Dreaming of hittin’ the road? Ride along on this road trip romp and discover America’s two lane gems.
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Sparkling Isolation – Day 248
Down the rabbit hole. One of the most pervasive phrases I have heard – and used during my time of “sparkling isolation” – is the one that opens this post, all about ‘going down the rabbit hole.’ That is, of course, a reference to Lewis Carroll’s novel “Alice in Wonderland.” In the first chapter, Alice …
Sparkling Isolation – Days 151 through 247
I’m still here. At the beginning of the pandemic, I don’t think most of us thought it would last this long – at least the quarantine part. Alas, here we are nine months in and things look like they are just going to keep on keeping on. I started by creating a daily post, then …
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Fresh Air and Fine Feasting at Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa
Need to get away? With delicious dining and lots of great outdoors, Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa fits the bill. We pulled out of the driveway. Suitcases in the trunk. Cooler in the back seat. GPS telling us where to go. Grins plastered on our faces. ROAD TRIP! It had been awhile since Mr. TLT …
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Sparkling Isolation – Days 144 through 150
What day is it? Last week, I posted my first ‘weekly’ version of this series. I realized that I was repeating myself too often and felt that it was time to move to a less frequent approach to the chronicle of my quarantine experiences. Today focuses on Sparkling Isolation Days 144 – 150. This week …
Sparkling Isolation – Days 136 through 143
Slowing down. After a solid 135 days of posting every day about my quarantine experiences, I finally hit a wall. I realized that the “Groundhog Day” nature of this experience was making me repeat myself in my daily posts. I also began to feel a strange obligation to post – and that made me anxious. …
Sparkling Isolation – Day 135
To be or not to be. I had a strange emotional day yesterday – so strange in fact, that I was utterly exhausted by it and went to bed at 8:30 p.m. This morning, I woke up at 8:30 a.m. almost precisely. Rarely do I sleep for twelve full hours, but last night my sleep …
Sparkling Isolation – Day 134
Power failure. This morning I had a unique quarantine experience – a power failure in my neighborhood. About 8 a.m. I heard a loud pop and the electricity abruptly went out. I recognized the sound of an exploding transformer – something that you always know when you hear it. It only took me about five …
Sparkling Isolation – Day 133
The need to know. I have always had an obsession with definitions – the ability to know what something means and by extension the ability to put a label on things. That also includes labeling how I feel. My therapist – and countless self-help books over the years – have reminded me (and keep reminding …
Sparkling Isolation – Day 132
A musical interlude. Some days, I run across a song that says what I’m thinking far more eloquently than I could. One of my new favorite bands is an amazing group called The Arcadian Wild. If you haven’t discovered their music, I highly recommend looking them up. This time in quarantine has given me a …