Find Her in the Highlands

Dec 20, 20213 min read

Checking in From the Snowy Northeast

Hi everyone! I’ve had an extended absence on here and just wanted to hop on and say yes I’m ok It has been so touching that folks have...

Nov 23, 20211 min read

Homemade Applesauce

Psst! I have a secret. Applesauce is ridiculously easy to make I learned how to make homemade applesauce from my Mom, and today I made...

Oct 31, 20212 min read

Musings on One Year Post Fracture

One year ago today I woke up with a broken heel bone, avulsion fracture and sprained ankle. (To recap: I wish I had an amazing story but...

Oct 19, 20211 min read

My Independence Day

October 19 - It’s my Independence Day (a self chosen day, not my birthday ). Every year I make sure to have an adventure on this day and...

Oct 3, 20211 min read

The Nights Are Drawing In

The nights are drawing in. A chill settling in the air. Chores are turning from picking vegetables to stacking firewood. The wild turkeys...

Sep 30, 20211 min read

I Climbed Katahdin!

Pain Awareness Month: A few weeks ago I achieved a lifelong goal of climbing Katahdin, the highest mountain in my home state of Maine...

Sep 30, 20213 min read

Book Review - Caithness Archaeology: Aspects of Prehistory

In honor of Scottish Archaeology Month, I wanted to share a book some of you might find interesting, (and my first official review for...

Sep 20, 20213 min read

A Conversation About Diabetes

Diabetic. I’ve heard the word a million times but now…it’s directed at me. I’ll be 40 in May, and this past year has been amazing in...

Sep 18, 20212 min read

Reading on the Coast of Maine - Boon Island Tales

Phew, what a busy week. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, I decided to take a breather and get a couple hours of therapeutic ocean time in this...

Sep 13, 20212 min read

Out of the Maine Woods

Hello my lovely readers! I spent the last week in Baxter State Park, in the Highlands of my home state of Maine. Dirt roads, no...