auntie | August 5, 2013
so while i sit here, idly watching the hummingbirds fight for feeder space with the yellowjackets, i’ve actually been learning a few things. like there are a lot of heretofore unnoticed logistics involved in seemingly simple actions. making some toast and coffee for breakfast now requires the planning and forethought i previously reserved for overseas […]
auntie | August 2, 2013
just a brief post to keep everyone updated on my completely uninteresting progress, ankle-wise. i’ve been home from the hospital now for 24 hours, so 5 weeks, 6 days more to go, according to the doctor. i’ve been carefully making myself get up and scoot around for about 5 minutes once an hour to keep […]
auntie | July 28, 2013
1 mile 0mph So there I was, doing what I assumed would be a nice 5 to 6 mile lollipop loop hike up the Escoheag Trail to the Sand Hill Trail to the Mount Tom Trail and back. It was a damp day, a bit drizzly, cool weather. All-in-all I was really looking forward to […]
auntie | July 24, 2013
12 miles not very fast remember walter brennan? that funny little hitching, limping walk he had? that’s what i look like today. i ended up not doing the full hike, due to several unfortunate circumstances. one, i was simply not prepared, physically, for the rigors of hiking in the berkshires. i mean, seriously NOT […]
auntie | June 9, 2013
4.2 miles 1.9 mph the trip back to the cars in the morning was a lot easier and faster, though we were all (okay, some of us) pretty sore. i have to say i was proud of my new pack, laverne. she was a svelt 25 pounds including water, and pretty easy on my […]
auntie | June 9, 2013
8.5 miles < 1 mph i should have realized the trail would be a muddy mess from the downpour of the previous night, but a plan is a plan. almost. the original plan was to hike an approximately 7-mile section of the appalachian trail in october mountain state forest in lee, massachusetts. we ended […]
