The Hills We Climb
I had an older friend who at age 85 made the statement, “You know, I always expected life to be interesting. I just never knew it would be as interest...
Oh, What a Night!
Traditions play a large role at Keystone, and after 106 years, we have many. This time of year we always find ourselves inundated with requests for in...
Joy in the Simple Things
Happy Fourth of July! I woke up this morning to see my beautiful red, white, and blue hydrangea in full bloom in my front yard. We are feeling more li...
The Storm
We have made it to our final evening of our June session. The enthusiasm for camp has been at a fever pitch all week, and it has been fabulous to be a...
It’s a Wonderful Life
It is hard to believe that we have arrived at the eve of our closing day of the 2021 season. Since opening the August session just two weeks ago, the ...
Unwritten
We are approaching the end of our third week for our four weekers and the halfway point for our Mini II girls, and we have had a BLAST. This was Holid...
Who’s That Girl?
When I am asked to describe what I do for a living to someone who does not have any camp experience, I usually tell them that running a summer camp is...
It’s the Little Things in Life
As often as possible, I like to walk down into camp each morning instead of driving my car because of the many things I can notice along the way. Thi...
Girls, Interrupted
How I wish we could have shared this day with you! As many of you may know, the final Thursday in a session is spent in team games. The team captain...
Resilience
Wow. I remember at the end of last summer I had hoped that if we received one gift from the pandemic, it would be to normalize mental health needs. A...