In 2025, a more turbulent and violent year on our soil and throughout the world, my paintings took on new themes. My paintings were inspired and shaped, not only by nature, but also by chaos, dreams, loss, and pleasant memories while preserving joyful moments amidst the chaos and that which we can't control.

2025 was a great year for tackling ultras at age 66. I set a course record in one ultra, and placed third in my age group in another. Read more in my race reports.

If you haven’t tackled any of the Badger Palooza ultra events, you should. You have many options: 24hr, 12hr, 6hr or relays offered in all of these events. Power walking ultra events at any age, but especially for aging runners like myself, is key. I feel more energetic, efficient, and a lot less tired power walking. No doubt, my body, now approaching age 67, no longer moves fast.  But I broke my own record at Badger Palooza. I shaved off 22:18 seconds.

My 2025 Sri Chinmoy 12hr ultra in Rockland Lake State Park, NY race report.

2025 Dawn to Dusk to Dawn 50K track ultra race report.

Race recap of how I placed first female in the 72-hr track at the 2025 Old Six Day track ultras in Cooper River Park, Pennsauken NJ.

Knitting is a calming art and healing hobby; a lifelong gift. Anything that is knitted with love is beautiful with all its imperfections.

The treadmill comes with physical and mental health benefits. It will keep you keep you motivated and moving.

Ultrarunning and painting have three things in common: time on your feet, endurance, and patience.

If you missed any of my 2024 blog posts, you can peruse them here. I hope they inspire you.

A collection of my 2024 landscape and abstract paintings.

2024 was not a dull year: a solo art exhibition, a cancer diagnosis, a knee injury, an Amtrak train adventure, and three ultramarathons.

My 41st ultra, the 2024 BadgerPalooza 12-hr Ultra.

After beating breast cancer and healing a knee injury, I walked the Hainesport 12-hour endurance run, my 40th ultra, and placed 7th female.

Thinking about taking Amtrak train halfway across the country? This was our experience: the good, the bad, and the unanticipated.

If you've ever wondered why people get cancer, you will find the answers in Jarle Breivik's book Making Sense of Cancer.

If you are nursing an injury, stay steady, disciplined, and consistent with your rehab. Trust the process. Be patient. Healing will come.

I share my successful DCIS partial mastectomy surgery, recovery, and decision not to receive radiation and endocrine therapy.

Had I not fallen, I would not know I have breast cancer. This is the first blog post in my cancer journey - ductal carcinoma in situ.

This year, I tackled my fourth D3 24-hr track ultra with breast cancer. I was diagnosed tens days before the race. Here's my race report.