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Most people I know do a better job loving others than themselves. So in thinking about what ways we can better love ourselves, I’ve been led to offer the following list to encourage you to do more for yourself in some (large or small) ways in the New Year.
My sisters and our families have rented a house for a few days in Vermont for a little family reunion tradition my mother dubbed “Castorama” many years ago.
We loved our time here, and it was bittersweet because this awesome trip was starting to wind to a close.
We loved Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. Not very heavily visited, it is a hidden jewel of a park and we are very glad we chose to include it on our tour.
The High Sierra Trail is a wonderful trail. I don’t know why more people don’t do it here in Sequoia National Park, because it is outstanding. But we had it to ourselves.
This awesome hike was epic for me. Labeled “strenuous” by the Parks Department, it earned that reputation with three vertical miles of trail, equaling 137 flights (yes, flights!) of stairs up.
This was quite the biking adventure. Misrepresented to us as an old logging road, this trail was not at all what we bargained for, but we still had fun.
We had a wonderful time in the trees among the California Coastal Redwoods of Redwoods National Park. We stayed in Elk Prairie Creek Campground…
Here are some of my other photos from the holidays, full of wonderful people and delicious food.
No big Alaskan cruises, exotic Hawaiian vacations, or huge surprise parties for us. Just a marriage that is getting better and better celebrated with a great meal out with our three children.
Hope you find something here that teaches you and yours something in a way that you enjoy!
I love how homeschool kids play, and even in the midst of writing college application essays and doing some intense coursework, this park time is scheduled in as sacrosanct.
My niece and nephew (and his wife) planned a lovely surprise party for my sister’s birthday.
My hostess introduced me to New England Felting Supply, which is a combination of gallery, store, and classroom space.
I got to see blog reader Jeannine and her dear husband this time in Maine, and we have what my mother used to call a mutual admiration society.
Here are my other miscellaneous photos from a great time…
I am positioned out on a peninsula we call “the point” at camp and these are the four trees next to a gazebo there.