It’s a little bit funny how I set out to incorporate a lot more cross training while preparing for Big Sur and then, when injury and illness necessitate running less, I feel like I’m falling WAY off-schedule. One need only look at my list of activities to see that I truly am not sitting on [...]

A year ago, when I needed both an escape and another perspective, I jetted off to the San Juan islands to visit my good friend, Lisa. YaYa and I have a wonderful time with her lovely family eating, drinking, laughing, and crying. It’s was friendship is. It is awesome. Lisa is the sort of friend [...]

After taking only a few pictures — none which have survived my critical eye — I am left with this photo of a wall hanging which I took on Friday night. I just love they way the artist expresses the community of people each doing their own thing yet all part of the big picture.

It’s been a while since I’ve been graced with an invitation to the Blog Games. This one, deemed the “Sunshine Award,” is simply a way to highlight those who, as Runner Susan puts it, “give good blog.” I am honored that Irene has put me in this category — although this isn’t quite how she [...]