If at First I Can’t Draw That 2CV?. . . Try, Try Again. . .

 A rainy Tuesday morning here, but I’m not complaining as the precipitation is welcome for fields, forests, streams, and reservoirs. . . I was complaining, only a few weeks ago, about the rain that accompanied…

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Friday — Of Surprises and Confessions. . .

So. . . I promised to tell you about two more belated-birthday surprises I enjoyed last week. The first was a two-part gift, something I’ve hankered after for years, decades even, but somehow could never…

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Monday, Featuring What I Wore, Yummy Cake, and That List!

 The out-of-towners have left us, and although we miss them, I’m soaking in the Quiet and the Slow. . . . It won’t last long — we have a sleepover with a Six and a…

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Eating There, Eating Here. . . .Reality Check Post-Travel. . .

Plunged right back into family activities this week — my son and daughter-in-law have been in town this week with their Four and One, and although they didn’t stay with us, we’ve been caught up…

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Scary Rides on Monday. . . Page from my Travel Sketchbook

 “Regular life” has resumed, and I’m trying to figure how to build on some of the insights travel provided about using my time well — how to balance Shoulds and Musts so that I stay…

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