Grandma Gatewood's Walk, by Ben Montgomery is the story of an amazing woman. Married young, to a man who would prove to be an abusive husband, she had 11 children. She always liked to walk, and, she had read about the Appalachian Trail, so, when the kids were grown she decided she was going to walk it from end to end. She merely told her kids she was 'going for a walk'. She had done this before, so they were not worried, and it was some time before they heard about the 'old lady' who was walking the trail and put it together with their mother. She was in her sixties the first time, she would go on to do the entire trail two more times, as well as sections of it as she aged. Oh, and she also walked the Oregon Trail! One of the many things that were impressive to me was how little she took with her!

I try and be gracious about this whole aging thing, but every so often, it just gets to me, y'know? Giving up horses was hard (but necessary, sadly). So, it was great fun to find, and read Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up? by Marty Becker (and others). Most of the answers I knew, but there are some nice writing styles here, and every so often a humorous story as well.

Reading Hermit With Dog