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Lisbon – Spain & Portugal #6

October 28th, 2014 · Comments Off on Lisbon – Spain & Portugal #6 · Musings, photo of the week, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel

Bom dia!  (Good morning in Portugese) Our trip, as any trip abroad, started with a very long day dealing with airports and check-ins, and waiting and more waiting. We stayed at the Tivoli Hotel for the first couple of nights. One of the stops on the first day in Lisbon is the “Tower of Belem”. […]

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Sardines – in and out of the can Spain & Portugal – #5

October 27th, 2014 · Comments Off on Sardines – in and out of the can Spain & Portugal – #5 · eating, Musings, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel

Well, the internet connection was not at all consistent in our trip with Odysseys Unlimited so I did not get to post as often as I had planned, especially in Barcelona.  An okay hotel- not at all one of the best we stayed in, Avenida Palace, but terrible internet connection. So you’ll have to go […]

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Spain and Portugal – Post #3

October 16th, 2014 · Comments Off on Spain and Portugal – Post #3 · Art, Food, Garden, Learning Spanish, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel

All day I say to myself, “I need to blog about this – no, about this, no about this, or what about this?”  So it comes down to that I wish anyone reading this could be with me on this trip.  It really is turning out to be even more delightful than I had imagined.  […]

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…there’s hope….

July 23rd, 2014 · Comments Off on …there’s hope…. · Musings, Shaker

This evening opened the 40th Shaker Seminar hosted by Hancock Shaker Village.  it is being held in Portland , Maine with forays planned to the Sabbathday Lake and Alfred communities.  after a lovely dinner, Brother Arnold of the Sabbathday Lake community spoke to us of “And so keep my way ever Holy: An overview of Shakerism […]

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1 – and done

May 31st, 2014 · Comments Off on 1 – and done · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Work

It may have begun to sink in — this retirement thing — I realized this afternoon that I no longer work for a living! Commencement was delightful.  The weather was especially beautiful today – always a good thing when you have wool regalia to wear for three hours.  It’s always rewarding to watch students I’ve […]

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