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Live Like a Warrior

Posted on May 3, 2023 by JANET L BARKER

My microscope these days zooms in and out with the speed of my unsatiable van’s fuel tank. I feel everything. See everything. The blue jay that feeds from Monet’s dog bowl, the bushy tail of the red fox weaving in and out of the damp, Oregonesque fauna here… Continue Reading “Live Like a Warrior”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #bestlifeever, #betterdays, #California, #cambria, #camping, #change, #hope, #lifeizgood, #livelikeawarrior, #newlife, #peacelikeariver, #retirement, #vanlife

Swimming Solo

Posted on December 3, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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I am, at last, an almost-nomad. I have been on the road since August. Not exclusively. I’ve had some much, much-needed layovers here and there; Kauai, Malibu, Rancho Palos Verdes, New York, for example. Not too shabby real estate, I’d say. But I’ve been picking… Continue Reading “Swimming Solo”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #California, #cambria, #camping, #centralcoast, #dogs, #eurovancamper, #grandparents, #hope, #lessonsfromadog, #love, #loveeverymoment, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #sologirlcamping

But now, I Feel Different

Posted on October 28, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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I’m relaxing in front of my Big Red propane campfire, steaming cup of Mt. Whitney French roast organic coffee at my side, Winnie the Pooh slippers warming my normally never-cold feet on this gorgeous last full day of my October Solo Camping Adventure. The… Continue Reading “But now, I Feel Different”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #bestfriends, #California, #camping, #grandparents, #hearstsansimeonstatebeach, #hope, #love, #loveeverymoment, #redondobeach, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #ruhs, #solocamping, #vweurovancamper

By the Night of the Silvery Harvest Moon

Posted on October 25, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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Living my dream. Really. Truly. Like I have died and gone to heaven. In heaven. Me. Camping at a beautiful, gorgeous winery in San Miguel, CA, Four Sisters Winery, https://www.foursistersranch.com/owned by Serena and Michael, former doctors from Southern California who decided to switch it up. They have two-and-a-half… Continue Reading “By the Night of the Silvery Harvest Moon”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #camping, #foursisterswinery, #harvesthosts, #hope, #ilovewine, #loveeverymoment, #pasorobles, #retirededucator, #retiredteacher, #solocamping, #travelinggranny, #vweurovancamper, #whereeveryouareyouare, @retirement, love

When Place is Your Teacher

Posted on October 17, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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If you’ve been following my blog for a bit, you’ve probably observed that I get tied-up in knots; I go round and around, jump as if someone’s pushing me, and when I finally land, the proverbial parachute cords have lassoed my legs paralyzing my… Continue Reading “When Place is Your Teacher”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #bridgeport, #camping, #easternsierras, #enjoyeverymoment, #eurovanvwcamper, #faith, #hope, #lifeizgood, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #travelswithgrandma, #twinlakes

Fish Lake Resort

Posted on August 25, 2022 by JANET L BARKER

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I don’t fish. I barely even eat it. But my son said on my way back to Southern California that I should stop by one of his favorite hideaways about an hour east from Medford, Oregon. Normally, I camp. I had all the equipment… Continue Reading “Fish Lake Resort”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #berrypie, #cabins, #camping, #faith, #fishlakeresort, #freedom, #healing, #lifeizgood, #livetheadventure, #lookforthegood, #Nature, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #southernoregon, #startingover, #subaru

When nothing is everything

Posted on October 30, 2021 by JANET L BARKER

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I want for nothing. Content. Centered. At the knees of the sacred Sierra Nevada, humbled by the majesty of Mount Whitney. Drenched in the sun, tumbler of filtered water at my side. Just the clicking of the keyboard to stir the silence of this… Continue Reading “When nothing is everything”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #395, #alabamahills, #autumncamping, #camping, #education, #eurovancamper, #grandparents, #hope, #lonepine, #loveeverymoment, #mountwhitney, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #sierranevada, #teaching

Autumn River

Posted on October 30, 2021 by JANET L BARKER

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May the peace that transcends all understanding pass through you. Words to this effect, or maybe precisely these words, concluded our Sunday service at Christ Episcopal Church in Redondo Beach, a congregation I was “led” to after my mother died of emphysema in 1981. As she… Continue Reading “Autumn River”

Category: UncategorizedTags: #395, #California, #camping, #cherisheachday, #christepiscopalchurch, #convictlake, #easternsierras, #eurovancamper, #grace, #grandparent, #hope, #ilovecalifornia, #loveeverymoment, #loveiskind, #retiredteacher, #retirement, #stmargaretepiscopalchurch, #transcendence