When I was in first or second grade, my class took a field trip to an Albertson’s grocery store. It was the very same Albertson’s I’d shopped at a hundred times with my dad and brother, but to go with my classmates cast it in a whole new light; it was special and strange; the… Read More Heart’s Desire (Day 23)
Welp, I’m fifty. I had an amazing birthday. It started in Inverness with a stunning sunrise. I stood and watched the day unfold, coffee warming my hands. The sun came up glorious and warm and Kevin and I went for a kayak, paddling vigorously, muscles burning, and then drifting quietly, watching the birds splash into… Read More Birthday (Day 11)
One of my most memorable swims of 2021 was at Avila beach along the central California coast. My daughter Hazel and I drove down to San Luis Obispo for the weekend to meet my cousin Kathleen and her daughter Rory. I must have been in a particularly obsessed period of swimming at the time because… Read More Facing Fears (Day 2)
My first swim of my year of swimming was an easy swim to love. I woke up to sunshine on a beautiful beach in Baja surrounded by dear friends and family who were as eager to plunge into the surf as I was. The waves were rollicking and forceful as if insisting that 2022 was… Read More Plunging In (Day 1)