Over the last few years we've been very aggressive planting naturalizing bulbs in spots around the yard and in the "SOG" (Side of Garage) garden. The SOG was a total mess but during COVID times we took the days needed to clean it out. The soil is awful but we've been mulching it. We treat … Continue reading Walking to do bulbs →

First time in a while that I've posted. Haven't done a lot of road walking this year. Mostly, Dee's legs are hurting and it's hard to go out. Also, the year has been so wet that the bugs are terrible in the woods. Mostly, though, it was due to Appa's failing health. We used to … Continue reading Short Walk →

It was an interesting fall, as it stayed quite warm all the way till the middle of November. I had the highest monthly average step count this year in October, and crushed last November by over 10%, as we were working outside the whole month getting the house, gardens and garages ready for winter. Not … Continue reading Fall 2022 →

Last week Dee and I took a walk up the paved road from Academy Rd in Thetford to the top of the Union Village Dam area (we didn't go across the dam). It was Dee's idea, she wanted to see what was there. It turned out to be really interesting. It's a pretty steep hill, … Continue reading Union Village Dam →

Well, you don't have to be very old to get your first walk to Miller Pond...not with Meg and Pete! We bundled up the little fella and put him in the stroller/tank that is basically indestructible. On Easter Saturday, Tom and Rama were here and we all went down towards the pond. Meg and Gus … Continue reading Spring walks with Gus →

When Dee and I were kids, before kids, we got several shipments of trees from the VT conservation district. 50 Scotch Pines fit in a grocery bag! We cracked the soil with a shovel, put some water on them, some of them while she was pregnant with Thomas. Our road frontage was completely open then; … Continue reading Tree Planting…Redux →

It has been very difficult getting a lot of walking in this winter. January was very cold; February warmed up but became prematurely muddy; March has been pretty normal but extraordinarily muddy. The snow in the back was very slick and icy, too dangerous to march around on but not good for snowshoes. Yesterday we … Continue reading First long walk of the year →

Just came back in a from a brilliantly sunny day that's pretty cold (18 degrees). I spent 15 minutes doing tiny steps to stamp down the paths. It's been snowshoes, then walking, then tiny steps, and in one path, sideways steps. Anything to get Appa out to the woods to do her business :). I … Continue reading Snow paths, 2022 →

Ah, Saturday July 31, 2021...a day my legs will not forget. Started in the morning doing chores around the yard, lots of back and forth. Then, out of the blue, Dee wanted to take a walk so we went to Poor Farm Rd (North) and went all the way up the hill till we hit … Continue reading 15,124 steps →

My walking step numbers have been way up over any previous year. I got out a lot before taking the ValleyNet job, but I've still managed to average 8500 or so a day, which is 25% more than even last year...no comparison to life in Dover, even walking around the building on my headset all … Continue reading So much spring walking →