The Friday Five, Full of Promise(s)

Back in Vancouver, jet lag vanquished, my morning run completed, some babysitting on the afternoon’s agenda, and a burgeoning list of things I want to do competing with the list of things I really must…

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Italian Roots

Uh-oh! I can see I’m in danger of falling into my old ways, given that it’s been over two weeks since I last posted here. I think I can allow myself some leeway as I’ve…

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Just Another Word-less Wednesday. . . On the Beach, In the Garden. . .

Remember thatDigital Photography class I took shortly after I retired? I did manage to practise some of the skills and integrate some of the knowledge I picked up over the summer (examples in this post),…

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Sunday Reading — A Few Links for You

Crossing nine time zones is wearing, especially if it’s done in two flights, the second one delayed several hours in an extremely busy international airport requiring movement from one big terminal to another. Leaving early…

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A little Melancholy, and its Antidote, in Rome

A very quick post to keep the solo travel picture honest. I’ll write more about this later, but for now let me just say that this morning was tough, at least tough in the admitted…

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