Monthly Archives: June 2010

A new project

Not much to report today. Not because we didn’t walk – we actually walked more than two hours today! – but because I’m saving the bulk of the information for Sunday’s Pioneer. Today, all three of us (myself, Laurie and Jean-Luc) … Continue reading

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Flowers, flowers and more flowers!

What a brilliant expanse of color! This Front Yard Garden of the Week would brighten any walker’s day. Last year, we ran across one of the winning gardens in the Front Yard Garden of the Week contest, before the article … Continue reading

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a day-off walk and a workday walk all in one

Yesterday was crazy. I got a call from day care about 10:15 a.m. and learned that my kid had a reaction to a bee sting. And when you, yourself, are supposedly allergic, you don’t take many chances. (Interesting fact: I … Continue reading

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Clouds, company and skittish geese

On the first day of my vacation (from work, if not from walking), we had clouds, company and skittish geese. The geese above were already in the water when we walked past, but the family of four to the right … Continue reading

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Did you see the rain today? Uh, yeah, we sure did…

Some days just beg for a play-by-play recap of our lunchtime treks. Today is one of those days. I got to Laurie’s place at noon. She was kind enough to offer the gift certificate she won through Active Living to … Continue reading

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Flowers, plants and trees!

Today was a really pretty walk. We stayed off the dirt trail and walked the sidewalks and bike trail from the waterfront to the Bemidji State University and Diamond Point Park area and back. As you can see from the … Continue reading

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The Secret Garden

I love the story, "The Secret Garden." And this photo instantly reminded me of Mary and "her" garden. I’m an admitted bookworm, if I haven’t mentioned it yet. I have to, always, be in the middle of a book, otherwise … Continue reading

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Bemidji Trail Mix Blogiversary!

Happy blogiversary (bloggiversary?) to us! On the first anniversary of writing the Trail Mix blog, I’m afraid we have no exciting hiking adventure to share, nor even an average, run-of-the mill walk. Because Bethany and her family are on their … Continue reading

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Come along with us!

I thought, for today, I would try something different. It might be kinda’ cool, but it might really be lame: I’m going to try to write today’s blog in chronological order, so you can, maybe, get an idea – virtually … Continue reading

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Twofer Tuesday

The raindrops on this rose are a good thing. The raindrops on us, not so much. It didn’t rain buckets Tuesday, but it came down lightly but steadily over our one-hour walk. By the end, our sneakers were squishing, my … Continue reading

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