Walking, Listening, Remembering (Or: Icon, OOTD, Flowers of Hope)

Another post in my “Walking, Wearing Listening” series — and the podcast in my ears for this neighbourhood walk was about an amazing 92-year-old woman, a Holocaust survivor who is also an Italian Senator-for-life. I hope you’ll find as much inspiration as I did in her story.

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2022 Reading — Annual Book List

My Annual Book List — Title, author, and a very brief description of the books I read in 2022, with a link back to the monthly post with the reviews I wrote earlier in the year. So much great reading last year! Click through to see what I mean. . .

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This Old Dog, Beginning (Again), Not Quite a New Trick

In which post, some thoughts and words about the benefits of being a beginner. Of learning new things. Even when some of the new things are old things (because it turns out that when you’re almost 70, many of the old things can seem new again 😉 As my recent excavation of my decades-old stash of sheet music has revealed. I’m hoping you’ll read and connect and we can have a conversation about the benefits of learning new things (while disproving a proverb or two about old dogs). Click through, please. . .

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Oddments towards Connection

After some chat about Creative and Connection and the occasional challenge of stepping up to this virtual podium, I’ve turned the post into a Three Things Thursday . . . read on to see what those might be (hint: do you like yummy salads?)

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December Reading, Part II

Tomson Highway’s memoir, Permanent Astonishment, was the last book I read in 2022, and with this post I’ve finished Part II of my December Reading account. Click through to read what I say about the memoir and find out what other books I read last month.

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Copyright

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