This is what started a lifetime of camping, canoeing, and outdoor adventures. It is my trusty GENUINE KNAPSACK, earned as a reward for selling American Seeds door-to-door in fourth grade. The fly says GLOBETROTTER CAMPING EQUIPMENT. Note the sturdy canvas construction, handy D-rings and adjustable straps. Once I earned this quality knapsack, I immediately started... Continue Reading →
A Thwarted Vacation
My husband and I planned a winter visit to our island this week. We knew there was over a foot of snow on the lake, but we thought we were prepared. We had a four-wheeler in tow to transport us over the ice as we followed snowmobile tracks to the island. We weren't ready to... Continue Reading →
Easter Island
I remember seeing pictures of the statues on Easter Island in a National Geographic magazine when I was a child. I always wanted to go there and see them for myself. Easter Island belongs to the country of Chile, and we had an exchange student from Chile in 2004. A few years after Antonio returned... Continue Reading →
Book Talk
Today I am preparing a presentation for a S.A.L.T. meeting coming up soon. S.A.L.T. is an acronym for Seniors and Law Enforcement Together. It is an county meeting held once a month for the purposes of facilitating good feelings between our local law officers and our elderly., as well as educating the public. The topic... Continue Reading →
Fram, Fram!
How much energy would it take to paddle a canoe across the continent? How many days would it take to get from the Gulf of Mexico to Hudson Bay? How many paddle strokes? How many granola bars? These are questions that I never asked. Why? Because a cross-continental trip was never in the plans. It... Continue Reading →