Iceland — do you know where it is? What do you know of it? I’m always first to admit that my geography knowledge is sorely lacking! The benefit to me when I travel is that I finally figure out where in the world that place is located! So first, go here and check out the […]
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Where is Iceland?
August 21st, 2019 · No Comments · Education, Food, Iceland, Itinerary, Lesson Learned, Musings, My Goals, Reading, Teaching & Learning, travel
Tags: Blue Lagoon·climate change·horses·Iceland·learning·novels·reading·retirement·travel
Across Spain and Portugal Trip!
October 14th, 2014 · No Comments · eating, Food, Learning Spanish, My Goals, retirement, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
Although I’ve had a whole week on the road tomorrow, I haven’t taken or had much time to put up a post! We’ve done so much in just a few days! Today, we arrived after driving on the bus (coach) all morning going from Santiago de Compostela to Leon, Spain! Beautiful countryside, pleasant driving conditions, […]
Tags: museum·Odysseys Unlimited·Portugal·retirement·Spain·travel
1 – and done
May 31st, 2014 · No Comments · 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 […]
Tags: college·commencement·learning·retirement·teaching·Work
3 and celebrations
May 29th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, family, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time, Volunteer, Work
I have learned that retiring is an event surrounded by celebrations! I have been the recipient of at least three events of others celebrating my retirement, and my life’s work in the last few weeks. Yesterday, I was one recipient at an event at the college celebrating all of us who are retiring. I have […]
Tags: celebrations·Children·conversations·family·passion·retirement·time
10 and a smile
May 22nd, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, College students, Musings, My Goals, retirement, time
Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. – Grandma Moses Today was filled with last grading chores, a little office cleaning, a terrific lunch with two terrific students, and a very frustrating few moments in “what else haven’t they told me I need to do – paperwork wise?.” I smile. […]
Tags: conversations·life·retirement·Work