Who I am
I grew up in the 70's when there was no such thing as an Xbox or PS4 or whatever number they're up to. There were only 7 channels on the TV and the only
I grew up in the 70's when there was no such thing as an Xbox or PS4 or whatever number they're up to. There were only 7 channels on the TV and the only thing worth watching was Saturday morning cartoons. What was a kid to do to keep sane? Play outside with the neighborhood kids from dawn to dusk. I was lucky. I grew up in a great neighborhood in a terrific town. There was a small mountain to climb next to the sand pit a few hundred yards away, a stream behind our house, we had a wonderful town lake to swim in during the summer. The town was small and flat so we rode our bikes EVERYWHERE!
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I also had an amazing mom and even though she was a single mom she fostered my love for the outdoors and adventure. We made several cross country trips where I fell in love with National Parks. After college I was able to do a lot of international travel. When the kids came I tried to instill a love of outdoors in them. Now that they're all adults it's my time again! Join me as I live my best life after the age of 55!
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On a side note. When I travel I try to find local coffee roasters to support. I enjoy taking in the atmosphere and watching the locals as I drink my coffee. At the end of many of my posts I will highlight either a kind of coffee or the actual shop as a way to support these establishments. There are local coffee roasters in all 50 states! Google a few next time you travel.
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This blog will not have advertisements on its pages. I for one hate trying to read when there are ads every two lines and pop ups. I have given up reading posts I find on Pinterest on the phone because the pop ups won't X out, I can't read the paragraphs or recipes without scrolling, scrolling, scrolling to find the next line I need. "Ain't nobody got time for that" so I click away from those sites. I would like you to be able to read, enjoy and be inspired without all that obnoxious fluff. So distracting! On the other hand there are affiliate links. I am not a big fan of the big box stores or online monopolies so I try to find links to mom and pop stores. If I can't find what I'm looking for I will use links to the big sites knowing there are every day people trying to make a living at the other end of some of those products.
thing worth watching was Saturday morning cartoons. What was a kid to do to keep sane? Play outside with the neighborhood kids from dusk to dawn. I was lucky. I grew up in a great neighborhood in a terrific town. There was a small mountain to climb next to the sand pit, a stream behind our house, we had a wonderful town lake to swim in during the summer, the town was small and flat so we rode our bikes EVERYWHERE!
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I also had an amazing mom and even though she was a single mom she fostered my love for the outdoors and adventure. We made several cross country trips where I fell in love with National Parks. After college I was able to do a lot of international travel. When the kids came I tried to instill a love of outdoors in them. Now that they're all adults it's my time again! Join me as I live my best life after the age of 55!
