in love with being alive
I have too many things to do. But this week was our 3rd wedding anniversary and we went to the Thousand islands where I was forced to slow down. Like sleep in until 11am, afternoon naps, mornings sitting outside under the awning for hours, no internet service, way down. The things were still waiting for […]
I think I’ve finally decided what I want to be when I grow up! You know how there’s those travel shows where people get to do really awesome stuff and you’re like “oh man, I want to do that!”? Well I want to do the opposite of that. I want to do the things that […]
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 […]
This week was a Gregory Alan Isakov song: Summer days were just a magazine, a magazineA magazineCutting grass for gasoline, for gasolineSo I can see ya soonFall swoonedLeft me drunk in a fieldDandelion wine for a yearAnd I packed up the dustOf all that I ownedHandkerchief hung from a poleI rolled out the day that […]
Hiking High Peaks in the Adirondacks feels like a Doctor Who quote “It’s like when you’re a kid. The first time they tell you that the world’s turning, and you just can’t quite believe it ’cause everything looks like it’s standing still. I can feel it. The turn of the Earth. The ground beneath our […]
Sometimes I feel like a rubber band being stretched too tight. How do you find the time for all the things you want to do and all the things you need to do? And also get some sleep? I am continuing to eat this summer up and I’m not full yet, but I am a […]
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 […]
4th of July weekend this year had an odd quiet hanging over it. Maybe it was the thunderstorms or the heat and the cold of the days that mixed together. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older that the weekend didn’t have the usual fierce joy that I remember from childhood. But the days were quiet. […]
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, […]
The thing about having adventures is that they’re really kind of awful. Think about it, Luke Skywalker loses his family, his mentors, his hand. Frodo had a really bad time of it, those Narnia kids ended up as kings and queens, sure, but it was a tough go to get there. Adventures just aren’t fun. […]
