One of the difficult things for me with keeping a blog about what I’m doing is that, for me, I’m just doing the next thing. There’s nothing particularly special about doing the next thing. No one writes (or reads) blogs about their commute to work, the drudgery of the day, the commute home, and […]
A busy month, but it's time to move on to blue waters and sandy beaches.
Blasting (at a snail's pace) through Florida. Hey, it's warm and we can stay without marina fees... how can it get better?
It's been a long while since I updated you on the voyage south. Apologies. I'll try to get you caught up. In the process, you'll understand a theme with this trip... catching up.
May 12, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We’ve been in New Zealand for about three months now, and we’ve done some cool things, but I have to say that riding the Otago Central Rail Trail was the […]
May 11, 2013 in Inspiration, Travelogue
Sixteen years ago I was beginning the third trimester of my first pregnancy. I’d just quit working (Tony wanted me to enjoy the last few months on my own terms.) […]
May 10, 2013 in blog, Education, Inspiration, Travelogue
Mother’s Day is this weekend… I’ve been thinking about my Mom a lot… I miss her. This year she’s celebrating in BC with my brother’s family, awaiting the birth of […]
May 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I guess I should open with an explanation: Uncle Dick is not my uncle, but he’s always been my Uncle Dick. His dad and my Pip were in the war […]
May 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Have I mentioned how much I miss my bike shorts and gloves? No? Perhaps because I didn’t remember until this morning, when I positioned my (no longer trail hardened) bottom […]
May 7, 2013 in blog, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The crackle of the wood stove is the only sound. The boys are sprawled out on the carpets, reading. They’ve almost recovered from the beating I gave them at Scrabble. […]
May 5, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
“I wonder how much air is in there and how long it will last…” It all started innocently enough. The children were playing happily on a rainy Otago winter’s afternoon. […]
May 2, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Hairdressers always know the best things. I have a love-hate relationship with getting a haircut on the road. I’ve found some of the best hairdressers… but I’ve also found some […]
April 30, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I’ve heard that one shouldn’t pick up hitchhikers… I’ve heard that it can be dangerous. I suppose that’s true, in the same way that one shouldn’t visit NYC because it’s […]
April 28, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
For two days, the mountains wept. Great grey skies hung low over their tear stained faces and every surfaced oozed, or dripped, or gushed; from leaf tips to lichen, from […]
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