2022 has been a year of living life in full gear for the first three quarters and slamming on brakes the last three months of the year before returning to a snail’s pace. As a traveler with a hopeless case of wanderlust, three curveballs slowed me down between September 27 and the end of the year: a broken ankle right before Fall Break (I had to cancel a hiking trip to Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth, Georgia); a collision with a deer (I wasn’t hurt – but I had to listen to what the good Lord was trying to tell me about slowing down a bit…..first my heels, then my wheels); and then I tested positive for Covid (we missed The Piano Boys in concert at The Fox in Atlanta after buying the tickets a year in advance).
In 2023, I’ll be adjusting my sails for a new concept called “Slow Travel.” But for now, here are some of my memories from 2022, in pictures:
Time together sharing the warmth of Callaway Gardens Christmas lights- November
My One Little Word for 2022 – JanuaryPresenting at NCTE in Anaheim, CA with my writing group at http://www.ethicalela.com – NovemberVisiting San Antonio in February – so hot I had to buy a t-shirt at the Alamo one day, but didn’t have enough clothes in my suitcase for the cold temperatures the following day!Scriptural Meal at the Biblical History Center in Lagrange, GA – MaySharing picture adventures with my hiking, rockhounding daughter Spending time over the holidays with our 5 grandchildren – DecemberTaking Aidan to visit Mom’s grave at Christ Church Cemetery, St. Simon’s Island, GA – DecemberWatching eagles dive for fish in Ketchikan, Alaska – JuneDogsledding on Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau – JuneCamping throughout the year – here, on the peninsula at Dames Ferry Campground, Juliette, GAChristmas Day Church Service Trolley tour of Vancouver, B.C. – JuneBreakfast at the Mallery Street Cafe, St. Simons Island, GA, with Dad, Aidan, Ken, and Jennifer – December Enjoying a White Christmas in KentuckyGibbs Gardens in full bloom – Ball Ground, GA – AprilWith my son and his family at Pine Mountain, Georgia – November Black Rock Mountain Overlook – April Ken’s new dog, Kasa, rescued and adopted after a gunshot to the front paw – July, Brunswick, GABriar and my stepson Andrew on a sunset kayak paddle – Lake Juliette, GA – MayWith Briar on the glass walk at the Space Needle – Seattle, WA – June Suspension Bridge at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee – December Broken Ankle – at home in Pike County, Georgia – September November 1 – at home after hitting a deerSpending time in front of the stone fireplace at the Grove Park Inn – Charlotte, NC – April Great coffee and time with Boo Radley, Ollie, Fitz, and Briar – Kentucky, December
Blessings in 2023! I wish you a Happy New Year! Stay warm and cozy.
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