I’ve never been afraid of heights, until… I had arrived at the Badlands NP in the late afternoon. Such a curious landscape and every corner turned revealed a different scene! I drove the loop to get my bearings for the next morning. If there is an opportunity to catch a sunrise, I’ll do whatever I…
For whatever reason, no one else in the swim class showed up. I’d had this student, we’ll call him Sam, only once or twice before. He was about 10, normal height, and a novice in the pool. Level 3 – learning the basic strokes of swimming. I was standing in the 3’-4’ section of water….
…or Opportunity? Life. Sometimes it just sucks.Plans we made – cancelled.Dreams we dreamed – squashed.Friendships we formed – hurtful.Goals we set – a waste of effort.Hopes for the future – dashed away with unexpected news. What am I supposed to be doing? Where am I supposed to be going? What is my purpose? Ever been…
I can only walk… Dawn had not yet appeared outside my window and I heard the muffled voices descending the stairs.The attempted quiet was for the sleeping baby upstairs and not for Nana who was sleeping on the couch. I’d finished my car camping around the perimeter of the United States and had stopped by…
Because…if you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. There is controversy, and angst really, about setting yearly goals. I am a self-confessed goal setter. As long as I can remember, I’ve looked forward to setting yearly goals. I even set goals for my children in their formative years because I wanted to…
…but not until you own it. In 2003, I began, what I refer to as, our full-fledged homesteading. We’d purchased 6.69 acres in the foothills of the Appalachians, our closest city being Athens, GA (Bulldawg country).We now owned a fully fenced blank slate with so much potential! Since I was the first in 5 generations…
My daughter texted and asked if I would come watch the kids so she could take her eldest to school. Her husband was quickly running the van to the gas station. The tire pressure was low and he was going to fill it up. My daughter and her kiddos were headed to Philly for a…
I’ve been homesteading and learning homesteading skills for 35 years. Long time! I’ve been an “urban homesteader”, full on homesteader (think acres of land and all the animals, gardens, orchard, bees, etc), mountain homesteader, and a nomadic homesteader last year. Over these many years, I’ve met and had conversations with thousands of homesteaders!One aspect I’ve…
“Hey – will you be home in PA in December? “Yep! What do you wanna do for your birthday?!” “I want to go to NYC to see it all decorated for Christmas!” This was a text conversation I had last fall with a very dear friend of mine. Birthdays are important to her and since…