Mara's Adventures

Hurricane Milton arrived this week and I am grateful my family and friends who live in Florida are all well.  However, I know that was not true for everyone.  Milton was brutal for sure.  For all those who have suffered loss and are still suffering, I am holding you up in prayer.  Between the devastation…

This week has been a busy one for me.  My brain has been on overload as I learn new things every day.  I’ve been up to my elbows in work at the Research Library and it feels so good.  The rare book room project is complete.  Books are filed, needed repairs have been noted, and…

My last day in the gallery will be Monday, September 30.  A new docent will begin on October 1.  But for this past week I was in the gallery each day, Monday through Saturday, from 10 – 5.  Most days I rode the bus into the park.  I drove a couple days and finally managed…

I’m having some issues with internet access so I’m doing a second post this week.  Hoping this improves but since I’m borrowing services from the locals I have nothing to complain about.  I’m grateful for what I can get. This past Sunday Mary (a Michigander who received her bachelors from Northern Michigan in Marquette) and…

This week has been all about the Ansel Adams Exhibit for which I am serving as docent.  I really didn’t know much about him prior to this . . . Oh, I was aware he was a famous photographer who specialized in black and white prints. but other than that I did not know much…

This week began with a lot of unknowns and ended with many new things.  The good news is that by week’s end being here was feeling much more natural.   I drove in to the Research Library on Monday to get the lay of the land.  The first task was to actually find the Museum…

Melissa and I left on Saturday, August 31.  Today we simply drove, and drove, and drove. We covered 850 miles from San Antonio to Tuscon.  Were you aware that there are a multitude of shades of brown?  It was desert I know but it was lots of desert and open space.  We were more than…

  Well, I’m on the final week countdown so packing is at full swing.  It’s now the night before we leave for our road trip to Yosemite.  The car is gassed fully, tires have been checked, and recent oil change sealed the deal.  She is ready to hit the road. Packing has been a challenge…

It’s almost time to leave and I am so so excited.   I was accepted as a volunteer at Yosemite National Park to work in their research library from September 9 through mid-December.   The cabin is located in the community of El Portal where I’m told there is a post office, small market and…