Tag Archives: walking

A summer morning walk

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Marla Rose

Come along and walk with me!  I’m trying to get back in shape.  A 15-minute walking mile is my goal.  Two miles in 30 minutes with a short warm-up and cool-down added on.  40 minutes or less and done!  So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, Positive Thinking | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments

Mama Mia!

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Marla Rose

Every time I check on the pigs I say, “Mama Mia!  That’s a lot of mouths to feed.” Good job, Bernice.  13 babies still alive. There are 13 in there, all jumbled up. Easter weekend was busy.  Full of work on Saturday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, Friends and Family, Holidaze | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Sunday’s Reprieve

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Marla Rose

The arctic cold reared its ugly, frozen head again Sunday evening.  Quiet and calm one minute – roaring, arctic winds the next.  It was eerie.  Unwelcome.  However, we had a wonderfully beautiful, warm (43 degrees) Sunday afternoon!  After Sunday school, … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

12 Days of Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Marla Rose

Now, I can relax. Reflect. Of course I know the true meaning of Christmas. There is just a heck of a lot of other stuff going on and that needs to be done prior to Christmas.  It’s a fact.  It’s reality. So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, Friends and Family, Holidaze, Work/Career | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Sundays should be for slowing down …

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Marla Rose

and puttering. And church. I admit, I didn’t really want to leave home and go, but I’m glad I did. First, I enjoyed the the early morning with coffee in an adorable mug: The goats showed me how to enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Positive Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Positively sure that negativity doesn’t work.

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Marla Rose

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” ~ Joyce Meyer, Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind I am reading Joyce’s Battlefield book for a Sunday School class.  I am pondering how to have a positive … Continue reading →

Posted in Positive Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recalculating

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Marla Rose

I need my own little GPS-voice-person to help me.  You know, a personal-Siri.  If you haven’t seen or heard Siri in use, she is: Siri (pronounced /ˈsɪri/):  an intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator which works as an application for … Continue reading →

Posted in Positive Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Angry Hams

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Marla Rose

Saturday I royally ticked off my hamstrings.  They took revenge by restricting and contracting.  My morning walk, a fast clip for an hour including a steep hill, followed by a lot of bending-over-weeding of flower beds made me realize on … Continue reading →

Posted in Positive Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Here’s How I Roll #2

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Marla Rose

The other morning, before pig-farmer left for work, he came to me and said (sort of cautiously), “I don’t know if you know this … but your keys are in the basket you keep the clothespins in.”  Luckily that basket … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, Friends and Family, Random Thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Heat Advisory vs Exercise

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Marla Rose

A heat advisory is a good reason not to exercise.  Well, exercise outside anyway.  The way Summer 2012 has gone, it would be easy to never exercise.  Which is sorta what I have done. Normally, I retire the treadmill and … Continue reading →

Posted in Positive Thinking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment