This week’s ride took us to Rockwood, PA, and we rode southeast past Garrett. Here are some of the sights along the way. This farm sits right along the side of the trail… …and we spooked a few guinea hens who weren’t very happy we were there. The clouds decided to be drama queens, too. And then there’s the Casselman River. Of …
Walking the trail (because it’s cheaper than paying a therapist)
As my husband so intelligently pointed out to me, he’d rather take me for a walk on the trail than foot the bill for therapy. So here’s today’s “Go get the stink blown off you” pictures from the trail. And then this one, which isn’t a joke. I’m thinking the businesses at the End were constantly having to answer the question about …
Today’s bike ride: I so needed this
We attempted another trail ride today since the last time out the trail was a little mushy, and because…SUNSHINE! Not to mention the melancholic week I’m having. This time we started our ride from West Newton, PA, and went a little over 8½ miles before we turned around. The temperature made it to around 74° and we got to soak in …
Our first bike ride of the year
It’s really (really) difficult to stay inside and watch a beautiful day go to waste, so we braved the tiny bit of a chill and headed for the woods. This time we started in Connellsville (this section on the Great Allegheny Passage is considered part of the Yough River Trail) and headed southeast toward Camp Carmel with the intention of turning around …
My first snowshoe adventure on the Laurel Highlands Trail
What a beautiful day! We were obligated to take advantage. I got my first pair of snowshoes, and today we put them to the test. They totally passed.
Mental health day on the bike trail
Took a much-needed break from the same four walls and hiked a bit on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail near Ohiopyle.
So late with this here, but HEY! I HAVE AN AGENT!!!
It’s true. I pinky swear. We had Tricia Lawrence from Erin Murphy Literary Agency on our faculty at a somewhat recent Western Pennsylvania regional SCBWI conference, and the two of us seemed to hit it off pretty well. But that was November of 2014, and it had been months since I had submitted a picture book dummy to her. And, honestly, I had assumed it …
Bike trail hike
Absolutely gorgeous day, so we took advantage of it, taking a walk on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail at Ohiopyle. Too cold for bikes so we swapped them out for our hiking boots. Such incredibly blue skies.
According to Mental Floss, I may be neurotic
According to this Mental Floss article, neurotic people may be more likely to see faces in things. Yes. That’s happened to me once or twice.
Hand lettering for my first tattoo design (!)
I guess it’s all who you know, I’m finding out. I leave napkins I’ve doodled on at restaurants all the time, and one restaurant in particular apparently keeps the napkins and hangs them in the kitchen. Last month when we were there I left another doodle at the bar. The bartender recognized the art and said, “So you’re the one who draws …
In a funk kind of day
Today I seem to be enduring another funk kind of day. Funk, as in, I’m in one. You know when nothing wants to work right? And whatever you do doesn’t really matter? Spinning in circles? Getting nowhere? That’s me today. My last three figure drawings likely won’t see the light of day until I’m dead and somebody finds them and decides …