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It’s been a week!
Last Thursday, I took our cat, Callie, to our son’s in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It’s a three-hour drive from where we live in the Northwoods. He also has a cat and we switch off watching each other’s feline when we travel.
I stayed Thursday and Friday night. Friday, I met a good friend for coffee. It had been a year since we’d seen each other — too long. Sometimes life gets in the way of things you should make time for. Friendship is one of those things. I did some errands that afternoon since I was close to the stores I frequented when we lived in the area.
Saturday, I attended the dance recital of another dear friend’s daughter. I was touched to be asked to attend and again made time to be there. Her daughter is finishing 9th grade and has multiple talents. This might be the end of her dance classes and thus her last recital. Several stories are brewing here that I want to write about but just haven’t had time. I keep the ideas on my phone since that is always with me. Stay tuned.
After enjoying the recital of one hundred or more dancers, I hit the road to go home — another three-hour drive. I got home and finished packing. My husband and I were leaving at midnight for a quick, five-day trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
We had been to Santa Fe in February of 2020, just before the pandemic started, and decided it was time for a return trip.
We flew out at 5 am Sunday after a 3-hour drive to the Twin Cities. Luckily, we had no flight issues, transferring at Dallas for the last leg.
While in Santa Fe, we hiked in the mornings and visited art galleries and museums in the afternoon. Our trip was quick but the weather was glorious. We forget how brown and aird it is there! It takes time to get used to it. Luckily, their hiking trails go through some green areas.
