Category Archives: Hiking and Life

Lying back today. Not doing much of anything. I still can’t shake this thing I have. In fact, I had a coughing fit earlier today that was immensely painful. Basically, what I am saying is that this is not pleasant. … Continue reading →

Today – the Oregon Coast. We got crazy lucky with the weather. Oddly, at one point there was a brief squall with hailstones of all things, but mostly just warmth and sunshine. I hadn’t been to the coast in probably … Continue reading →

  After another night of coughing and sneezing and getting very little sleep, I decided to pull out the big guns for the cure: hiking. It is, after all, the answer for eveything, right? So, Mike kindly drove me to … Continue reading →

  There he is. Isn’t he beautiful? and he really is – so much more than looks. He has a sweet, loving nature and he really wants to please. Definitively a Velcro dog. The people who are adopting him are … Continue reading →

And this is the lovely bed where I shall be sleeping tonight. thoughts: I miss Abby and wish she were here with me. I’m sure she’s having a lovely time at Sharlene’s house with the other dog and the horses … Continue reading →

Today’s Plan A: get on the mid-morning ferry, stay at Kathleen’s, take a walk, have dinner and head down to Oregon the next day. The kibosh on the plan was a long (two hours?) coughing fit in the middle of … Continue reading →

I managed to get out a couple of times with Abby today to capture some of the fall colours. But I have to say – I still feel like absolute crap. And it has been almost a week. On the … Continue reading →