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18 Dec

Meatballs, Mild Temps and Cacti

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Last summer my son, Steve, contacted me and announced that his family was flying to Pheonix, Arizona for Thanksgiving. They were in the process of purchasing airline tickets and he wanted to know if I would be interested in making the trip with them. Arizona in November was a tantalizing offer. So, what could I do but accept. Now, this would be my fifth airplane trip in my life, so I am not considered a toughened, experienced airline traveler. When…..

21 May

Spring Time Is Exhausting!

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Spring is one of my four favorite seasons of the year. Yep, there’s something to love about all four seasons. But spring can be the most frustrating. As I’m sitting down to write this blog I am exhausted. I’m not sure if it’s because I just finished planting the garden this morning or because I’m still recovering from the eighteen holes of golf I played yesterday afternoon. Actually it might be a combination of the two. There is also the…..

19 Jan

Hiking With My Friend

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Yesterday I finally took a hike with a friend that I have been meaning too hike with for several months. I pulled my pair of snowshoes down off the hook on the garage wall and wrestled them onto my boots. In 1980 we moved to a 7.9 acre plot of land out in the country several miles west of Wheaton. Immediately I developed a close friendship with the southern edge of our property as it contained a creek. I had never experienced a…..

Tag Archives: hiking

Meatballs, Mild Temps and Cacti

Spring Time Is Exhausting!

Hiking With My Friend

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