It has been a chilly week, I think this is the coldest, rainiest and snowiest winter that we’ve had in the Bay Area in a long, long time. I’ve been getting out for a couple of walks a day, the first one in the morning is always very cold, but also a refreshing way to…

On Saturday, we continued our quest to traverse the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Because it had been raining a lot we decided to do a paved part of the trail, this time down in San Jose along the Coyote Creek trail portion. We were only supposed to walk a little over 9 miles, but it…

On Thursday morning I went for a walk to one of my favorite places, Tennessee Valley Beach. I know I’ve talked about it before in my blog, it is a place where I always find serenity. The walk out to and back from the beach is good for letting my thoughts swirl and then relax…

I’ve spent a good amount of time in downtown Mill Valley the last couple of days. Yesterday I treated myself to a Havana cappuccino at Peet’s while I was waiting for the second hand store where I was going to be dropping off some donations to open. I unexpectedly found a bench next to a…

On Friday and Saturday I got to take yoga and guided visualization classes with Gina, my favorite yoga instructor from the Y. She no longer lives in the Bay Area but was in town for a couple of days and put on a series of classes and workshops. It was such a treat to listen…

Woke up early Wednesday morning, so did my journaling by candlelight while it was still dark out. I just love being up early and having that quiet time to myself. I don’t know why it’s such it’s still such a big deal for me, it’s not like I have a kids at home that need…

Went for a walk and found a free little library that had Star Wars-related literacy quotes all over it. The library had Take Me Out of the Bathtub, one of my kids’ favorite books. On my walk, listened to The Moth podcast where one of the storytellers was one of the professors from my MNA program!…

I had a wonderful Sunday. The day started with a breakfast get together with Stacy, one of my college roommates from freshman year. I can’t believe that we have known each other for over 37 years! We spent a lot of time talking about our aging parents and our changing roles in their lives, our…

It’s been so much fun getting back into Taiko drumming, I’m happy with how much I still remember and how easy it has been to pick up the songs I had learned months ago. Kristy, the instructor has a wonderful smiley, positive energy. I practice about 20 to 25 minutes a day, and it also…

Yesterday I went by the CCCBA office, it was so wonderful to see all my old colleagues, hear about what’s been going on in their lives, and the great new things that the Bar Association has been doing the last six months. It felt strange to be there but not really know what was going…