“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” —Maya Angelou

Summer Time and Friends

I've had it as a goal for the last several years to go through my photos and put them in a blog format to tell the story of our lives....

Judy

Oct 8, 20203 min read

As mentioned in the previous post that is almost 2 years old, Balin and I have been making some serious changes in our lives. The above...

Judy

Oct 7, 20202 min read

How many times have I yearned to live life a little (or a lot) differently than the way I’m currently living? In the early days of our...

Judy

Aug 2, 20183 min read

We arrived after a killer long day. A winter storm fell on Spokane as we awoke at 3:30am to catch our 6:00 am flight. By the time we...

Judy

Aug 2, 20183 min read

A few years back, the Strickler family decided to take turns hosting a family reunion every year. This year Chuckles took the lead and...

Judy

Aug 2, 20181 min read

My contractor came down with something nasty over the holidays and has been out for over a week and I expect him to be out another week. ...

Judy

Jul 20, 20182 min read

It’s quiet. Really quiet. It’s a rainy, June Saturday and it seriously quiet. There’s no music playing in the house (though a good...

Judy

Jul 19, 20183 min read

What a spectacular trip to the Sunshine State of California. It's reputation did not disappoint as the traffic was as bad as could be...

Judy

Jan 30, 20182 min read

I'm pretty sure that I suffer from SAD...I get really sad in the winter. I find myself going down a very sad thought path and I have to...

Judy

Jan 17, 20183 min read