Is it snotty of me to say that I don't understand people who don't value the exquisite beauty of early mornings? Whether it's sitting alone with first coffee to plan, driving in the dark for a workout in an empty gym, or hearing the first squeaks of the regulars starting their endless trips to the feeder outside the kitchen window - it's a feeling I crave every evening when I hit the pillow. Can't wait to wake up and feel the hope of another day.

Asta sent this beautiful card showing off some of the most notable parts of her beautiful port city! While I bet our kids will love seeing the Liseberg amusement park I am hoping they’ll really appreciate an ancestor of the Vikings helping them question why we Americans still have “Columbus Day” as a national holiday 🫠 Thank you, Asta!

Actually, baby steps. It’s never been shocking or a big deal to see other people’s “progress” photos, heck, I’ve take a ton of photos for people. Sometimes in full workout attire, sometimes down to the undies. Whatever they’re comfortable with. But this is my first time showing all this skin, even though no one sees this blog - yet. I do love my quads showing some definition and my delts tying in, I was yearning to be close to this last spring and it felt so far away. So the

This garden contains all the plants that have miraculously lived through my periods of neglect. Survival of the fittest, baby. You’d never think my dahlias, all lush and robust, were looking like barely covered mushy bulbs in February. All those “goners” have given me another chance - and I’m not going to let them down this year. Who knows if it’ll ever have that cottage garden look out there but I’m plugging along, moving plants when they crowd each other and hoping it all c

Here’s finally getting this pincha at 52! Next is to do it without a wall for security. Core strength happening!