Walking Sticks

My hubby had an old walking stick that he brought down to South Carolina when we moved from upstate New York back in 1994. I found mine a few years ago and Lia was lucky enough to find one just her size on our last hike! So now we all have walking sticks.

My Walking Stick

This is a walking stick I found when trying to get up a river bank in Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina a few years ago. I wrote a blog about my escapade which is quite humorous now but wasn’t so funny at the time. http://themarthareview.com/saved-by-the-stick/ I love all the etchings on the stick made by bugs!

Lia’s Walking Stick

Last week we all went on an early morning hike. It is so beautiful walking over the long wooden walkways over the marsh, visiting the shell trees, walking along the Intercoastal Waterway and through the wooded area and trails. Lia was watching a beautiful Blue Heron in the marsh and also watching all the waves come to shore after a large boat went passed.

While Lia was hiking over the shells she looked down and saw a walking stick just her size! It even had a twisted handgrip and it was tapered at the bottom.

When we got home from our hike, Lia had to walk around the yard with her new found walking stick. She even checked out mine, I think she has her eyes on it for when she gets bigger!

I love how each of our walking sticks are so unique, all are nature made and have different markings and twists and turns. But I think Lia’s stick is adorable and just her size. Mine is definitely one of a kind and I could cut the one part of the “Y” off but that’s what helped me get back up the slippery river bank as I used it upside down to get leverage. If it wasn’t for the shape of the stick I don’t know how my hike back up the river bank would have ended.

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Martha DeMeo

I started my blog on Christmas Day 2014 mainly to review products I received. Since then it has evolved into many other categories of lifestyles, family, money saving ideas, low cost, delicious and healthy meals plus other surprise posts. My granddaughter has her own category, Alex's Articles and the latest addition to my blog is my great granddaughter now has her category, Lia's Likings The Baby Blogger! Lia started blogger at 8 months old and she now has a Friday Story Time blog you won't want to miss! I welcome you to join the conversation, ask a question, give a suggestion or leave a comment on any blog post. I hope you enjoy Lia's Likings, she has some great posts that will make you smile!

22 Discussion to this post

  1. I agree that Lia’s walking stick is adorable and the perfect size for her! What a cute picture of her holding it. But I like them all, and how cool that you guys found them. The early morning hike sounds wonderful if it included that shoreline.

    • Martha says:

      Lia does look cute with her walking stick! Taking an early morning hike to these gardens is wonderful, we have the intercoastal waterway shoreline, the marsh and wooded trails. Can’t get any better than that Jeanine.

  2. I had completely forgotten about this (generally childish) tradition. Thanks for stirring up some great memories! (It seems that the young and the old so indulge- I’m not quite so sure why the young do- but we ancient mariners tend to require them!)

    • Martha says:

      I don’t usually walk with mine unless I’m going down a steep bank but you gotta admit, Lia looks adorable with her miniature walking stick! I know what you mean out the ancient ones require them Roy. LOL

  3. What a find and a great hike! Lia is a lucky girl and so are you Martha. Have a wonderful adventure today with Lia!

  4. vidya says:

    yours is certainly my favorite of the lot!!

  5. Oh my goodness: a toddler walking stick! It doesn’t get much cuter than that, does it? I’m smiling from ear-to-ear!

  6. Nadya King says:

    I love the walking stocks!
    I was I Alaska one summer in the mid 90s, washing about 1000 dishes at a fly-in fishing camp. We found a couple of great walking sticks, and I learned to knot horse hair for a hand hold on my stick!

  7. Martha, thank you for another sweet post to help us stay grounded. I have never successfully used a walking stick, myself. But I love that you have! May I use that photo of the egret, with credit given?

    • Martha says:

      Lia’s stick is so adorable and just her size! It makes a great conversation piece also! Of course you can use the egret. I have a few others but that one is the closest one.

  8. I love this. The pictures are so great, and I could just eat Lia up. So adorable.

  9. Alice Gerard says:

    That’s great! I love the walking sticks! I have been saved by many a walking stick when I was on the verge of wiping out on some trail somewhere. Lia’s delight with her walking stick is a true joy to behold.

    • Martha says:

      I never gave walking sticks a thought until I couldn’t get back up the river bank! Lia loves her mini sized walking stick and we’ll be hiking again soon!

  10. Amanda Gene says:

    Great blog post. Loved the photos too.

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