Must Be Mid-to-Late September Because . . .

. . . While life’s perhaps not as busy as it was before I retired — or, at least, the Busy isn’t Obligatory Busy-ness — last week I was molto impegnata, molto occupata (Very Busy! using two…

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Books, Books, Books I Read in August. . .

As I explained in last month’s book post, going forward I will no longer be posting photos of my handwritten journal pages, but rather will transcribe those entries — pretty much verbatim — here. I’ll…

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A Few OOTDs — Not Packing Summer Away Yet

Temperatures here have been gradually falling over the last couple of weeks, mostly sunny days with highs in the low 20s (C), sometimes hitting 25 in the early to mid-afternoon. The kind of late-summer, early-fall…

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More Armchair Travel. . . And a Guide to the Archives

We’re going back to Portugal! Grab your appetite and your curiosity, but you won’t need a passport or a suitcase, nor even a credit card. Along the way, I’ll show you how to find your…

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Interview with a Bold Retiree (She Moved to Portugal!)

I’m so pleased — and excited! — to bring you this digital visit with a recently retired former Los Angelena who, with her husband, dreamed up a big move and new lifestyle in Portugal —…

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