“I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace.” ~ Linda McCartney

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ~ Anna Quindlen

“Flowers make me irrationally happy.”  ~Alexa Von Tobel

Chicago, July 2018 🏙🌃 “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”~ Helen Keller Silver Lake, MI, July 2017 ⌛️ Minneapolis, MN, July 2016 🐟⛵️ Madison, WI July 2010 Baraboo, WI, 2013 🏊🚕 Milwaukee, July 2019 ☀️⛵️ With the Bronze Fonz in Milwaukee, July 2019 Milwaukee, July 2019

“Focus on the journey, not the destination.” ~ Greg Anderson

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~ St. Augustine San Fran, 2011 SF Giants game, 2011, Panda #48 Point Arena Lighthouse, NW Cal, 2011 Point Arena Lighthouse, NW Cal, 2011 SF, 2011 (Alcatraz in the background) Point Arena Lighthouse, NW Cal, 2011 SF Giants game, 2011, Panda #48 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 Fort Bragg, California, 2011 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 Point Arena Lighthouse, NW Cal, 2011 Point Arena Lighthouse, NW Cal, 2011 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 Point Arena Lighthouse, NW Cal, 2011 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 NW California, 2011 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 Fort Bragg, California, 2011 Our view, Trinidad, California, 2011 Giant Redwood Trees, NW Cal, 2011 Point Arena Lighthouse,…

“Not all those who wander are lost.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien,

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”  ~ Lao Tzu