On a startlingly clear summer night several weeks ago, I was enjoying an outdoor grilling with friends on an upper-story deck overlooking mountains, with birds flitting in the trees next to us and a breeze providing the perfect temperature after an uncomfortably hot day. Following a lovely dinner, a bottle of wine and a bit … Read more
Snow? In August? Why are we going to discuss snow in August? It is not just an attempt to remember cool times during the hottest period of the year. That’s good too, but it is the perfect time to consider if the winter sport of snowshoeing is suitable for ‘your old bones’. And if so, … Read more
As a way to enjoy my summer just a tad more, I am lightening my load for this post. I would like to refer you to an article I wrote for another blog last month. Looking for Inexpensive Dinner Ideas? This is the Only Secret Ingredient You Need No surprise, PART of the post is … Read more
Multi-tasking may not be an actual skill (at least in terms of simultaneous enactment), but I like the idea of getting multiple benefit from the same activity. Double-duty, if you will. Switching some small way that I do something now to reduce a risk, or add a benefit, is something I will consider. This consideration … Read more
When I was a little girl we occasionally visited relatives in a small rural hamlet in the countryside where New York, Vermont and Massachusetts are all neighbors. Outside of Brunswick New York, which is itself outside of Troy New York, this little hamlet was multiple times removed from the ‘big city’ (meaning Troy). Even at … Read more
I will never be a ‘birder.’ It takes far too much discipline and determination. Not to mention the almost vow-like commitment to long trips attempting to view the winged creatures, and early morning rising. [Are they really just morning people to begin with?] I am not even including the birders who devote entire vacation allotments … Read more