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2025 Reflections
Hello everyone! It's been a minute my friends since my last blog post, and almost four years since my last year in review. Where has the time gone? I would like to apologize for the absence and quietness. Although life wasn’t quiet during that time period at all. In fact, the opposite. My daily work life kicked into high gear during that time, my traveling increased, and my home life grew in a new direction with projects and hobbies. It was an intentional absence, as I wa

Kathy Stockbridge
Jan 513 min read


People, Let Me Tell Ya About My Best Friend
I would like to introduce you all to my best friend, Fenway. Mr. Fenny as we call him. He was a rescue pup and we were told he was...

Kathy Stockbridge
Feb 13, 20237 min read


2021 Reflections
Happy New Year everyone. As I sit down to reflect on the past twelve months and set forth to plan for the upcoming year, I revisit my...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jan 16, 202219 min read


New York is Simply Gorges - Flashback's Summer Adventures 2020
On this Emptynest Adventure, I feature some of NY State's most beautiful Waterfalls and Gorges, while on lockdown during the summer of 2020.

Kathy Stockbridge
May 3, 20219 min read


A Virtual Tour of Ireland - Part II Going to Arklow, Maybe Avoca
Come along with me as I take you on a virtual tour of Ireland's Ancient East. highlighting the history, culture, and people of the area.

Kathy Stockbridge
Apr 11, 202128 min read


2020 Reflections
As I embarked on 2020 in January of last year, my focus was to be grateful. Grateful for things in my control, people in my life, and...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jan 21, 202121 min read


Flashback's Summer Adventures 2020 Take One (or is it really two) - CNY Lighthouses and Bluffs
Come along as we explore Lake Ontario's lighthouses and State Parks.

Kathy Stockbridge
Jul 26, 20206 min read


Traveling During Covid-19 - What's a Travel Blogger to Do?
As a travel blogger, Covid 19 has suspended many planned trips for myself and others that love to share their adventures. The airlines...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jul 12, 20204 min read


A Virtual Tour of Ireland - Part I The Wild Atlantic Way
Take a virtual trip along with EmptyNest Adventures as we explore The Wild Atlantic Way in part one of a two part Blog of Ireland.

Kathy Stockbridge
Apr 26, 202041 min read


2019 Reflections
Come along as I reflect on 2019 and plan for a more productive and positive 2020.

Kathy Stockbridge
Jan 11, 202016 min read


Kansas City Irish Festival - A Midwest Touch of Green
Labor Day Weekend Fun - The Kansas City Irish Festival

Kathy Stockbridge
Aug 30, 20195 min read


Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - New York's Alexandria Bay and The Thousand Islands
In Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay I take you along on my adventure to Alexandria Bay, New York in the Thousand Islands.

Kathy Stockbridge
Jul 6, 20199 min read


Home is Truly Where the Heart Lives - My Midwest Roots
Come with me as I return home to my midwestern roots. I share stories of family, home, and our history in a place called Flora, Illinois.

Kathy Stockbridge
Jun 2, 201912 min read


Solo Doesn't Always Mean Alone
If you were to look up the definition of "alone" you will find it's described as "unaccompanied, companionless, unescorted, solitary, and...

Kathy Stockbridge
May 9, 20198 min read


Sometimes You Just Need to Hit Restart
As the snow falls quietly outside this evening here in Central New York I know it's just a few short weeks and the weather will turn for...

Kathy Stockbridge
Mar 3, 20195 min read


2018 Reflections
January 1st is a day of reflection and hope. It's a day we all sit down and think about what the last 365 days brought us, and what the...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jan 21, 201922 min read


Even After All These Years
This past weekend I had the opportunity to head to my hometown of Geneva, New York to meet up with my classmates from the Class of 1983...

Kathy Stockbridge
Oct 8, 20189 min read


Recharging Your Batteries in Less Than 24 Hours
Every once in awhile you just need to stop and take a break to recharge and regroup. We live in such a fast paced world today, and we're...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jul 23, 20188 min read


Irish By Choice - How Listening to My 'Elders' Changed Life as I Knew It
I will begin this by saying, I very well could be Irish. But who knows?!!! My mother was adopted and I know little of her background,...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jul 17, 20185 min read


How Photography and Music Feed My My Soul
As a photographer, you struggle to juggle your time between shooting, editing, and marketing yourself and your business. The amount of...

Kathy Stockbridge
Jun 27, 20185 min read
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