Category Archives: Nature Girl

Roaring Toward 80! Part 2: Men

Posted on June 3, 2026 by sheilawill

On our recent trek across the English Cotswolds, with Claire, my dear friend of 40+ years, we shared how so much fresh air and walking cleared our minds. Adventure, Men, and aging know-how popped up as essential concerns for my … Continue reading →

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Roaring Toward 80!

Posted on May 21, 2026 by sheilawill

I’ll be 80 on June 11. I can’t stop it. But I can meet this enormous milestone head-on. One step — no, 175,000 steps — launched the penultimate excursion of this important year. With my old friend, Claire, I took … Continue reading →

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Fly Like An Eagle

Posted on October 28, 2025 by sheilawill

Driving alongside the Mighty Mississippi to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, was worth the trip. Time to spend with my darling nearly nine-year-old grandson on a late Autumn day, with its Midwestern array of gold, red, and orange … Continue reading →

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A Pretty Good Road Trip

Posted on March 6, 2024 by sheilawill

I miss our Mallorca Drive winter abode, its front and back patios bordered by the Sonoran Desert, its prickly pear, sunny blossoming brittle bush, and regal saguaros at our doorstep. But here we are back in Minneapolis, bypassing Mason City, … Continue reading →

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Back in Tucson!

Posted on February 1, 2024 by sheilawill

Only for two months, but I love being here with both my Saguaro and human friends! We’re at the halfway mark.

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A Small Epiphany on Lone Wolf Loop

Posted on July 20, 2023 by sheilawill

Popping wild blueberries into my mouth, gorging on the sweetest tiny raspberries ever, is a thrill for this woods woman, this lover of nature. We’re here for the week with Marc’s family at Northern Air cabins in Ely, Minnesota. A … Continue reading →

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Hugging Saguaros

Posted on January 28, 2023 by sheilawill

I love being in Tucson, where the saguaros welcome us on the edge of Gates Pass. The mornings have been chilly. But by noon the sun shines down on the back patio. A trickling waterfall soothes me with one of … Continue reading →

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From the Ridiculous to the Sublime, Part 1

Posted on October 6, 2022 by sheilawill

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than s/he seeks.” John Muir So it is in nature, and sometimes in everyday life. So it was with our week in Olympic National Park. Not all of the week. What … Continue reading →

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Almost in Maine

Posted on June 1, 2022 by sheilawill

Beating my man three straight times at Bananagrams was a good sign. Unheard of! I taught him how to play and he took off, beating me all the time. Training for game nights on our upcoming week with my kids … Continue reading →

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From Place to Place

Posted on March 14, 2022 by sheilawill

Living in three different parts of this country has been a life luxury. Visiting all fifty states has been an education, like getting a Ph.D. in U.S. Travel. My latest trip, to Santa Barbara, California, with my new love, merged … Continue reading →

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