Wrapping up my Lac Louisa time with one last post. This year, I came late and stayed late. I experienced less of the peak summer fun and more of late summer restoration. I feel like my body and soul have rested and rejuvinated in ways I haven’t experienced in years. Peace, solitude, and lake swimming… Read More Wrapping up
I’m having a love affair with Autumn, which, like all good love affairs, makes me feel like I am the first person in the universe to ever feel precicely this way. Has anyone else noticed the change in the light? The sound leaves make when they’re falling in the forest? The scattering of leaves on… Read More Fall
With more than 70% of 2024 behind us, I’m caught up with my temperature blanket. I love the colors and the way it gives me a record of my swims. What I love the most is the way my motivation to record the temperature every day has gotten me into the water pretty consistently. So… Read More Temperature Blanket Update
I’m just back from a whirlwind weekend in Cape Cod to celebrate Helen’s 70th birthday. Boy did we celebrate! I woke up Thursday morning in the predawn and had my coffee, then went for a quick swim as the light was just returning. Then I drove ten hours and arrived at Laura and Helen’s beautiful… Read More Cape Cod
I woke up Sunday morning to see the warmth leaching from the lake and had to remind myself that I love to swim in cold water. It’s actually not that cold yet, or even very cold at all. It was 65° on Sunday, which is about what it was when I left the San Francisco… Read More Chilly
Sheila and Angie came for Labor Day weekend and it was so much fun. Those two have the most positive outlook on everything and experiencing the lake with them brought me a new level of appreciation for the life I have here. We spent long hours in our PJs reading books and pottering around the… Read More Friends