Oh, my, where do I start?! This past summer of 2023 was just amazing. Matt and I traveled across the country to meet our new grandson and on the way we visited 9 national parks and Monument Valley. I was too busy driving the rig and hiking and exploring to write about it and now … Continue reading Fantastic Summer
Last I left you, I told about my injuries during a hike. Well, I've had a wonderful year of healing! Praise God. I couldn't work on my hooked rugs while I was injured, but I could draw and paint in my sketchbooks. Working in my sketchbooks was an interesting endeavor. I approached it with freedom … Continue reading Artful Healing
Usually, I love hiking. But this is one hike I wish I had never taken. It’s funny, the morning of the hike, I wrote in my journal that I see a theme of freedom in my life: Freedom in where I live in the RV, freedom in not coloring my hair or wearing makeup, freedom … Continue reading The Disastrous Hike
Where to start? I haven't written since I broke my fingers while in Wyoming at the Oregon Trail wagon ruts. Anyway, we had a wonderful time last summer. We traveled to Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and back east to West Virginia...and of course stopped along the way too. And during that trip we … Continue reading “Untamed” Hooked Art
Our goal has been to travel to all 50 states. I remember thinking there was no way we could ever pull it off, but we might as well try. Matt was in for it when I said we should get a geocache in every state. Of course, I wanted much more. I wanted to experience … Continue reading North Dakota on the Map
What a crazy life I lead! I almost didn't write because I feel too far behind. And I'm not sure if many read this anyway. But I'm amazed how often Matt and I refer to my blog posts, just to help us remember! So, here goes. After leaving Florida, we spent time with family. We … Continue reading Agates, Bucket List and Deep Water
Sometimes, it is hard to remember anything good about 2020. Of course, there was Covid and all the hardships that it brought. But I had many personal difficulties that outshone the pandemic in my life. However, a major wonderful event for us was the birth of our grandson, James. He was born shortly after the … Continue reading Summer Journey Hooked Art
Part of me thinks, “How in the world did I get here already?” But I know. I remember. Memories of joy and hardship. Memories of family, friends but then also of loneliness. It has been a full life! One memory kept presenting itself these last couple of days. When I was turning 50, ten years … Continue reading Thoughts on Turning 60
Some blog posts are difficult to put together, like this one. I have so many gorgeous photos! First, I needed to drive from Grand Junction, Colorado to Denver on interstate 70. I love this softly folded mountain in Grand Junction. It is Mount Garfield and I had a hard time taking my eyes off of … Continue reading Rocky Mountain National Park
That's how I think of the desert. And we have spent a lot of time in the desert lately. We moved to a spot in Nevada, but it was still close enough to California to go see a couple more things. I kept hearing that Mono Lake was one place I had to visit. We … Continue reading Brutal but Beautiful
Joyful Wonder 