Bike off the Barge

This post will go into the biking details of our recent trip down the Danube River, but the basic info would apply to most any bike and barge. Which is an absolute stellar way to travel; both the bike aspect and the barge.

Closed for the Season

April is both the start and the finish and always comes with its own flow. This year had an exception, but the basic patterns remain unchanged.

Just one thing x 37

We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health. But we are inundated with often conflicting advice. If you were going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical health, what should it be?

Dr. Micheal Mosley

The Road Most Traveled

I know that’s not the way the famous lines from Robert Frost’s poem begins, but for me, it’s been a constant in my life: that road most traveled.

A Peek back at the Peak

By definition Peek – to take a brief look : glance. peeked ahead to the next chapter to see what would happen. I decided to peek back.

Weather what?

It started out as a wordless Wednesday walk post, but time even ran away from me on a wordless post. Then I thought ah, Thursday doors, but again, it didn’t make it to the top of the list. So then I thought a Friday finish with doors being a metaphor for something? How about if the doors tied into my reading and I did a #what’sonyourbookshelf? Or do I just throw up my hands and say “what a week” and give it up and hit delete?

I’d Rather be…skiing

I stopped and did the math, and then the number made me do it again. It seems almost unfathomable.

#Sundaystills The Road to silence

And with a quick snappy click, the room descended into complete and total silence.

Thursday thoughts

Take care of your memories, for you can not relive them.

Bob Dylan

I reviewed 2022 as I wrote our Christmas letter and thought about the year that is passing and the memories I will carry forward from it.

Trailing it…

I feel incredibly blessed to have many walking trails right outside our back door and through The Gateway. Even when we lived in the city I sought out the nature walks along the river. It grounds me even if the trail is hard slugging (think tall tall grasses or deep deep snow) or hard to find (mostly cow and deer trails and sometimes they disappear). I love to take my littles on a walk and they love to go. There is always something new to see even, when one walks the same area regularly, if observant and mindful. Plus it seems I sort out a lot of mental headspace when I walk.