August 2023

Joy

The Joy of Peaches

Saturday morning I managed another walk to the Brickworks Market – round trip 10kms. I took a 6lb backpack and wore my new walking (running) shoes. These were the Under Armour ones I got from Sporting Life for $40.00 – on sale. They were perfect – no blisters. I upped the ante for the walk […]

Joy

The Joy of Peaches

Saturday morning I managed another walk to the Brickworks Market – round trip 10kms. I took a 6lb backpack and wore my new walking (running) shoes. These were the Under Armour ones I got from Sporting Life for $40.00 – on sale. They were perfect – no blisters. I upped the ante for the walk

Camino

Camino #1

This is my first post on my plans to walk a Camino next Spring. I made the decision to at least think about walking a Camino last month. Since then I have: 1. Joined several FB groups to gather information. 2. Ordered and received four books – one for each of the four most popular

Camino

Camino #1

This is my first post on my plans to walk a Camino next Spring. I made the decision to at least think about walking a Camino last month. Since then I have: 1. Joined several FB groups to gather information. 2. Ordered and received four books – one for each of the four most popular

Camino, Joy, reality

10.1 kms of Joy!!

 This week was a lovely week of summer weather. Most days were around 25ÂșC with sunshine. I harvested tomatoes from the garden and cooked some interesting meals using up tomatoes that were ripening too quickly. This is my idea of summer – lots of warm weather, lots of sunshine, lots of colour in the flower

hiking, Joy, reality

The Joy of walking

 Today, I walked 7.2kms in an hour and a half!! It’s my best yet. And….and…I’m not tired!! I also had a 6lb pack on my back. OK, I was walking on pavement and the terrain was mostly flat. However, I had walked this same path three weeks ago and I had to take a break

hiking, Joy, reality

The Joy of walking

 Today, I walked 7.2kms in an hour and a half!! It’s my best yet. And….and…I’m not tired!! I also had a 6lb pack on my back. OK, I was walking on pavement and the terrain was mostly flat. However, I had walked this same path three weeks ago and I had to take a break

Joy, reality

The Joy of Birthdays….

 Yes this week, I had another birthday!! It was an odd-numbered one, so not pivotal. However, it ended up being a marathon day of “birthday greetings.” My sister called at 10:00am, my friend for almost 70 years called at 11:00am. By then it was time for lunch. I haven’t eaten lunch in my pajamas in

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