Apr 21, 2025 | Patti's Blog
This one is for you, Aunt Rose. [My Aunt Rose is one of my seven blog fans.] It’s been just over two weeks since I got the phone call that changed everything, the day my brother Tom died in a skiing accident on a slope in Stowe, Vermont. Last night was the first night...
Feb 3, 2025 | Patti's Blog
Make hay while the sun shines. (A quote attributed to medieval English farmers) This one is for the self-employed and the small business owners — these are a lot of my people. It was jarring recently, when surfing past my own profile on LinkedIn, to see that...
Jun 20, 2024 | Patti's Blog
[Feature image photo credit: Me, of Rachel Lodder and Dakar, who I would follow almost anywhere. Pine Tree 50 2019.] I have always considered myself a namby-pamby endurance riders of sorts. I’m not the least bit competitive, although I do love going as fast as...
May 11, 2024 | Patti's Blog
No one’s life should be defined by their tragic death. But that’s what happened to my Mom. So let’s get that part out of the way: Thirty four years old. 1974. In the passenger seat of a Chevy Vega with only a lap belt. At an intersection four miles...
Mar 17, 2024 | Patti's Blog
I affectionately call Iggy “Boomerang Boy.” I gave him away twice during my divorce, and both times, he came back. I tell myself he was meant to be my boy. He’s a quirky fella, mostly cheerful and a little crooked. He’s the type who...
