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The river gave me more than a view yesterday…it handed me back my joy. I’ve always loved to fish. When I was a little girl, and dad told me he was going fishing early in the morning, I would get dressed and sleep in my clothes so he wouldn’t leave me behind. Not that he would, but he liked to tease me. This trip is showing me what I’ve been missing in my life since Dad died. He was my fishing partner for 50+ years, and I haven’t returned to it seriously since he died. That changes now though. I’ve fished in boats and onRead More →

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It’s not often that an experience leaves me breathless, but yesterday, my visit to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park did just that. The South entrance is closed due to fire damage so we took off from Gunnison, Colorado on Hwy 50, and drove to the North entrance to the park via Hwy 92, which takes you through some breathtaking scenery. Getting to Hwy 92 was a scenic treat, as we passed through Curecanti National Recreation Area. The road is not heavily traveled, and there are plenty of stops along the way to get a prelude of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. ItRead More →

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The best thing my parents gave me was their imperfection. Sometimes, the gifts that your parents’ give you aren’t what they did right, but what they struggled with, and how they overcame it– or didn’t. This is the time of the year that I review my mother’s life, and what gifts she left me since she died 4 years ago. My mother was a very smart woman. She could devour books and articles, and she understood so much about so many things. But she had a problem in applying what she learned about, and believed implicitly, to her own life. This is a problem thatRead More →

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Yep. I’m heading on a three week trip to Arkansas, with a road trip to Colorado, where I intend to pan for gold. Today’s a travel day, so the flurry of activity getting ready for a long trip almost trumped getting my post written this morning, but I found a spot of time. I don’t go through the AIT machines at the airport, so I have to really make sure I abide by the two hour recommendation before boarding. The ‘pat-down’ takes some time, and I get the side eye from passengers and airport personnel, but I don’t care. Last year, I was held forRead More →

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If a photo is worth a thousand words, here’s 20,000 words of personal evolution over the course of 58 years. The top row is the story of my beginnings. I was born with a cone head. My father said it scared him to death when we first met, but my mother was in labor for like 24 hours, and my head showed the effort she made to get me out. So what tone did the circumstances of my birth set for me for the rest of my life? I believe it led to me wanting to understand pressure and the growth that comes from tightRead More →