Namibia
Na MIB ee AH! Namibia has the second-lowest population density of any sovereign country with just over 3 million people in its 825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi). Nearly 500,000 of Namibians live in the capitol city of Windhoek. When I mentioned I was traveling to Namibia, every person said, “you’re going to love it!”I just […]
Rina’s Mural
Back to Winterton for a new mural – The came too soon when the household goods were packed and shipped and it was time to say goodbye. A neighbor had a farewell party for the family and friends from Pretoria arrived to wish my daughter and her family a safe journey back to Seattle. My […]
South Africa 2025
Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles! My new grandson arrived July 14 with an uneventful birth at Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. My daughter and her husband could finally hold the long awaited child they had dreamed of for so long. Reflecting on the events that lead to this child being born to […]
Headed Home
The Polar Steps app showed me that I was away from home 256 days in 2024. Just reading that number caused me to stop and think about my life a little. Was I really traveling that much? I was. I had spent three months in South Africa, 3 weeks on a road trip with friends […]
Full Circle – Closed too soon
My friend Linda died today. We had been friends since our sons were in the same 2nd grade class, thirty years ago. I miss her and my heart is breaking. This is our story. I have been trying to write about other things but every time I sit down to write, I am overwhelmed with […]