A Trickle of Time

Holy Smoke!!! How is everyone doing? Has time slowed down to a trickle? I don’t even know what day it is anymore because I have no reference point and they are all the same. And I am taking advantage of this time to get some writing done. I thought for sure I would be finished […]

I’m 75. Here’s How I’m Staying Positive During This Pandemic

I have been told that at my age of 75 I am at the highest risk when it comes to the coronavirus. Yet, as people share their concerns with me about my health, my response is always “thank you for sharing” before moving on to another thought or task. I am not dismissing the danger […]

Common Fears as We Get Older & How to Conquer Them

Some jots and thoughts from my caravan… A friend asked me the other day if I was fearful.  I had to think for a few minutes.  I can feel fear, sometimes wearing a scary face like the Joker, sometimes sort of see through like a ghost, sometimes like a kid throwing mud pies, dirty and […]

What are you waiting for? Plant Miracles.

What are you doing reading this?  Get outside NOW.  Buy some plants.  NOW.          Do you feel it?  Spring.  In full blast some places and inching forward in others. I get impatient in winter.  I know it is necessary for all the flora to rest and all that, but it seems to linger on and on.  […]

Here’s to a new decade!

I am so excited about the next decade. I don’t think I could have crammed anymore in during the last 10 years but I plan on upping my productivity big time during the 2020’s. And I’m starting off by going to spend time with the manatees in Florida starting tomorrow. Oh, Happy New Year too. […]

Rainbows and stuff

Rained like crazy, then a rainbow and today a good hiking day. Like life. The rainbow is a good sign right now. Sending some out for everyone. People in the camp have decorated their rigs and their areas with all things Christmas. Cute. Not me. Where do they put all that stuff? Yikes. I have […]

On the Road Again

On the road again tomorrow and leaving the rain of California and heading east. I have a ton of writing to do before the end of the year so I plan on focusing on that goal. How are your goals coming along? Anything you want to finish up? To put it in perspective. I made […]

Caution: Hugs ahead!

What is the right number of hugs you need per day? I was doing some research on the well known family therapist Virginia Satir and came across her hug therapy formula. 4 hugs for survival, 8 hugs for maintenance and 12 HUGS for growth. Well, I must be a shriveled up piece of seaweed. Then […]

Getting What You Wish For

Getting what you wish for? All through Oregon and into California I was seeing signs to watch for elk. No elk. I watched. Even when hiking I thought I might see a herd in a clearing or meadow. The ranger at the coast in Oregon said the park belonged to a herd of elk and […]

Planning ahead….or not.

Kissing the trees and the growie things and the critters goodbye in the morning and heading to Santa Cruz for a… well, until I decide to move on. Not planning too far ahead.