Nestled far up a misty river inlet, with bald eagles standing as sentinels along its banks, live the Khutzeymateen grizzly bears. I was lucky enough to visit these amazing creatures recently as I was turning 50 years of age. I’ve never been one for celebrating birthdays, so up until that point I had only planned […]
Glenn and I recently made a run for the Canadian border. We were still reeling from having to cancel yet another overseas trip due to COVID and were looking for an adventure to sooth our wanderlust. Canada had recently opened their land borders to vaccinated Americans and were no longer requiring a 14-day quarantine upon […]
“Because I am an entitled, self-centered American.” That was the only legitimate response I could imagine giving the immigration officer when they asked me why I traveled to a country the U.S. State Department said I shouldn’t travel to because of the ongoing surge of the Delta variant. Two years ago, Glenn and I decided […]
Glenn and I recently became the proud owners of a campervan. Her name is Laverne, after the character “Laverne DeFazio” from Happy Days and later the Laverne & Shirley show…as well as Mork & Mindy for the trivia buffs out there. She’s adorned with a monogrammed “L” on her front lapel (which is a fascinating […]
It felt like a unicorn magically appeared when a hummingbird showed up to build her nest. I had been thinking it was time to put my hummingbird feeders out because I could hear so many of them flying overhead when sitting on the back porch drinking my morning tea. It wasn’t until a few days […]
Like many of you, I’m beyond excited for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccine is a light at the end of the tunnel. It means less worries about the health and wellbeing of myself and loved ones. It also represents the ability to safely and ethically travel again. Glenn and I feel confident […]
I’ve never gone in for the whole peace, love and understanding scene. I’ve attempted yoga a few times in my life. No offense to my yogi friends out there, but it’s just not for me. In particular, I can’t handle the whole breathing, humming and chanting stuff – it makes me want to giggle uncontrollably. […]
(Trigger warning: suicide) I inherited my propensity for intense and vivid dreaming from my mother. We would often regale each other with stories from our previous night’s escapades, and it was typically a draw to determine who had the most outlandish dream. Like the time I dreamt I used the little salt packets I stole […]
Traditionally, china or porcelain is supposed to be the gift given for 20 years of marriage – which is what Glenn and I hit today. I am going to skip the porcelain gift giving and take Glenn on a trip into the hills to spend the night with some alpacas and other fun critters instead. […]
I’ll admit it. I live a charmed life. Or, as a good friend of mine once lovingly told me, I live a life where “rainbows and unicorns tend to shoot out of my ass.” I once did a past-life regression for fun (don’t knock it till you try it!) and asked my higher-self why things […]
I have been contemplating the notion of the “new normal” a fair bit lately, reflecting on my own journey during these difficult times.
I’m at a loss for words when it comes to this blog post. Usually, my posts linger in the back of my mind as my subconscious thinks and ponders on things. When I’ve mulled things over enough my thoughts suddenly pop to the surface. I sit down to write and a blog post comes flooding […]
Glenn and I went on a quick vacation to Hawaii last week and while we were away our world turned upside down. At the time we boarded the plane the coronavirus was definitely dominating the news, but still felt like a far-off hypothetical – a bit like previews for an upcoming paranoid disaster movie if […]
“Is it safe to do a walking safari?” That is what I Googled…after I had already booked and paid for my trip to do just that. Doh! The answer from the faceless hordes of internet opiners was a resounding “no, it isn’t safe to do a walking safari” because most of the wild animals are […]
I watched a lot of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom when I was young, and I think as a result I’m quite drawn to the idea of seeing wild animals up close. The bigger and the more dangerous, the better. The mountain gorillas are no exception.
