Category Archives: Nature

A Day at the Beach & My Octopus Teacher

Posted on October 19, 2020 by lisakwinkler

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Social Distancing Diary #3: A Hike & Ice Cream

Posted on March 28, 2020 by lisakwinkler

Our son met us at a local park for a short hike yesterday. My husband remarked that the scene was surreal– on one hand a gorgeous, sunny, warm day; lots of people outside hiking, biking, walking dogs, all keeping distant … Continue reading →

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Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth, CT

Posted on September 12, 2019 by lisakwinkler

I unloaded my mother’s walker from the back of my car and set it up by the  passenger side door. Gingerly, my mother grabbed hold of its sides and climbed out of my car. We ambled carefully on the gravel … Continue reading →

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Pass on the Plastic: Save the Planet

Posted on March 22, 2019 by lisakwinkler

I stopped into a small local store recently, The Paper Pedlar. After being in the gift-wrap business since 1950, the owners are retiring and everything was 70% off. There wasn’t much left to buy but I found some boxes of … Continue reading →

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Orchid Show: NY Botanical Gardens

Posted on March 8, 2019 by lisakwinkler

The weather outside is cold and there’s still snow on the ground. Inside, it’s warm and humid, thanks to annual Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens. We made our yearly pilgrimage and then ate fabulous Italian food on … Continue reading →

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Downhill Skiing: Time’s Up!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by lisakwinkler

This year I decided would be my year to either become a better skier or let it go. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the sport for many years (as I’ve written here: https://cyclingrandma.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/valentines-musings-skiing-then-now/ , and here: https://cyclingrandma.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/utah-skiing-snowshoeing-polygamy-brew/ and with creaky bones … Continue reading →

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OUTAGE OUTRAGE

Posted on March 9, 2018 by lisakwinkler

  Thundersnow?? Snow Bomb? We’ve had our share of winter extremes, the most recent, Winter Storm Quinn,  this past Wednesday, March 7. Just last Friday, March 2, we had an unnamed nor’easter. I was expecting friends for dinner and all … Continue reading →

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Ah, Burgundy!

Posted on October 12, 2017 by lisakwinkler

When our friends Kevin and Allan invited us to join them and about 20 other of their close friends to celebrate Kevin’s 60th birthday for a week in Burgundy, France, we didn’t hesitate. They rented two chateaus in the little … Continue reading →

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Beach Day: Seal Release!

Posted on September 7, 2017 by lisakwinkler

My husband had returned from the West Coast on a red-eye flight and suggested we go to the beach for the afternoon. We’ve been going to Sandy Hook National Seashore for years. A sunny, mild day, the beach, post-Labor Day, … Continue reading →

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Hiking Yosemite

Posted on June 12, 2017 by lisakwinkler

Walking among California’s sequoias sort of feels like being in the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Your neck starts to hurt looking up at what’s considered the earth’s largest trees. They’re found in groves in and around Yosemite National … Continue reading →

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