top of page


Horn tooting!
I am honored to be the recipient of the 2024 National Genealogical Society Award for Excellence: Genealogy and Family History Book for my...
pabbott
May 18, 20241 min read


Asking for help
What makes is so hard to ask for health? My lovely, brilliant sister, a few yours younger than me, has been seriously ill. I am the...
pabbott
May 3, 20242 min read


Italian Cuisine Class, Yum!
My sister Mary and I just completed a three week "adult enrichment" class on Italian cuisine at Carteret Community College. The class of...
pabbott
Dec 19, 20231 min read


A Busy Month with Challenge Completed
I have been engrossed for the past month in finally completing a project I have worked on for the past four and one-half years. Two days...
pabbott
Sep 10, 20231 min read


Make Knowledge Action
When we have challenges achieving a health/fitness related goal – eat a healthier diet, work out more often, reduce the stress we are...
pabbott
Apr 29, 20231 min read


My Idea of Retirement
Pat receiving her M. S. in Exercise and Wellness in December 2015 In my early 60's as I was getting near "retirement" age, I gave some...
pabbott
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Grand Canyon Renewal
A blast from the past -- 2015 I am just back from a 7-day backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon. These trips are a cornerstone of my...
pabbott
Apr 19, 20231 min read
bottom of page


