Eyes Wide Shut When I was a child, I used to do that thing that many little ones do—I’d put my hands over my eyes because I thought if I couldn’t see you, you couldn’t see me. This past September, I crossed paths with a bobcat on a mountain biking trail and … Read more
Gratitude What’s a human called who generally lives from a place of thankfulness, regardless of varying circumstances? A gratidude. Gratitude shows up in all sorts of places and ways. I snapped this photo of a woman’s beautiful shoulder in church. As I listened from my pew with a view, I couldn’t help but feel … Read more
Get Elbows Deep in Sheep Cheese My cousin/cugina, Amaya, and I went on an Italian adventure we dubbed, “Two Broads Go Abroad.” For over two months we traveled all around Italia. One day we did a group wine-and-cheese tour of Tuscany. One of our stops was a Pecorino farm. During a cheese-making demonstration, … Read more
Is the Sky Falling? I’m not sure about that, but the world seems to be on fire. At least from what I can see. I just saw something I posted on Facebook after the 2016 Nice truck attack—when a man drove a 19-ton cargo truck intentionally into the crowds celebrating Bastille … Read more
Ay–yi–yi Sometimes I read a scene in the Bible and I can just see Jesus holding his head and saying, ay-yi-yi. He may have just heard one of his disciples say something completely off and he’s like, dude, for real? Have we not covered this? I imagine what He thinks/says/feels when He sees the … Read more
Going to the Maul I did a search on “Bear spray” today because I wanted a picture to go with this post. I don’t recommend searching for bear spray because those images are linked to mauling victim photos. Don’t do it. I almost lost my lunch. I’ve been very troubled by the news … Read more
Bobcat Don’t-Wait On Tuesday of this week I encountered a mountain lion (it may have been a bobcat) on my mountain biking trail. This has always been a fear of mine. The next day I skipped my routine and opted for an alternative, the Thousand Steps stair workout in Laguna. … Read more
Good to Go While our bikes were in transport on the back of his car, John didn’t strap my beautiful bike down well enough which resulted in what he called a “scratch” on my crossbar. I called it a gouge. He suggested I put a sticker over it. In my heart, I suggested we … Read more
How to do Ribs I like adventure. And some risk. But I have my limits. I have no plans to try, say, sky diving, or scuba diving. Not my bag. Since I was a child, my mom has always been a worrywart and on the nervous side about me “doing stuff.” I … Read more
