Better, not Older, right? Birthday with Flowers and Grandkids and Breakfast Cake, Not Bad at All!

You may have garnered, from my Instagram feed (widget to the right) that my age is a bigger number today than it was on Monday. My birthday, yesterday, was a lovely day, very busy but…

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Culinary Croatia Calls, via Guest Blogger Dottoressa — And What a Delicious Call It is!

Most of my readers will already know Dottoressa from her regular generous and thoughtful comments, and you will also have had the chance to read her recent Guest Post here where she tells us about…

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Moving Possibilities — Some Thoughts on Transition . . .

“Dismantling” is the word I seem to keep using this week. Emptying drawers, sorting their contents into boxes that will be stored, bins that will be carted to the local thrift store as donations, or…

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Rallying . . . Mood Management. . .

Today’s a tough one. Or, at least, the last few weeks have had some tough stuff, and I’ve been hanging on pretty well until yesterday’s dental crown prep, completely a surprise until Thursday afternoon. I’m…

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Where’s that Light? of Long Lists and Dark Tunnels and Encouraging Rewards and Pacing

Throwback Thursdays are a thing, I’m sure you know, and today I’m taking advantage of the meme for a quick post that not only takes me back to my January-February trip to Rome (the city…

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