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Empty-Nest Joyride!

Stories. Lots of stories.

You can find my most recent stories linked below and on Substack.

 
A bump in the road
A bump in the road
Empty Nest, BikingLinda HanstraAugust 16, 2017Accidents, Biking, CollegeComment
Riding with the "Running Buddies"
Riding with the "Running Buddies"
BikingLinda HanstraAugust 10, 2017Biking, Indiana, Friendships, Empty Nest, PumpkinvineComment
This beats watching the corn grow
This beats watching the corn grow
Empty Nest, BikingLinda HanstraJuly 29, 2017Amish, Biking, Indiana, WritingComment
Recipe for a Perfect Ending
Recipe for a Perfect Ending
Travel, BikingLinda HanstraApril 8, 2017Georgia, Southeast, Travel, Family, SavannahComment
Sweet Savannah!
Sweet Savannah!
TravelLinda HanstraApril 7, 2017Georgia, Southeast, Travel, Savannah, FamilyComment
Turtles and gators and herons, oh my!
Turtles and gators and herons, oh my!
Travel, BikingLinda HanstraApril 5, 2017South Carolina, Southeast, Hilton Head, Travel, FamilyComment
Books, Burns, Bikes and a Backyard
Books, Burns, Bikes and a Backyard
Travel, BikingLinda HanstraApril 5, 2017South Carolina, Hilton Head, Biking, Travel, FamilyComment
Meeting strangers, helping strangers
Meeting strangers, helping strangers
Travel, BikingLinda HanstraApril 4, 2017Hilton Head, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, Travel, Biking, Family, SoutheastComment
Sunrise, Driftwood and Sea Turtles
Sunrise, Driftwood and Sea Turtles
Travel, BikingLinda HanstraApril 3, 2017Georgia, Jekyll Island, Biking, Travel, FamilyComment
Jekyll Island...we have arrived!
Jekyll Island...we have arrived!
Travel, BikingLinda HanstraApril 2, 2017Georgia, Jekyll Island, Biking, Family, Travel, SoutheastComment
In Search of Warmer Weather
In Search of Warmer Weather
TravelLinda HanstraApril 1, 2017Travel, Southeast, FamilyComment
Being Flexible
Being Flexible
TravelLinda HanstraMarch 31, 2017Family, Travel, SoutheastComment
It's still January, so why not?  2016 Year-in-Review
It's still January, so why not? 2016 Year-in-Review

...with so much energy focused on our new president, politics, and protests...I thought you could all use a little stress break! Pour that cup of coffee, that glass of wine, and get comfy...here we go again.

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Travel, Family, BikingLinda HanstraJanuary 30, 2017Aging Parents, Choir, DePauw, Family, Marching band, Musical, New York, New York City, Northeast, Type 1 Diabetes, Year in Review, SchoolComment
Every mile, every dollar, every prayer
Every mile, every dollar, every prayer
BikingLinda HanstraMay 22, 2016Cancer Comments
Doorways, distractions, and little red bubbles
Doorways, distractions, and little red bubbles
MusingsLinda HanstraApril 22, 2016Doorway Effect, Memory, Technology, WritingComment
A Traveler's Dozen: Northeast Tour
A Traveler's Dozen: Northeast Tour

Just got back from a whirlwind Northeast Circle road trip. I promised my friends and family a recap, and since the only way I seem to remember things these days is if I write them down, here's my story...summarized in a dozen "points of interest."

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Travel, FamilyLinda HanstraApril 13, 2016New Hampshire, New York, New York City, Northeast, Vermont, College, Music, Family Comments
Winter Blast reflections: on toddlers, teens and an empty nest
Winter Blast reflections: on toddlers, teens and an empty nest
Empty Nest, FamilyLinda HanstraFebruary 27, 2016Empty Nest, Family, grown-up children, MarriageComment
You've waited two years for this
You've waited two years for this

What is it about the end of an old year and beginning of a new that makes us reevaluate our lives, our homes, our organizational systems, our BMI, our sugar addictions, our finances, our spirituality, our parenting, our marriages, our passions, and everything else under the sun?

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Musings, Travel, FamilyLinda HanstraJanuary 3, 2016Family, grown-up children, Marching band, Year in Review, SchoolComment
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