Category: 🚣 Lake Life

Living full time at the lake — kayaking, watching the water, dealing with geese, and enjoying the quiet moments.

I Confess… I Did This To Myself

Turns out "retired together" is not the same retirement. I’ve made mistakes before. Big ones. But none of them stared me in the face all day. Okay... I may have pushed my husband to retire. I did this to myself. Completely. I've been retired - well, semi-retired - for over a year now. By semi-retired, … Continue reading I Confess… I Did This To Myself →

Quietly Judging…at the No-Judgment Gym

I made a decision. A grown-up decision.A responsible, health-oriented decision. I decided to join the gym. Let me be very clear about something. I hate the gym. The gym and I have a long-standing policy:  mutual avoidance. At best, we coexist on the same planet. I am a 4’10”, short, round, senior woman.I do not … Continue reading Quietly Judging…at the No-Judgment Gym →

There’s Quiet… and Then There’s Lake Quiet

The town where our city house sits is… small. Not one-red-light small… But everybody-knows-your-business-if-you-leave-the-trash-can-out-too-long small. Most people wouldn’t call it a city house. It’s a quiet little town.A sleepy town.A town where sirens are the exception…not the rule. On warm summer nights,you can hear the crickets. When I say it’s quiet here—can you picture it? … Continue reading There’s Quiet… and Then There’s Lake Quiet →