Author name: judyann dutcher

Bacchanal lives

Sin city USA, where you can get anything anytime. They say new York is the city that never sleeps, but Las Vegas can rival that claim. Size and perspective is distorted when walking along the strip. You look out your window and see a particular casino and say “that doesn’t look very far away, let’s […]

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Yosemite Day 3-4

In the Valley for the day: now the real fun could begin. Day 3 Given how many hours of sunlight were available, we had to balance certain things we want to see in the valley (Bridalveil Falls, Ahwahnee Hotel) with the maximum hike we could fit in. Bridalveil Falls was like Disneyland: wall to wall

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Yosemite Day 1-2

Four days in Yosemite. I wanted to squeeze as much out of the trip as possible. I had previously visited in the summer of 1986 and in the winter of 1991. Day 1 We arrived after 4 days of rain in the valley, the rain providing the needed the resource for waterfalls. The downside to

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Flip that Hair

It was raining so I couldn’t walk dogs, go for a bike ride, hike or do any of my walking routines. “Cardio Dance” was on the group fitness calendar for the club so I thought I would check it out. I have a long history with group fitness classes, including regular old dance classes. I

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Pumpkins Everywhere

  A girlfriend brought over a patch of pumpkins. White, orange, little, decorative. She didn’t know what to do with them but she knew I would do something with them. (She also brought 3 parcels of kale with the same line of: you’ll know what to do with these) I had never cooked with white

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