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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, […]

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73 and counting…

March 20th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Books, Musings, Reading, retirement, Site Seeing, Teaching & Learning, time, travel, Work

How did I get from 83 to 73?  Easy!  First, somehow I mis-counted by a few days, but more importantly, I took a break.  I went on a Spring Break trip!  Another “last,” I suppose.   I understand in retirement time runs a bit differently.  But, for this semester, I’m still on an academic calendar and […]

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87 days and spring

March 8th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Garden, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, travel

I spent the day enjoying the bulb shows at both Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College.  The first packed like sardines, the second quiet, smaller and both delightful.  A wonderful reminder that spring is arriving, especially appreciated after the harsh winter we have endured. Outside the greenhouses, much snow and ice still needs to melt.   […]

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Cuba Sojourn – Day 6 – Last full day

February 26th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Cuba, eating, family, Food, Learning Spanish, Musings, photo of the week, Site Seeing, travel

Dear Readers,           (Lots of photos at the end!) I hope you come back and find these next blogs about the end of our Cuban adventure!  As I’ve said before, it’s a lot easier to blog at night while on vacation than back at home while working!  My apologies! Today, I’ll chronicle our last full day […]

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Cuba Sojourn – Day 5

February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Cuba, Dance, eating, Education, Food, Important People, Learning Spanish, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, Site Seeing, travel

I realized that I have skipped over a wonderful art studio and walking to dinner adventure that took place, but I’m saving those as they deserve their own posts! So, let’s continue our account of our stay in Cuba: This morning, more gorgeous weather (weather is on my mind as in the last four days, […]

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