‘Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.’ – Marcus Aurelius It is fascinating to watch the river, and the constant movement – you…
August 6: Rocking that kayaking tour guide job
“Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, … having fun.” Brian Wilson What fun to see Girlchild1 in the flesh doing her summer job as a kayak tour guide to La Jolla coves….Expert2 and myself could not get onto one of her tours as we had hoped, so we…
June 25: Summer at last!
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James Nothing nicer than hot summer afternoons spent outside…today it was at the dog park…and it was not smushy, or icy, or cold. It was sunny and hot…just the best ever. Running and running, and…
June 17: Time flies
“Just when I think I have leaned the way to live, life changes.” Hugh Prather And that’s a wrap for year one for Girlchild2…and year three for Girlchild1! Cannot believe where the time has gone this year….It was literally just yesterday when I took Girlchild2 off on her new adventure at college, and now she…
May 26: Roadtripping to the UP
“When you go on a road trip, the trip itself becomes part of the story.” Steve Rushin When I decided to do a marathon, I googled good local marathons to attempt for first timers…and came up with the Bayshore Marathon in Travis City…so I asked Expert2 if he would be up for a road trip…