May 10, 2023 | travel & inspiration
WE WERE REACHING the end of our tour of the four corner state’s big parks—leaving Alamoso, Colorado, ready to hike Great Sand Dunes National Park, then in the afternoon, making a turn for home with Evie the RV pointed straight for Kansas. The weather was okay; a...
Oct 13, 2022 | travel & inspiration
FOR MANY YEARS we’ve dreamed of taking a trip to the Holy Land with Tim’s sister, Colette, and her husband, Gary, who know the country well. They are also THE MOST FUN. Then just about the time we got the dates locked down and the tours scheduled and the...
Jun 4, 2019 | nature & awe, travel & inspiration
It’s a more gentle life here in these North Carolina mountains when slow, yet sure, comes June. Temperatures modulate, the winds calm (relatively speaking), our meadow comes to life. A wild new green climbs the ridges then settles, making a deep rich carpet, one...
Aug 13, 2017 | travel & inspiration
There are so many things I love about the new friends we’ve made since buying a mountain place high in the Blue Ridge. First, and it is so true, we lucked up with the most interesting, intelligent and generous neighbors a couple new to the area–and the...
Jan 11, 2015 | writing & work, 30 Days of Joy, travel & inspiration
It surprises me, I have to say, how aware of it I feel sitting here by the pool in this most lovely courtyard in Key West. I am alone, you see, traveling alone, something that is not necessarily new to me. And still the solo nature of it all has heightened every sense...
