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Today I rode 18 miles before I packed up and left Lewes. It was a beautiful day.. There was new yard art today. – It turned out to be a good omen when I found street parking in Philly just around the corner from my Airbnb. I am going to have to move it tomorrowContinue reading “I still love Philadelphia”

Today was a bit cooler in Lewes, DE. We walked Dewey Beach, had a 22 mile bike ride and I got my mat out and did 20 minutes of strength training and stretching. I also spent a fair amount of time looking at various news feeds. I went out to fill my car at aboutContinue reading “A beach walk, a bike ride and some strength training – I’m killing it on Day 2”

I decided to stop cable service in early April as I was going to be traveling for most of the next 3 months. I spent the 5 days I was back in Nashville last week binging on All Saints and didn’t do my usual check in with the news morning and evening, . I wasContinue reading “Wait – What?”

I left Nashville about 130 PM yesterday and made it to Durham NC about 1045 PM. I managed to only make one gas/toilet stop. Traveling with a bicycle does make staying in hotels more challenging. There is no easy way of getting the bike and suitcase into the hotel in one trip. I had breakfastContinue reading “On the Road”

Over the years when friends their mother was their best friend or that they shared everything with their mother, I couldn’t even imagine that type of relationship. I know facts about my mother but in spite of investing significant time with her during the last decade of her life, I never felt like I knewContinue reading “Remembering my mother”

Tomorrow is the beginning of phase 2 of my “rest and recovery” travel adventure. I was holding my breath until I got through the second Covid vaccination without complication. I am now confident that I will be on my way tomorrow around noon with my first night in Durham NC on my way to Lewes,Continue reading “Five days in Nashville – I am fully unleashed!!”

I got up this morning with trepidation knowing that it was 24 hours since my second vaccination and many have said that is when they started feeling unwell. I felt fine and got several errands done and then realized I hadn’t eaten breakfast which is very unusual for me. I had part of a saladContinue reading “Perspective is everything”

I drove back to Nashville yesterday from Spartanburg. I drove through many rounds of pounding rain during the trip but the last 2 hours were blue skies which made the trip much more enjoyable. I had dinner with my son and daughter-in-law and was lovingly welcomed by their young dog Brady. She is so muchContinue reading “Back in Nashville for second vaccination”

This is my post for May 1 – I was without internet for 24 hours so this is a day late. This is the wasp that attacked me last night. After I turned off the light, I heard it again. I have not really had that many experiences with wasps but it made me veryContinue reading ““Next time leave the wasp alone!””

Today was spent getting photos of interactions with different people for my website. It is great to have friends with many talents such as photography to help out. I met a lovely older couple, Don and Nancy (87 and 86) who volunteered. It turns out Nancy has a pelvic floor disorder so I was ableContinue reading “Laundry baskets can be dangerous”