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Getting There is Is Half the Battle

I left home under dark, gloomy skies, but at least it wasn’t raining. I planned on driving through Anchorage mid-day for the lightest traffic, which worked out well. My mood was bubbly, my anticipation high. I was finally, once again, out on a road trip! 🎶🎵 On the road again … 🎵🎶 Just can’t waitContinue reading “Getting There is Is Half the Battle”

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Or not … I thought my unplanned mid-summer break would have me absolutely chomping at the bit to get back on the road. I mean, we were supposed to be camping in Valdez last week, arriving home just in time to avoid the 4th of July traffic. I had it all planned out. Instead, I’veContinue reading “Bloom Where You Are Planted”

The Longest Day

I have a long standing love/hate relationship with Summer Solstice. Living in Alaska, we have a habit of celebrating this day of longest possible daylight in the proverbial “land of the midnight sun” with parties, midnight BBQ’s, all-night baseball games … pretty much everything except possibly fireworks. With a full 22 hours of functional daylightContinue reading “The Longest Day”

Odds and Ends- Mostly Odds

I’ve discovered that I seem to be less inclined to write when I’m in pain or depressed. Of course, being in pain is depressing, so maybe that’s one and the same. I tested my theory by going back over my list of the last 18 months of blog posts. It was easy enough to seeContinue reading “Odds and Ends- Mostly Odds”