Welcome

To Birth of Adventure

This blog is for anyone yearning for more adventure and wishing to live fully, intentionally and courageously. 

 

And of course for anyone who loves a good story. 

 

I am excited to share my stories and experiences with you and look forward to learning yours. 

Featured Post

November 1, 2021

The Birth of The Birth of Adventure Blog

This is the story of how I dreamed the Birth of Adventure blog into reality, its own birth story if you will.  

In March 2021, a year after the pandemic first reached our WNY community, my beautiful son Ben turned 18… 

Slow goaling in a room of my own

I’m writing this from a special place – in my “writing room,” sitting at my “writing desk” – a handmade

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Curling and Unfurling

I've been tired this year. Honestly, I've been tired for years. I hit a point, sometime in the spring, when I needed to stop my Go, Go, Go and curl

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Glencoe

My Dream Trip to Scotland

A year ago in March 2021, I shared with my friends and family on Facebook that I was planning to write and travel again. I described this in my first

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Easing into travel – in 2022 and beyond

Are you dreaming of traveling again in 2022 but you’re not sure where to start? Traveling, like so many other parts of our lives, has been

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Birth of Adventure Part One – Discovering Adventure in New Zealand

My friend Christine urged me to take a pregnancy test. We were talking on the phone, me in New Zealand, and Christine in her London

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Birth of Adventure Part Two – Choosing Adventure

I looked at the pregnancy test: two strong lines, like they were drawn by a Sharpie.

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The Birth of the Birth of Adventure blog

I'd been dreading the empty space ahead but what if I looked at it as a precious gift of time waiting for me?

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A 50th Birthday of Gratitude and Simple Joys – please join me on a virtual picnic

Today I’m celebrating my 50th birthday.  My dad passed away at the age of 30, and my mom at 56. In a few weeks she would have celebrated her

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Two Invitations – an Adirondack Nature Retreat and a 50th Birthday Celebration

Two Invitations – an Adirondack Nature Retreat and a 50th Birthday Celebration Hello friends, It’s been quite a year of adventure, and as I

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Fueling and Following Your Heart: An Adirondack Adventure

Fueling and Following Your Heart:  An Adirondack Adventure In spring 2023 I made a decision that surprised a lot of people, including myself.

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Birthing a Novel and the Birth of Adventure Birthday

This year for my birthday I gave myself the gift of a writing retreat.  Four days away from all distractions, with no obligations other than to

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