Monthly Archives: November 2019

Last night I went to the library and as I browsed the shelves I saw (and heard) two children (probably about 5-6 yrs old) running wildly throughout the library, playing tag/hide and seek.  It didn’t take long for the librarian to find them and I heard her sternly say “Where’s your grown up?”  I thought—well, nowhere around here is my guess. Last week on a trip with my granddaughter to a playground, I saw idyllic scenes of grandmas and young…..

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One of my favorite walks is around Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA.  Membership there was a gift from my daughter. I really appreciate it and use it often. When my granddaughter and I went today, there were fewer flowers blooming, but we did get to watch the giant Koi in the lake, have a crunchy walk through and playtime in the leaves, see the beautiful lily pads on the ponds and watch others enjoy the sunshine.  As we passed by…..

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You mean to tell me there’s a term for what I’ve so loved doing for years?!  On foot or on horseback!  And before your mind wanders too far, the answer is Forest Bathing!  Not bathing as we know it but more like basking, as one does in the sunshine.  A few of my other blog posts address the benefits of being in nature.  But I wanted to share two things that I learned from my recent findings about forest bathing……

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