I just got back from a weekend in Chico where the temperature topped out at 115°. Jesse (six, obsessed with Pokémon) is fascinated by my advanced age, and often asks questions about it. He was curious, for example, to know whether or not there are any other people alive today who are as old as I am, and was amazed to learn that, yes, in fact there are some even more ancient and still not […]
Read moreMonth: July 2021
Fitness Regimen
The getaway with Molly was so lovely that I wanted to schedule an adventure with Eleni as well—long overdue. Yesterday she and I put our heads together (remotely) and scoured maps and AirBnB listings for possibilities. We determined that the Clear Lake area, a little over two hours from each of us, would be our destination, and found a two-bedroom place on the water. Unfortunately, the host reports that because of the drought, the shoreline […]
Read moreMolly & Ginna’s Excellent Adventures
July 2, 2021 Yay! Molly arrived at our remote Ahwahnee retreat just after full-dark last night. [I’m posting this from my iPad where I can’t control the image display size as I usually do. Sorry that all these photos are giant.] We haven’t had an adventure together since our trip to Iceland over two years. We yacked until the wee hours and then I retired to my bedroom and reveled in the luxury of a […]
Read moreThe Long & Winding Roads
At 5:30 a.m. I creaked my way out of the tent to start breaking camp, but noticed that the people at the adjacent site were asleep in the back of their SUV, parked inches from my Subaru, and all their doors were open. I delayed my task and crept around mouselike until, thankfully, they got up half an hour later. It turns out their tent had transformed into a bathtub during yesterday’s downpours, so they […]
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