Last week on Instagram, I posted a sketch inspired by a photo of my mother in Greece, circa 1981. Some asked to see the photo itself, so I’ve posted it here, along with my recollections (disappointingly thin, I reproach myself!) of a trip my Mother took — without my Dad — 40 years ago. Also some musings about Time and Memory and Family — so strange from the perspective of a Late Sexagenarian. . . Perhaps you can relate?
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A few weeks ago, I gave a presentation to my Saturday morning Italian class on my recent trip to Italy. Some readers kindly encouraged me to share the written version here — with an English translation, of course. And a few photos. Click through if you’d like to meet my Inner Italian, Francesca.
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I don’t know about you, but it takes me almost as long to recover my regular daily rhythm and activities AFTER travelling as it did to plan and prepare for the trip. But a little bear has got me back to my knitting, at least. And reminded me that I still haven’t shown you another Little Creature that swam off my needles before we left mid-April.
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Why is this woman (Yep, that’s me) smiling and waving? Might be because summer is belatedly arriving in Vancouver. . . . But before I pull all my linen dresses from the closet, let me show you the outfits that have got me through these last cool and rainy weeks.
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As I reach the end of my 60s, I’ve had some recurrent thoughts about ageing, mortality, my worth, my legacy, I suppose. . . And I’ve set them down rather randomly to share, to see if any of these resonate. Also shared a little goal I have for that Big Birthday looming on next year’s horizon. . Curious? Click through to read on, please.
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