Summers Gone, Summer’s Passing, Summer Now

I’ve been missing the remembered ease of Island summers past . . . feeling elegiac, melancholy, and very aware of time passing. At the same time, I’m wanting to make the most of the Summer I’m in right now, and set up some good practices or attitudes for future summers. After all, I’m not going to be 70 forever, right? Hah! Click through to read more — I’d love to know if any of my musings resonate with you. . . whatever your age.

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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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Walking, Listening, Remembering (Or: Icon, OOTD, Flowers of Hope)

Another post in my “Walking, Wearing Listening” series — and the podcast in my ears for this neighbourhood walk was about an amazing 92-year-old woman, a Holocaust survivor who is also an Italian Senator-for-life. I hope you’ll find as much inspiration as I did in her story.

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Random Observations From a Still-Sexagenarian

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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Quick Getaway, With Kayaks (and a bit of Fear that snuck into my packing). . .

We were away most of this last week — barely two hours driving, another 40 minutes on a ferry, and we were at the edge of an inlet, our backs against a treed rocky hillside,…

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