Quick Update: A (Small) City Break and then Back to (Play-Full) Work

 I had a splendid time visiting the small city I once called home. I stayed with a good friend on a small island, soothed by tall trees and the sounds and scents of the ocean,…

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Retrospective Travel Sketch and Thoughts From My Travel Journal

 My retirement coincided with one of my daughters moving to Rome with her husband and their little girl. This has meant that I’ve had the lucky problem of travelling to Europe twice a year, with…

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Travel Wardrobe Recap, Part II

 Part II of my Travel Wardrobe Recap (you can find Part I here). I know that you’ve seen some of these photos before, either here or on Instagram, but I wanted to gather these shots…

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Travel Wardrobe Recap

 It’s been over two months since Pater and I embarked on our five weeks/one carry-on (each!) travel through France, Germany, and Croatia, and somehow I have yet to properly share my travel wardrobe here. Nowhere…

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Weekend Plans and A Travel Journal Page

My son and daughter-in-law arrive this afternoon to stay for the weekend with our 3-year-old granddaughter and 3-month-old grandson.  Times like this we really miss our waterfront home with a tiny guest cottage in the…

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