I'm just trying to walk myself home.
A Story about Westminster Abbey She stood at the end of a row of empty seats, searching the arriving crowd with anticipation. She would wave when she saw them, familiar faces in the crowd of mostly tourists come to hear the Eucharist sung in one of the most glorious, most celebrated cathedrals in the world. …
Beauty from Ashes Twelve years ago today, we received one of those phone calls you never want to get. A family friend called from Switzerland to let Taido know that his father had tragically drowned trying to recover his daughter, Maya, who had also drowned. Maya, Taido’s half-sister, was five years old at the time, …
When Mary Polly and I were in Paris in June, we rode bikes from our apartment in Marais to Montmartre early in the morning, so we could spend our last morning in Paris walking the hill that overlooks the city. Sitting on the steps of Le Sacre-Coeur was on Mary Polly’s Paris Wish List, so …
We are having a absolutely FAB summer, but I have to say, I am still missing hot, hot summer in Arkansas. I know that sounds crazy, but it just does not quite feel like summer without daily trips to the pool and constantly dripping of sweat. Other things I miss include Arkansas tomatoes, purple hull …
I am back in London this week so I thought it would be fun to share just a few of my favorite photos from my last trip to London with Mary Polly. Our big splurge was riding The London Eye (super pricey at 20 pounds per person), but we got some very fun shots from …
Friends, I have so enjoyed taking walks this year. Even more, I have loved that so many friends are walking along with me via the internet. (and sometimes in person!) I thought I would just do a little #48walks update since it is about halfway through the year. Personally I find the summer to be …
So, Mary Polly and I went to Paris for two days and nights with our dear friends, Sarabeth and Elizabeth. They were stopping over on their way to Kenya, so we jumped at the chance to stopover with them. To Paris! Because Paris is always a good idea. We were positively giddy to be in …
A Story about Yoga {On the Beach} It was that time of day when the light is so magical you can hardly bear to tear yourself away from staring at the horizon, except that there are young children with you who do not care about the color of the sky. They care about making it …
For the last two weeks, I’ve been journaling my walk along St Cuthbert’s Way and now it’s complete. Here are all the links in one place for your reading enjoyment. And there’s even a recipe! St Cuthbert’s Way Journal Beginnings Day 1: Melrose to Harestanes Day 2: Harestanes to Morebattle Day 3: Morebattle to Kirk …
Day 5 of St Cuthbert’s Way: Wooler to Lindisfarne From the moment we received our itinerary, the last day of our journey along St Cuthbert’s Way loomed large with its big number 18 in the mileage chart. Before we ever left home, I was harboring doubt about whether I …
How has your week been? Are you loving some summertime?? Me too! I took the train home from London on Monday and have been playing catch up ever since. I grounded myself from the internet this week to finish an enormous amount of writing + laundry, so I just have a few links this week, …
Remember that amazing Spicy Roasted Eggplant Soup I had while I was walking St Cuthbert’s Way? Well, after two attempts, here’s my best guess on how to make it. The best bit about this recipe is that the eggplant is pureed which means my kids slurped this soup down without blinking. Shhhh! Don’t tell. Spicy …
Day 4 of St Cuthbert’s Way: Kirk Yetholm to Wooler Anna and I knew we would be walking some in the rain along St Cuthbert’s Way, mainly because over the half the walk is in Scotland. And if there’s one thing I have learned about Scotland in the last year, it’s that you can count …
Day 3 of St Cuthbert’s Way: Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm On our third day of walking we confirmed one thing for certain. When it came to estimating how long it would take us to finish a day’s walking, we were absolute rubbish. On our first day, we’d predicted 5:30pm and were two hours off. The …
Day 2 of St Cuthbert’s Way: Harestanes to Morebattle “Our guidebook says we only have to go 10 miles today.” “The printout from Macs says it’s only 9.” “Well, that’ll be a cake walk after yesterday!” “Easy peasy!” Anna had figured out with her FitBit that the previous day we had managed to turn what …
Day 1 of St Cuthbert’s Way: Melrose to Harestanes We laid our waterproof pants out the night before in anticipation of the rain, which was still falling when we woke up in Melrose. We pulled on all our gear, packed up our bag and left our comfortable room a little reluctantly. However, Sheila had made …
“This country would be really beautiful if it was warm and sunny.” We had just gotten off the bus in Melrose and were standing in front of Melrose Abbey in the rain. Melrose Abbey is the starting place of St Cuthbert’s Way, a 63 mile walk across the Scottish Borders into England and out on …
This week has been all joy as I have gotten to show my precious friend, Sarabeth and her daughter, Elizabeth, some of my favorite parts of Aberdeenshire. Today we are celebrating Sarabeth’s birthday with a trip to a castle followed by fish and chips by the sea! We have a few more days in Scotland …
A Story about a 1D Concert Some things in this world just have to be experienced rather than enjoyed. Even though I love being outdoors, I can also admit that a long day of climbing can be rough. Especially if it is raining. But rough days both build and reveal our character. And often …
Are you still walking with me friends? If not, you can still start. It’s the beginning of June, so you still have almost seven months left in 2014 to have some amazing adventures! Make a list and tweet/Instagram me a picture! (@alisonchino) Here’s a walk we did in mid-May in Glen Clova, which is about …