I scribble about fumbling through these middle years of my life and about what makes my heart sing.
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I write because it’s what comes naturally for me. It’s how I process things, how I figure things out and how I savour experiences that I never want to lose.
I hope something here makes you smile – or maybe think about something differently.
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Sometimes lines that take the shape of a poem is a better expression. I can’t quite call these poetry yet, but it’s a work in progress.
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Sometimes the win looks a little different
Racing bikes is hard: physically, mentally, emotionally. But damn, it’s fun. And every race, teaches you something. Every single race. A couple of weeks ago I headed back down to Dufur, Oregon to race the Gorge Gravel Grind. I’d been there two weeks earlier to attend Serena Gordon’s Special Blend Gravel Camp. It was nice…
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Special Blend Gravel recap
I’m just home from such a great weekend of playing bikes at Special Blend Gravel in Dufur, Oregon. It’s a 3-day women’s gravel camp with excellent riding, opportunities for coaching and endless good vibes. Each day there was a different route and we split up into groups. There was no molasses group so I went…
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Gifts we don’t always recognise
I am a knitter. It is at once a creative outlet, a hobby and a meditation as I sit here quietly in the evenings, with soft music and a full heart. The joy is not in the end result but in the process. Once a project is done, it gets shipped off to the recipient…
