I’ve always loved dogs and I have enjoyed the company of many dogs throughout my life, great friends and companions. But this one, this red and white Siberian Husky with the brilliant blue eyes and a yip that can send you flying out of your chair with heart pounding, is rare. A once in a lifetime dog. Read the rest of this entry »

Rochester's measly little six inches of snow isn't what did it. What did it was the rest of the Midwest got buried with enough snow, wind and ice to shut down airports from Minneapolis to the East coast. And my flight to Dayton, Ohio was canceled. I have to say, I leapt for joy! No business travel and I'm stuck at home, not in some airport somewhere like so many people are today. Thank you storm. Read the rest of this entry »

My friend Dawn started blogging every day and her last entry was about seizing the day - and living in the moment. So I got to thinking...then I stopped. Stopped thinking, fired up the Mac and started writing. Read the rest of this entry »

The ocean has always been soothing to me. Somehow the surf, the salt spray, the pelicans skimming the blueness, gulls torpedoing in for dinner, the grit in my toes, the abundance invisible beneath the surface, the sheer, vast, power of the sea call me home to myself. I crave, no I need, the sea and seek out beaches as I travel. Read the rest of this entry »

In Seward, Alaska, the campgrounds were all full which was just as well. Seward’s city campgrounds are bumper-to-bumper RV sites and nylon-to-nylon tent sites. I prefer more space. But I was crabby as I drove out of town, I’d been driving all day and was past ready to stop. Read the rest of this entry »