Travel Thoughts, 2:40 a.m.: Anticipation and Anxiety

I realize I might be wise to preface this post with an admission that mine is very obviously a First World problem. But I do try to write honestly about my life, and anxiety is…

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Five Things on a March Friday

Here’s a potpourri! 1. On the ferry from Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay last Friday morning, I was blessed to see hundreds of Pacific white-sided dolphins leaping in joyful arcs right alongside the boat, keeping pace…

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the weekend that was . . .

My granddaughter Harriet, very mobile now, such a joy – we babysat her for a few hours on Saturday. Family, a little marking, some shopping for staples that I needed to pick up in Vancouver…

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Five Things Friday, Sneakily Achieved. . . .

 Trying to safe warm here and to avoid falling on ice. Also trying to avoid grumbling about the cold, so I snapped these photos of this morning’s sunrise. It is beautiful, isn’t it? (1) So…

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Ah, the curls of my youth . . .

Enough hemming and hawing. Here’s another Curlylocks post . . . A commenter on this post (thanks Brenda!) asked me what products I use to manage my extroverted  hair. . . and perhaps answering this question might…

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