Welcome to the finale of my sabbatical blog - a few more adventures to report on, and many thanks offer. First, thanks to all of you, for following my sabbatical journey. I appreciate everyone who asked about my adventures or how I am feeling after my dizzy spells (good news,
Laying low recently, trying to recuperate from my tumble and resolve remaining unsteadiness (thankfully the vertigo is gone!). This means taking time for the ukulele (almost able to play “happy birthday”), working on sketching or spending time at Golden Gardens or Ballard Locks on the lingering sunny days. Also taking
And that's the way it is. Ragnar Take 2: Trail Edition About ~3.5 weeks post PCT backpack and Tahoe Adventures, I ran the Ragnar Rainier sprint team relay. You did a second Ragnar! Why? Probably what you're thinking. In mid-June, my friend Jana (fellow woman
Rest is part of my sabbatical, but so is getting outdoors. I set three (reasonable) goals for myself - hiking Section J (Stevens to Snoqualmie Pass) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), Sierra backpack including Mount Whitney and visiting Yellowstone. I don't recall what inspired me to hike
You may know I am a big Tom Pettty fan and was fortunate to be at his final concert at the Hollywood Bowl just days before he passed in 2017. His song is a good theme for my most recent adventures - I've been running, hiking and making
Hello friends, family and colleagues! I've been on sabbatical for about three weeks now and finally getting into a rhythm of things - the first seven to ten days was mostly shutting down the engines and letting the body and mind decompress. Been doing more reading, some drawing,
This is Hammock Life: My Offline Adventures, a place for my friends, family and colleagues to check out what I am up to on my sabbatical. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to