My birthday in either 1961 or 1960. My family always put one more candle than your age on the cake for “good luck.” Next to me sits one of my younger brothers, Arthur, born in 1958, being a little kid helping me blow out the candles! Now that I look at him, it’s probably 1961 […]
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The past, grandparents, and moving onto new adventures!
February 25th, 2015 · Comments Off on The past, grandparents, and moving onto new adventures! · Musings, time
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Beauty, mornings and Spain
February 23rd, 2015 · Comments Off on Beauty, mornings and Spain · Lesson Learned, Musings
Lesson learned: Remember to remind yourself to appreciate what you do have… One day on our recent trip to Portugal and Northern Spain with Odysseys Unlimited, we woke to a magnificent morning in the Spanish Prynees! Literally – to overuse the word that does seem overused these days. We’d arrived in night before to the […]
On winter, marriage, childhood and being twelve
February 18th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Musings
Back in 2008, I wrote about my maternal grandmother just briefly in a posting reflecting upon five daughters. I’ve been thinking about her again. One of my retirement projects is more time spent on the geneology work I’ve done over my adult life. I’ve collected bits and pieces, a few times hubby and I have […]
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A Medieval Castle in Pastels
February 16th, 2015 · Comments Off on A Medieval Castle in Pastels · Art, Education, Lesson Learned, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
Lesson learned: Put something on your bucket list that you never would have thought of! In October 2014 (see my previous posts about this trip), hubby and I went with Odysseys Unlimited to tour parts of Portugal and northern Spain. One of my favorite spots, early in the trip, was the town of Obidosh. A […]
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Portugal & Northern Spain trip – #12
January 13th, 2015 · Comments Off on Portugal & Northern Spain trip – #12 · Musings, photo of the week, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel, Walking
So, where were we? Well, it certainly has been too long since I continued telling you about our amazing trip, isn’t it? Now, what got in the way? The holidays, renovating two bathrooms (down to the studs and structural issues – that’s a multi-entry story in and of itself!), and an unplanned surgery! I began […]
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