finding lori

To continue my Summer Fun, our beautiful Mother turned 80!  We had a little party for her at her Care Center.  She really seemed to like us all being there.  If you remember, she has Alzheimer's and is non verbal now. Every time I see her, she is just a little less focused on me, but she is happy and content and we are so lucky to have her still with us!! Blayne and I took a road trip to the area where our camp is located. We first went to this amazing little town, Ridgway. While Greg and I were driving around, we spotted this rock painted as a frog down in the river.  I knew I had to show it to Blayne! Next we went to a place called Nebraska Bridge.  When they get a lot of rain, the water actually covers  the bridge...Sometimes half way up! I took Blayne to Tionesta, where Greg and I's favorite little store it. They make they best cinnamon rolls ever!   This little store in Tidioute, sells flowers, outdoor decor and the owner makes the best pies! We d...

  This weekend we are at Gala (Camp)  I am writing this off line, because there is no internet here, and I will post it when I get home.  Anyway, I am just thinking about how wonderful it is up here.  No internet, no phones, no TV.  When we are out on the porch or in the yard, a car goes by here and there and everyone waves at us.  I feel so calm and relaxed here….my life slows down to a pace I was meant to live at.  I have so much time to do nothing here.  I take walks, I hike, I sit and enjoy the silence.  I read. Some weekends when we are here , I can read 2  book s.  I love to read, but  at home, the pull of  social media and Netflix is to great.      This weekend I read a book that I had already read a long time ago, and it is in the genre that I have been obsessed with lately, so I thought I would re-read it. Gap Creek, is about Appalachian life during the turn-of-the-century.  It is my kind of...