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I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. – Joan Didion
Should I be embarrassed that at the very ripe age of 47 I still do not have a solid answer to this question? I am moving in the right direction, though the bounds are not clearly defined. If I were to follow my passions, I would read academic books on…
Back in January, I opened the blog “floor” for questions so that I’d have some topics to write about in the future. One question was…
April 2012 Status Update: Sitting….at the green desk. I moved it to a different corner of the room so that I’d be able to look…
We celebrated an anniversary: Karl’s parents’ 40th! We celebrated a birthday: my firstborn turned 13. The boys and I competed in an orienteering meet, a…
Turns out that rappelling is not like riding a bike. When you let about 20 years pass between your rappelling adventures…well, one’s brain, hands, and…

I’m Leslie, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an outdoor enthusiast who writes about what she’s reading, seeing, and thinking.