[nagdu] exporing

[Debby Phillips]

Exploring can be fun, but it's also time-consuming and I seem to 
have less time to do stuff like that now in my life.  I work, I 
have a granddaughter, I'm secretary of two entities, sing in our 
church choir.  I also have a husband who wants me to spend some 
time with him, too.  Lol.  But in my younger years when I was 
single, I lived in Portland, Oregon and did a lot of exploring.  
Portland actually is one of the easiest cities to get around in, 
though.  It has great public transit, and in general, the streets 
are easy to figure out.  I really liked living there.  The 
neighborhood ow live in is pretty much residential, so we go for 
short walks, (and sometimes longer ones).  I use GPS on my phone 
so I do know where I am, or at least approximately so.  As ow 
grow older too, I find myself feeling a little more vulnerable in 
certain places when I'm alone.  But I do think it's fun to find 
new places.  I just find it more fun to find them with my husband 
now.  (Smile).  There are so many ways to explore virtually too 
before you head out.  Then you can head out, (and maybe get lost) 
but kind of have an idea where you're going.  Kind of like a 
treasure hunt with clues.  (Grin?.    Debby and Nova