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A Helluva Time
Carol, Amy, Leo, and I take a walk into the woods of Massachusetts for an adventure and a lot of laughs. We had a helluva time!...
Lisa Rana
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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A Beautiful Fall Day In Maine
Doreen, Leo, and I venture up Pleasant Mountain for amazing views and a challenging workout. The autumn colors were incredible....
Lisa Rana
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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Summer in the Catskills - Who would have known?
This summer marks my first visits to New York's Catskill Mountains. It's been on my list primarily because I have a family connection to...
Lisa Rana
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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Damn! Summer Is Almost Over.
With the end of summer looming, I realize I have only ventured out twice on backpacking trips. What was I thinking? I am committed to a...
Lisa Rana
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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2020 - Leo and my first foray into the woods!
Leo and I visited the Catskills for a three day - two night backpacking adventure. This was our first foray into the woods for an...
Lisa Rana
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Gardens... A War Worth Fighting
I love my garden. I really do. I love it so much that I am constantly defending its honor and battling every day for its' right to...
Lisa Rana
Jul 12, 20203 min read
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It's A Fight
I’ve been off the blog grid for a while. There is a reason, but not a good one. When I set my mind on something, I usually meet my...
Lisa Rana
Nov 11, 20182 min read
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Reflections and Apple Picking
After a few weeks of slovenly behavior, except for working our butts off in St. John, the Husband and I are headed back to the gym. It...
Lisa Rana
Sep 29, 20182 min read
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Slow and Steady
I recently have been pondering the change of the season and why it is causing me so much bloody stress! Summertime is about kicking...
Lisa Rana
Sep 26, 20182 min read
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Love for Love City
In October 2006, my husband and I jumped off a cliff and commenced building a home in St. John, USVI - also known as Love City. Like many...
Lisa Rana
Sep 15, 20182 min read
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Rejoice in Living an Ordinary Day
Today is 9-11. It is a day to put aside petty differences, honor those who lost their lives, as well as those who survived the atrocity...
Lisa Rana
Sep 12, 20182 min read
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A Pumpkin Muffin Moment
I purchased my first pumpkin muffin of the fall today. Don't sneer at me - I’m quite well aware that it is only September 7, and we still...
Lisa Rana
Sep 8, 20182 min read
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Trying not to tumble down Tumbledown Mountain.
Today's blog actually isn't a blog at all - rather it is a vlog of my latest backpacking adventure. Leo and I headed out into the woods...
Lisa Rana
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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Me And My Shadow...
Do you know that feeling when you have such a connection with another breathing being that life just moves along seamlessly? You both...
Lisa Rana
Sep 1, 20183 min read
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My Youth and the Springs Farmers' Market
As an Italian-American, food has been a central part of my life since before I can remember living my life. While we were eating...
Lisa Rana
Aug 29, 20184 min read
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Tomorrow Will Come Soon Enough
Every year on June 21, my father and my friend Jennifer would lament the first day of summer. The conversation would go something like...
Lisa Rana
Aug 25, 20183 min read
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Being A Badass Is Sometimes A Good Thing
Last week we lost a great one. Aretha Franklin and I were best buddies in the late 70’s and 80’s, although she didn’t know it. Death is...
Lisa Rana
Aug 22, 20183 min read
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It's A Jungle In There
In February, we had a very important family meeting around my dining room table. Given the seriousness of the subject matter, I offered...
Lisa Rana
Aug 18, 20183 min read
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The Healing Hand of Nature
For the past fifteen years, my parents Peter and Virginia Rana spent their summers in Casco, Maine, choosing to stay out of the hustle...
Lisa Rana
Aug 15, 20182 min read
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Adulting and the AVIS Summer Splash
Someone said to me the other day they were having a hard time adulting. He was bummed out because he had to deal with an unanticipated...
Lisa Rana
Aug 11, 20183 min read
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