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Weekly Photo Challenge: Opposites (The Blue and the Gray)
This past weekend coincided with the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. The Union versus Confederate armies represented the opposing sides in the Civil War, clashing mightily, battle after battle, with both sides sustaining massive loss of life not only from combat casualties but even more so from disease and illness…
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She Believed, So She Did (Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners)
Originally posted on Travel. Garden. Eat.: As I sat on the bus at 5:45 a.m., I was reminded that the next several hours were going to come down to believing I could do it … I would do it … I was going to run a marathon. Despite the weather forecast, my anxiety disappeared the…
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She Believed, So She Did (Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners)
As I sat on the bus at 5:45 a.m., I was reminded that the next several hours were going to come down to believing I could do it … I would do it … I was going to run a marathon. Despite the weather forecast, my anxiety disappeared the day before the race (perhaps recounting…
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Top 10 Reasons a Steamy Duluth Forecast Won’t Stop Me From Finishing My First Marathon
When the local television station has this for their forecast … … I feel the anxiety levels rise. I can’t afford wasting that negative energy over the next 48 hours. Last night I went for a relaxing 3 mile run with my younger four-legged companion, who reminded me that at whatever speed, you just need…
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The Hay Is in the Barn
Five days from now, I will be standing — uninjured — at the starting line of Grandma’s Marathon. Goal number 1, check! Five days from now, I hope to finish — uninjured — my first marathon. Goal number 2, pending. Between now and Saturday morning, the key will be to not melt in a pool…
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Spring’s Persistence Pays Off
Today is May Day, and the blustery winds off Lake Superior are doing their best to prevent Spring from fully showing herself. Patience must be a virtue when waiting for Spring in northern Minnesota. We are well into April before the first colorful signs appear. A world in miniature comes alive as the longer days…
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