Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday and there have been some amazing celebrations. I have sweet family memories swirling around our little Big Bend, Wisconsin home, a one room cabin in the middle of nowhere, and sharing the day with friends who are also family now. This year, high on the mountains in Southwestern…

Sometime during the last year I must have clicked on some age-defying face creme site. So now every single time I look at one of those lovely social media sites everything from diet and exercise quick fixes to skin tighteners and ridiculous do-dads to make me look younger pop up. I worked REALLY REALLY hard…

So about five years ago my body started throwing itself on the ground.  This was a shocking experience that resulted in cracked ribs, lots of swearing, and me wondering how I could fall off my bike after all these years. Well, I figured, shit happens. Unfortunately that first fall kick started some other horrible stuff…