Tradition, Tradition
I’m a big fan of traditions, the cheesier the better. Whether it’s weekly ice cream dates or watching the same silly movies every fall (Hocus Pocus anyone?) or the way we open our presents one at a...
View ArticleIt’s Mountain Day!
Today is my favorite holiday – Mountain Day. At my alma mater of Mount Holyoke College in western Massachusetts, Mountain Day starts on a random weekday morning in the fall when the bells in the clock...
View ArticleHappy Mountain Day!
Today is the cheeriest of fall days, the most unexpected gift from the MHC gods (aka Lynn Pasquerella and the weather forecasters) – it’s Mountain Day! Facebook alerts substituted for pealing chapel...
View ArticleClimb every mountain
IT’S MOUNTAIN DAY! (and I totally called it!) The best of all holidays – that one random, crisp fall day where obligations are canceled, tests are delayed, picnics are packed, and ice cream is consumed...
View ArticleCheers from London!
Ahoy from the other side of the pond! I made it here all in one (sleepy) piece, including all my luggage. My flights were easy and somewhat boring – Icelandair is not a fan of free things and hence...
View ArticleAnother day, another mountain
There’s no such thing as too cold or too late in October for Mountain Day – here’s hoping your day included lots of good friends and ice cream!
View ArticleMountain Day remembered
A belated post – backdated to reflect reality! Mountain Day 2019 was a rainy, gray day – I knew in my gut that it would be that day, despite the lack of great hiking weather. When I saw the official...
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