Thoughts on Clean Air
This past week, a late-season, human-caused wildfire took off north of Boise and burned several cabins in the mountains. The fire is not a massive one like the ones that burned through Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Only about 4,000 acres are involved. The fire agencies have struggled to get a handle on the fire […]
Thoughts on Generations
Warning: I’m going to sound like my granddad many years ago. I may sound horribly old, but I can’t help myself. I don’t understand this new generation! Hubby and I went to the mall to pick up a few things and in one store, the background music was so loud, it was distracting. The young […]
Thoughts on Geology
Traveling in a vehicle can sometimes be boring. Some scenery is not very scenic. In places, the landscape is so the same for so long that you wonder if you’re moving or not. Maybe you’re just spinning your wheels and getting nowhere. That’s depressing scenery. What makes scenic scenery is geology. The rise and fall […]
Thoughts on Going Home Again
We’ve reached the end of this summer’s sojourn and are heading home again. Ah home! Where my sewing machine, my desk, my bed, and my close by, full-service bathroom are waiting for me. It will be SO good to use them again. When I retired, I thought I would love traveling all over with my […]
Thoughts on Going Home
Throughout our married lives, Hubby’s career led us to new towns and places. One thing about moving is that we have friends all over the place and I miss them all when we’re not there. When I hear people saying they can’t leave a place because all their friends are there, I think about all […]
Thoughts on Hiking in the Black Hills
Well, he did it. Hubby got me out in the woods hiking. Back in the days when I worked as an archaeological technician, I used to hike in the woods, up and down hills, through thickets, over rocks, down draws, and all over the place. I was paid to do it. Now I have to […]
Thoughts on Camping Preferences
I’ve discovered something during our summer camping trip this year: I’m not a pioneer woman. My ancestors were, but somewhere between them and me, my part of the family line has mutated into a whiny, gotta-have-my-electricity-and-shower camper. My foremothers are probably letting out a simultaneous groan. There’s something about one shower a week that just […]
Thoughts on Campfires
Throughout our childhoods, both Hubby’s and my families went camping from time to time. Hubby’s family went far more than my family. We had a farm so it was hard to get away from the chores with the milk cow and chickens. So when my family went, it was a huge deal. The biggest fun […]