May 2014 – Putting one foot in front of the other

Month: May 2014

HIKE NUMBER TWENTY FOUR, TWENTY FIVE, TWENTY SIX

by Nancy CarlsonPosted on May 30, 2014 Posted in The Hikes 3 Comments

Speaking and hiking My first out-of-town speaking gig was in 1981. A wonderful librarian asked me to speak down in Austin, Minn. At the time, I had never checked into a hotel by myself, and I was — still am …

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Tagged with: Currie, Dame, Harriet, Lake Shetek State Park, librarian, Loon Island, Minn, Pipestone National Monument, The Glacier Ridge Trail, Willmar

BARRY’S JOURNEY No. 13

by Nancy CarlsonPosted on May 8, 2014 Posted in Barry's Journey 12 Comments

BARRY’S NEW DIGS After being kicked out of assisted living in Edina, Barry is now in a care facility (aka old folks’ home.) The first time I went there, I thought no, no, no — he can’t be in this …

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Tagged with: Alzheimer’s, assisted living, Edina, old folks’ home, rehab unit

HIKE NUMBER TWENTY THREE

by Nancy CarlsonPosted on May 3, 2014 Posted in The Hikes 2 Comments

The Hike – Overnight with friends Our good friends are Peter and Maureen Beck. Over the years, we have had many good times together. When our kids were babies, we started a tradition of spending New Year’s Eve together. Some …

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Tagged with: Big Bear Spring, frontotemporal dementia, FTD, golf, New Year’s Eve

Month: May 2014

HIKE NUMBER TWENTY FOUR, TWENTY FIVE, TWENTY SIX

BARRY’S JOURNEY No. 14

BARRY’S JOURNEY No. 13

HIKE NUMBER TWENTY THREE