Grey skies and white lights
Saturday’s forecast in Vermont called for rain all day, skiing and snowshoeing were out. Tom, Bill and I did a quick cardio workout at the gym, Jana caught up on […]
The Older I Get
I gave my sister this card for her birthday last month. “How true,” I thought at the time. When I was younger the ages we are now seemed so old. For years […]
Add a little here, neglect a little there
When I was a kid I went to summer day camp at a local park in town, the same town Bill lives in now. The park had a large lake […]
Doubt
Saturday morning, 6:30 am, 11 degrees, snow and ice in patches on roadsides and sidewalks, four of us out for a run. Since we were planning on 17 miles and they […]
Training update or my reacquaintance with a treadmill
I’ve hit a few snags while training for the NJ marathon at the end of April, one major snag really. Snow. I don’t mind running in sub-zero temperatures, wear layers […]
Last week, last month, tonight, tomorrow…..
One night a couple of weeks ago, as snow fell, Bill and I went for a walk in my neighborhood after dinner. It could have been any night over the last […]
The Show Must Go On
We spent a majority of last week at Bill’s dad’s house with the rest of his family. Tears were shed, laughs shared, stories told. They gave their wife, mother, grandmother […]
Loss
Bill’s family suffered a huge loss this week. His mom, who’s been ill for over four months, was called home. The pain is sharp but there’s comfort in knowing she’s […]
Why I can’t let go
My mother is one strong woman, she gets stuff done. We watched her work, attend school and manage a house after her divorce from my dad. There wasn’t much money […]
Stuck
A friend of mine sent me the link to this article; why we don’t pursue our passions and how to move past that. I’ve kept the article open in its […]
where my feet are 