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Hump Day

It’s the middle of the week and what a week it’s been. The weather is great here in Reno. Perfect for playing outside and if it is too hot just drive up to Tahoe and play there. Speaking of playing I was thinking about playmates Angela and Pamela Brooks this morning. Two sparks of light [...]

Summer Morning

I woke up today barely able to rise outdone by my weekend festivities but happy! As I threw my Bootcamp clothes on and climbed back into bed I had visions of a Starbucks Goddess delivering my Non-fat, Grande, Green Tea Latte. And so it was, that I used this vision as motivation to get me [...]

You Can Run, But You Can’t….

You hated being “It”. In fact, nobody liked being “It” when playing Hide & Seek. “It” was the banished position, the spot for losers, the hardest role in the game. Was it possible, after all, to find all the other kids and tag them before they had a chance to get Home? Not really, and [...]

Join AEA for a River Kayaking Trip in SLT this Thursday!

Trip description: River Kayak June 30th South Lake Tahoe Meander down the Truckee River from the Elks Club to Lake Tahoe approximately 5 miles. This is a local’s favorite kayak. It is flat water and no special skills are needed. Meet at Trish McGraw’s at 10:30am, 714 Tuolumne, South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150 [...]

Endings

By: Laura Grotz This is a whopper of a topic and so I decided to make it a two parter. Let me know what you think? ____________ It seems like beginnings are easier then endings, they are new, exciting, pink cloudish and signal change that’s well, embraceable. But what about “endings,” are [...]

At Ease Adventures in San Francisco Paper

Living it up Lake Tahoe and Reno style Bay Area Reporter Fans, including some members of At Ease Adventures, a new outdoor activities social group for women, led by former San Franciscan Laura Grotz and Oakland … Share on Facebook

And the Beat Goes On….

The face in the mirror is yours. Yes, you recognize that chin, the eyes that droop when fatigued, the mouth that’s etched parentheses around itself, as if to enclose something you said. That’s your hair. Those are your ears. That’s your nose. It’s you there in the mirror – the outside you – but inside, [...]

Couple’s Communication Workshop

Hi all, The workshop below is taught by my friend Fred and his wife. They are wonderful and I highly recommend them as valuable relationship resources whether business or personal. Laura Here is some information on the Couple Communication class from the CC website, www.couplecommunication.com. The class will be held on Saturday, June 4th, from 8:00 [...]

I SAY NO

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself” Harvey S. Firestone Here we are in the 21st century and the right wing, Big business, is at it again in trying to set up their own definitions to run America by. [...]

Patty Sheehan hosts Legends Tour in Reno

The world-famous Legends Tour is the Official Tour of the LPGA, the premier professional senior women’s sports organization in the world. Watch Hall of Fame golfer Patty Sheehan and a field-full of the legendary LPGA superstars as they compete to win in the inaugural Patty Sheehan & Friends Legends Golf Tournament. This exciting tournament will [...]