Exploring the Past to Improve the Future
By Eilene Lyon This is the first in a series of posts about a long-awaited trip to ride bikes from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. along the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) rail trail, and the Cumberland & Ohio Canal (C&O) towpath trail. We spent the first full day of our trip in Pittsburgh, a city I... Continue Reading →
By Eilene Lyon Time to get a bit of time away from the computer and blogging. Going on a bicycling vacation. I'll check in with you all next month!
By Eilene Lyon This is another artifact from my teen years in Guatemala. The painting on top of the handmade wooden box has chipped away in places, but depicts Volcán de Agua and Lake Atitlán. To give you an idea of the size, it's just under 5 inches wide. The secret lies in knowing how... Continue Reading →
By Eilene Lyon In late April, I spent a week on Maui with a friend I’ve known since high school. We rented a two-bedroom condo about a quarter-mile from the beach north of Lahaina in the Kaanapali area. You may recall the devastating fires that hit Lahaina in 2023, killing over 100 people. I confess... Continue Reading →
By Eilene Lyon I've been slow to restart the blog this month. It seems the yard is constantly calling me to do something...anything but sit at my computer. Watering, weeding, dead-heading, feeding hummers, sitting on my butt with an iced chai latte. You get the idea. Let's begin with the birds and the bees. The... Continue Reading →
Originally published August 11, 2019. By Eilene Lyon I love County Fair time. It’s the only time of year I get to hang with barnyard animals – and I’m not just talking the four-legged-and-feathered gang. Since our fairgrounds are right in town, and it’s tourist season, I took the opportunity to ride my bike along... Continue Reading →
By Eilene Lyon Let's take a walk on the north end of the River Trail along the Animas through Durango, Colorado. We'll start with some art by the library. Most of the works in this post are metal sculptures, designed to work well outdoors. Heading a bit north, as we approach the high school, I... Continue Reading →
By Eilene Lyon For this issue of art along the River Trail through Durango, I'll be focusing on pieces in and near Santa Rita Park, just south of downtown. I previously featured a couple works in the park itself: a metal sculpture by Mick Reber and a bronze of two miners. Everything in this post... Continue Reading →
By Eilene Lyon I recently read a quote: “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” I’m that busy person! All it takes is a proclivity for saying “Yes” or raising your hand. Does something have to give? Probably. I’ll admit that my book-in-progress is going slow. What’s taking up so much time, you... Continue Reading →
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Life is a series of transitions, and so is the retirement journey.
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