Paris Windows and the Liminality of Retirement

I loved the graphic patterns in neutral colours in this fall window in Bordeaux Oh my goodness! I’ve been home over two weeks now, and my post-travel thoughts on transition are at grave risk of…

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Word-less Wednesday: Bikes in France, Reading Links

Thank goodness it’s Word-less Wednesday again, because I still haven’t finished the Wordy post I’ve been working on for over a week now. That should be up by the weekend, but in the meantime, if…

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Happy Hallowe’en

Always thinking of my blog readers, I photographed this skeleton in the Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo when I was in Rome a few weeks ago.  It’s part of the tomb of a 17th-century…

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Post-travel Adjusting, Dog-gedly

May I just say that 7 weeks’ travel far from home — and the return from that travel — is one good way to begin understanding and even constructing one’s retirement identity? I’m thinking about…

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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jog

I’ve been up since 1:30, having fallen asleep at 6:30 yesterday after dinner. A 10+hour flight and 9-hour time difference will do that to you. Tried to go back to bed at 4, but gave…

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