Five Things for a Fall Friday

Home for two weeks now, I’m weaving together the threads that will form the fabric of my retirement, for the next while, at least. Until the end of the year, these are the activities that…

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Five Bordeaux Things Friday

I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, and they’re rather a good way of organizing the random. And it’s our last Friday here in Bordeaux. Let’s count. . . 1. They’ve just…

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Five Things Friday

1. Thank-you cards from 6-year olds are the best! Pulling from the mailbox an envelope addressed in Going-into-Grade-2 printing lifts the corners of my mouth instantly. Knowing that I raised a daughter who sends thank-you…

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Five Things Friday: Toe-Dipping Activities. . .

This photo, which I took yesterday at dusk, captures some of what I’ve been feeling lately: a sense of, to use my big words, liminal plenitude. An almost paradisical fullness here, beauty and comfort abounding,…

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Five Things Friday While Waiting for Rain . . .

1. Swimming. I swam before 7 yesterday morning and then I went for one last swim at 9:15, just so that I could cool off enough to fall asleep later. That made a total of…

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