Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The acacia blooms are popping out all around. We saw an osprey with a fish in it's talons flying around looking for a good spot to consume brunch. A hummingbird stalked us along one fence line. The ducks were doing interval flight drills from the center sand pit to the water and back -... Continue Reading →
I do not know WHAT I was thinking. The last time I ran for this long was before surgery when I hit the 9 mile mark. I figured I would aim for some 5-8 mile routes before even trying to up the distance to 10 miles. Unfortunately, I have this...thing..in my brain...it wont let... Continue Reading →
Photo by @KCAlfredphoto Torrey Pines golf course at sunset. I thought this photo was perfect - I was going to look for something that depicted "swamped" or "rat race" but really, in keeping with my NO Whining & NO Gasbags motto for 2013, I must say that while I will need to maintain a... Continue Reading →
First of all, yes, that is an Andersen Kitty Calendar from Love and Hisses on the wall. The ever Gorgeous Corbie is keeping an eye on the shenanigans for me this month 🙂 So, termite tenting week is here. I spent Sunday cleaning and bagging after spending Saturday getting the backyard prepped. 27 took... Continue Reading →
December 30th was a day of off and on showers so I had to take a break from staining. I did take the time for a typical longer Sunday morning trail run. Couldn't join Renee in her 105 minute run at Lake Hodges, but I did throw my new Camelback on for a trial outing... Continue Reading →
This was the week of parties. It started out Tuesday when I took my department at work out to lunch at Pacifica Del Mar. A friend of mine recently bought into the restaurant and has turned it into a really lovely spot. Been hearing so many good reviews and was finally able to have a good excuse... Continue Reading →
This morning I drove up about 60 miles north to Crystal Cove State Park and participated in a 6k trail run event. My motivation was to spend a day with my high school friend #651 - it was her birthday and she was treating herself - no, challenging herself - to achieving something new. She... Continue Reading →
It's been a long time since I got to start my Sunday like this: Next weekend, in my final race for the season, I will be anchoring a relay team at the She Rox triathlon. Eve is swimming, Renee will bike and I will run. It's on the same course that I've run twice now... Continue Reading →
Turning this into the All Sports blog...(for now)....on Saturday morning after our Friday Night Lights fun, I ran a 5k trail race. It was a wee bit warm. And it was out east where it is...well..warmer! San Diego cannot seem to shake off this hotter than normal summer. August and September have been varying stages... Continue Reading →
Yes, I am a runner now - as of just over a year ago - but for my first 46 years...ok...maybe I shouldn't count those first couple eh?...my favorite mode of exercise was walking. I could walk forever. A few times I even walked 60 miles over 3 days 🙂 Mostly though, I walked or... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 