I guess it was pretty silly of me not to expect Route 1 between Lewes and Rehoboth to be gridlocked on ‘Black Friday.’ That day , The Wall Street Journal reported national holiday spending this season could reach $730 billion, or about 4% above last year’s $707 billion. That’s a lot. That percentage
When I was 25 years old, I married a Norwegian who told me about hiking across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau in Norway: How it was a place of rolling mountains, lakes, glaciers and endless skies. How it is a trip you take over several days, staying at remote and rustic lodges. Since we only
Standing on a mountain trail and looking out at a vista of mountains, valleys, and waterfalls beyond, has to be one of the most inspirational and invigorating things I have ever done. Hiking has been a favorite pastime of mine since my parents sent me to camp in Yosemite when I was seven years old
If I happen to mention that I am 66 years old, more often than not the listener will stare at me in near shock, as if a woman of my age should be bent over and unfashionably frumpy with no makeup and a gray-streaked bun on my head and a rolling pin and knitting needles in my hands. Isn’t that the
