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When you get knocked down, get back up
January 9th was my last post - three weeks ago. It was also the day before my birthday. Bruce and I were looking forward to the following...

Emily M Leonard
Feb 1, 2023


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Let the adventures begin.
Welcome 2023!!! It's time for another trip around the sun. Before we do that, let's say good-bye to 2022. If you are like me, you had...

Emily M Leonard
Jan 9, 2023


Our First Snow for 2022-2023 Winter Season
And so it begins. We knew it was coming, she always does. Sometimes she's earlier, sometimes she's later, but she always shows up. Except...

Emily M Leonard
Nov 16, 2022


Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 7: Simply Amazing
Yes, Ziggy is still in the picture. As horrible as he can be sometimes, life wouldn't be the same without him. In fact, the other day I...

Emily M Leonard
Oct 27, 2022


Book Review #6: Steve Adam's Book Duo
Welcome back to my book review series. It's been awhile since the last one, for good reasons. First, the book we were reading was a...

Emily M Leonard
Sep 16, 2022


Cold Brew Completion
What a whirlwind the last two weeks have been. I haven't mentioned much about our son's Appalachian Trail thru-hike so not to steal any...

Emily M Leonard
Sep 13, 2022


IT'S ABOUT TIME
Pretty good, it's only been ten days since my last post. Hopefully I can get back to once a week. When I began blogging over 7 years ago,...

Emily M Leonard
Aug 30, 2022


HIKING vs NAPPING WHY NOT BOTH
Hello everyone, I trust you all have been having a great summer. If not, drop me a message and I will send you some encouragement. Things...

Emily M Leonard
Aug 20, 2022


Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 6: SUMMER FUN
If I wasn't such a determined person, I'd give up all this writing, blogging, vlogging stuff. I woke up early and with Ziggy still...

Emily M Leonard
Jul 19, 2022


AS FRESH AS DAISIES
For everyone that asks, "So what did you do all winter?" "Or what do you do all day?" Here is my new release!!! (Front Cover) (Back...

Emily M Leonard
Jul 18, 2022


Book Review #5: THE LONG WAY HOME by Dan Healy, Bob Fromhartz
Sorry for the lapse. Bruce and I were on a little Appalachian Trail vacation for 10 days then came back to all the fun that is involved...

Emily M Leonard
Jul 14, 2022


Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 5: Wye Knot Retreat
Bruce, Ziggy and I are road tripping again. We left home Friday afternoon headed for the Appalachian Trail in Virginia to meet up with...

Emily M Leonard
Jun 27, 2022


Book Review #4: My Appalachian Trail I:Three Weddings and a Sabbatical
Bruce and I are on a roll! 4 books in 4 weeks. We don't even miss Netflix, cheesy Amazon Prime movies, or sappy Hallmark chick-flicks....

Emily M Leonard
Jun 20, 2022


Book Review #3: They Call Me Panda
I now will never be able to read a book and not laugh when I get to chapter 5 no matter the seriousness of the title I am reading. I will...

Emily M Leonard
Jun 13, 2022


Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 4 It Finally Happened
Saturday was a beautifully day here in Maine. The sky was blue-bird-blue with white cotton-ball clouds and the sun played peek-a-boo with...

Emily M Leonard
Jun 9, 2022


Book Review #2: Alone in Wonderland
I love this new feature I am doing on my blog. Today's spotlight is written by Christine Reed another wonderful author we met at Trail...

Emily M Leonard
Jun 6, 2022


Book Review #1: Chasing the Smokies Moon
Catchy title isn't it - Chasing the Smokies Moon? I wish I could take credit for it, but I can't. It belongs to a new Author friend I met...

Emily M Leonard
May 31, 2022


Ziggy Tails: Season 2 Episode 3 I Should Have Bought It When I Thought of It
I know I have gone from not writing anything for over three months to a second post in two days. I was going to wait for next week but I...

Emily M Leonard
May 20, 2022


It All Matters
It amazing me that I have managed to actually accomplish things in my life. I get side tracked so easily. I also can be so organized at...

Emily M Leonard
May 19, 2022


Trail Journal
It's here! My newest release. It's a blank slate and you are the author. Just in time for thru-hiker season. Grab your copy or copies now...

Emily M Leonard
Mar 23, 2022

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