I'm back...yet again and hopefully it won't be as long a break for the next while. 

Just to give the update since the end of July to the middle of November.

End of July:  Settled my mother into a new living arrangement.  This will likely be the last major move - we can hope.  She's now in an assisted living facility that is absolutely lovely and has so many activities throughout the day that I wonder how she can handle it.

August: Time at the trailer by myself doing some test hikes and time with friends and family.

September through October:  Accomplished a dream!  Yay me!!!  I walked 416 km from Viseu, Portugal to Santiago, Spain with a backpack.  I did this on my own, but I was not alone. All along the way the love and support of those who make my world a special place was right there with me and then I made new friends over the course of my trip. Some will stay in my heart and life for a very long time and some I had the opportunity to make beautiful memories with in the moment.

Mid-October to now: Resettling into life again and figuring out how to arrange my life in such a way that I can apply some of the lessons I learned along the walking route in Europe to my everyday life.