Wild weather abounds in the springtime, but if youāre like me, the warmth beckons you and you cannot stay inside.Ā Here are my four favorite outdoor activities (and one of my favorite indoor activities). Walking A good audio book (Peter Heller, The Dog Stars, currently), my favorite tennis shoes and Iām out the door heading […]
Remember when I said I would update you on what is going on around here? And then I think I never do? Well. Here is my March update so I can show you all the excitement going on around here. Okay. Not really all that exciting. But we have been enjoying ourselves. Which is what […]
Have you started spring cleaning yet? Are you going to? Um, me neither. More like spring tidying. Hereās a peek at what my FANTASTIC week looked like. Including a little spring tidying. Back Patio Hub got out the power washer and sprayed off the chair cushions around the fire pit, the grill and dining table. […]
Of course, everyone knows the weather axiom, āMarch in like a lion and out like a lamb.āĀ March being March is unpredictable. Itās never really fair to treat Phoenix weather as typical, but March is certainly acting as transitional here as it is in other parts of the country. Gorgeous pool weather last week and […]
Summer necessitates high-country hikes in my part of the world, but winter opens up all new possibilities.Ā Here are a few of my top tips for winter hiking.Ā Winter hiking in low-altitude locations with very little shade or on urban trails are all calling my name. A perfect way to blend fitness with nature. With […]
Where do the weekends go? As we enter our super busy season in the desert, Iām sharing a few things going on around here ā some exciting, some not. The weekend wrap up is an honest look at how we spent some time though. Mortimer Farms We snuck in a little Thursday morning getaway and […]
In a moment of optimism spurred by the coolest, wettest summer we have experienced since moving to Arizona, we decided to stick our toes in the water for a fall garden kick off. Now, we don’t have impressive garden beds and acres of land like other climes, but our love of produce keeps us trying. […]
Receiving almost perfect online reviews, we took a little of our hard-earned downtime to visit Houston Arboretum & Nature Center on a recent business trip to Houston. Spending a couple hours in nature with perfect weather is just what the doctor ordered. Not that I needed doctorās orders of course. Hub joined me, and spying […]
Have you heard of Earthing ā the process of grounding the human body and its purported health benefits?Ā On a recent podcast I heard, a woman said that she bought a grounding pad and it eliminated her joint pain and helped her sleep through the night.Ā Sign me up! I have heard the benefits of […]
We took a whirlwind driving trip midweek to visit a few Utah national parks and enjoy a little cooler weather.Ā There were some hits and misses on this goal and hereās the wrap up. Lake Powell – HIT We packed a LOT of food with us.Ā The day before we left, I made Grandmaās potato […]