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  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    We have arrived safely at Shargrala, our peninsula-paradise.

    Here's our first sundown of the season:

    I spent the entire day on the beach and read "Promises to Keep" written about the journey of our BCO sister Heidi_Ho by the New York Times bestselling author and her best friend, Jane Green.

    It was cathartic on so many levels. I read it from cover-to-cover.

    The biking will begin with the sunrise.

    xx00xx00xx00xx

    Strength and courage.

    Strength and courage.

    Strength and courage.

  • eph3_12
    eph3_12 Member Posts: 2,704
    edited June 2010

    Stunning photo!  Have a nice ride, breathing in deeply-yahoo!

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited June 2010

    Wow, Faith.  I remember the vigil for Heidi-Ho.  It's been what, nine months?  Another inspiring woman.

    I found this beach at a pool the weekend.

    Photobucket

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited June 2010

    What are the shells for? Can't be chairs......

    Great new pic Meece! You have BREASTS!! I didn't know that!

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited June 2010

    LOL Barbe.Wink

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    Howdie beachie kids.

    We got the bikes out, tires filled and off we went for a warm-up ride. My hubby came with me because he knows I'm so prone to "over-doing" things.

    We pre-determined that we would just ride back and forth and forth and back on our very own road, as it is the flattest spot around. I am so humbled.

    We road a total of 7.5 miles without the slightest of incline. That was plenty for me in perfect upper 60 degree weather with no humidity and no wind. (Might has well have been on a stationary bike.) He's attempting to convince me that this is a beginning.

    I suppose.

    A very, very humble beginning. At this rate I don't know if I'll be able to make it across our penninsula to Lake MI until next week?? We're flying to Auburn Univ on Fri & I speak on Sat. I get to be the keynote, so I have to pace myself for that event.

    In any case, it is a thrill to be back. We went to a couple of galleries yesterday & I'm VERY grateful to see all of the new work.

    xx00xx00xx00xx

    Meece I wanna see your teeny thumb-nail avatar pic big enough to see your smile!!

    Ever onward.

    I just set up my little porch-studio, so it's time to get to "work."

  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited June 2010

    Very Funny, Barbe.  Yes I have breasts and until you mentioned it, I didn't notice how much that picture accentuated them.  They are works in progress.

    The shells were strickly because the woman who had the pool landscaped loved their form.  She has a small wading pool on the property where she took abalone shells and put them along the edge in the form of Lotus Blossoms.  I will try to find a pic of that.

    Faith, If I blow up the pic you will see all the crows feet and wrinkles, this way I can somewhat appear to be a youthful 47!

  • coonie
    coonie Member Posts: 2,582
    edited June 2010

    Beautiful pic Meece and I too love your Avatar picture!!!! It's so good to put face with a name!!

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    Says Coonie, with an avatar of critters......

    I think we've had about 3 pics of our Cooniest character in the last two years.

    LOL

    This from a butterfly on a flower kinda gal.

    LOL

  • coonie
    coonie Member Posts: 2,582
    edited June 2010
    Tongue out
  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 10,618
    edited June 2010

    Photobucket

    Girls, let's behave, or I will have to separate you.  I don't care who started it, I am going to end it! (Just thought I'd bring back memories of childhood for you.)

    Here is the wading pool, my batteries were giving up, and the tour was moving ahead, so I took the best pics I could under such stressful conditions!

    Photobucket"

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    Here's the view from just a hop south of our Sister Bay.

    This is the view from a quaint little village called Ephraim.

    Ephraim is the Moravian word for "Faith."

    xx00xx00xx00xx

    Strength and courage.

    Strength and courage.

    Strength and courage.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    Please forgive the gi-gantico size.

    Not sure how that happened.
    LOL

    must scroll to see the chairs for sitting upon.

    LOL

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010
  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    Faith...do you have any foothills or is it all flat?

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    Lisa.

    It depends if you're on a bike or in a car.

    LOL.

    When I'm on my bike, they can feel like mountains.

    In a car, it seems mostly flat to rolling.

    Perspective, a funny thing.

    At water's edge it's mostly flat, but there's a very real climb into the middle of the penninsula, from water's edge. It's gonna take me a while to manage the middle. One day at a time. Today was a start: 7.5 miles on the flatest of the flats. We're having a big storm right now, so I wonder if I'll ride tomorrow??? I need to go out early before it gets too warm.

    I've learned how to get where I want, by taking the fewest hills.

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    funny how big hills look and feel when we are on our bikes, or even walking...

    it is a beautiful spot...how nice you can see sunsets there over the water, how about

    sunrises??

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    We were in Bayside, north of you last year...

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited June 2010

    Gorgeous Lisa...and...I haven't been there! lol

    Meece, were the shells to keep things IN the pool or things OUT of the pool?

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    Barbe, Bayside WI is closer to you than to me..

  • EWB
    EWB Member Posts: 592
    edited June 2010

    oh how I want to be there, small town, beautiful lakes, pinds, pools, water and PEACE. I really have to figure out a way to get to the place of my dreams!. 

    Meece..so good to "see" you.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010
    Last summer I was part of a two day a week yoga class up here & I love the instructor. She is 63 and built like a petite brick house. Solid. Like you can't imagine solid. She's a 5 year BC survivor.

    Anyhow, I didn't think I was up to the level of the class & so I stopped by at the end this morning and have set up with her to have private sessions. We will start a week from today. We ended up talking for about half an hour. She will be my therapist, coach, yogi-guru, personal trainer & sounding board.

    Her knowledge of the body, mind and spirit is amazing. I already feel better, just having spoken with her. As I told her of the last five months of my journey, she said, "If you'll excuse my French, Life is just so fu*king relentless, isn't it?"

    My heart leapt with joy to have such an apt description. She will be brilliant for my mind & body!! I am so thrilled to tap into her level of expertise and insight.

    I rode about 10 miles this morning, still on the flat-aways, just going in big circles where there is no incline to exhaust me. I thought of another flat spot, behind the park and did a loop thru there.

    teenie-weenie bit of progress..............

    xx00xx00xx00xx

    Strength and courage.

    Strength and courage.

    Strength and courage.

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited June 2010

    I hear the joy in your writings Faith. What a nice way to start summer

    I'm so so so so happy for you.

    I know that feeling like finally you are on the right path and going forward.

    hugs♥hugs♥hugs to my dear sister.

    Sheila

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    Way to go Faith....positive energy there...

    I went to the local family Y to work out today...most of the

    machines were "down"..what a bummer...but

    I got my appetitie up enough for grocery shopping..

    not a good thing...

    I need to take a little siesta by my beach  by our pool....ahh

  • Marple
    Marple Member Posts: 10,154
    edited June 2010

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    ahhhh

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Member Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhh indeed.

    I finally got to blog-on about an amazing occurance, involving an English language learning kindergarten girlie and what she 'did' to the lyrics to my song/book.

    If you have a minute & are looking for a smile, here's the direct link:

    http://rainbowswithinreach.blogspot.com/

    It's amazing to see the impact that we can have.

    Enjoy this day!!

    We leave tomorrow for Alabama. I get to give the keynote address on Saturday. So have quite a few details to attend to before then. LOL. Enjoy the beach till I get back, full time.

    xx00xx00xx00xx

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    These are growing outside my grocery store..made my day

  • mumito
    mumito Member Posts: 2,007
    edited June 2010

    Wow outside the grocery store.  California girls are really lucky.

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited June 2010

    I was at the beach this morning and saw a Navy ship leaving port..always sad to see them go..

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