Change, Generations, and a Scramble of Garden Photos

A story about my grandson and a story about my grandma, connected across the generation by a change to . . . well, you’ll see if you read the post. And I’ll update you on my garden while we’re together. Click through, please.

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Mindful Energy Consumption (Personal Energy, that is, in my 70s)

In a busy week as the visiting Nana-in-charge, Something(s) Had to Give! A post about how I conserve (and spend) my energy so as to be My Best Self . . . illustrated by What I Wore photos and a surprising candid shot of a neighbourhood visitor. Click through to read and see more . . .

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What I Read in May

What will you find in my May Reading post? Romance and survival and trauma and loss; domestic fiction, historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, a crime thriller, and a war diary. Books that will take you from the frozen north to India’s heat, from contemporary London, England, Amherst, Massachusetts, and New Delhi, India to wartime France and Italy. Click the link to read more — thanks for stopping by!

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Just a Quick Note. . . About Slow

A quick post to share a beautiful poem about being slow . . . and a sketch of my new sandals.

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Slowed Down, Again — It’s All Good!

Slowed down by a bout of laryngitis here, I’ve had time to sketch some daily domestic doings. . . and also to revisit my travel notes and sketches. Hope you won’t mind popping back to Tuscany with me. . .

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Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all words and photographs in this blog are my own. If you wish to use any of them, please give me credit for my work. And it should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said: Do not publish entire posts as your own. I will take the necessary action to stop such theft. Thanks.