AANR Parks are going to the Dogs

Finally, finally, I have a big date coming up.  It’s on Thursday and I can hardly wait for it.  Thursday’s weather is expected to be in the 70’s here and I’m purposely keeping some hours free on my schedule on that day for my big date.  Ahhhh… so excited, even if it’s just a date [...]

Ohio School Shootings: My Response

Last night I was saddened yet again to see that there was another school shooting, this time in Ohio.  Reports last night indicated that one person had died as a result.  News reports this morning state that two people died.  This is very, very sad to me.  Though I have no children of my own, [...]

Spring is Coming!

The weather right now is gorgeous- solid 30′s, sun shining!  I have the door wide open as the dog merrily plays outside.  Today is supposed to get in to the 40′s and if it stays sunny it’ll be a glorious day.  I’m seeing 50+ degree days in our weather forecast, which is delightful for February [...]

Capture the Moment

These days, I’m going a lot of things with pictures.  I received a digital camera for Christmas and have been playing around with taking some nature shots.  On top of that, I put together a hardcover book through an online book-making service to create a story of my mom’s life for her birthday today.  (She [...]

Middle School Misery

Did you know that the most failed class in Middle School (according to two social workers that I’ve recently spoken to who work in Middle Schools) is physical education?  It is.  And do you know WHY it is that so many kids are failing physical education?  Go ahead- guess! If you guessed the reason to [...]

Getting Along

I’ve been rather sad lately, and that’s very unlike me. The reason for this sadness is the dissent I’m seeing in the nudist community. To me, nudism is freedom and acceptance. I see nudists as people who can love and care about people regardless of how dissimilar they are. This has been my experience in [...]

Nekkid in the Northeast

Many people think I’m crazy to be a nudist and live in the northeast. It’s not always the pairing up of the two, I suppose- there are those who think I’m crazy to live in the northeast and there are those who think I’m crazy to be a nudist- but the two often don’t “go [...]

Busy, Busy, Busy

Some have wondered what is keeping me so busy lately. Well, actually, there are MANY things keeping me busy! First, work has been crazy-hectic. I work with individuals with intellectual disabilitites, many of whom also have psychiatric disabilities, and this time of year is often a tough time. No breaks at work these days. Life [...]

Naked Sense

These days, I have to wonder about the relationship between nudism and sensory issues. I work with many individuals who have sensory issues and I’ve noted lately that I seem to have a few of my own. I definitely am ultra-sensitive to smell. Cigarette smells have always bothered me but this weekend I noted that [...]

Where Did She Go???

I’ve been busy. Very busy! I guess that’s why I haven’t been able to update my blog much lately. This is the time of year when so many nudists are very busy- happily so! I mean, if I don’t bless the pool with my presence, who will? As they say, it’s a tough job but [...]