Spaghetti Here, Spaghetti There. . . .

  There were drawbacks to spending most of our travel time this last trip in a small seaside town outside of Rome. I know, you’re rolling your eyes, but truly, especially if I hadn’t had…

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Weekend Joys, Sparking Joys: A little (un) Kondo Condo Decor . . .

What a weekend! We loved the Vancouver Opera Festival’s fresh production of The Marriage of Figaro; it was grand to have my GF check out our guest facilities here and to have two good long morning chats…

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Adjustments — Clocks and Toddlers and Nanas Heading Home. . .

My son and daughter-in-law are on their long flight home as I write, as their daughter sleeps an artificial hour longer this morning thanks to Daylight Savings Time. Sadly, the little chat she and I…

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Nest-Feathering Report: Entryway Photo Wall

 We’re getting much closer to having this new home accommodate enough of our old lives while we nudge our way into the new. Our entryway is a good example of this. It might seem to…

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Here and There — and a Few Thoughts about the Distance Between Them

I completely forgot about this post I drafted over two weeks ago, and I hope you won’t mind its belated appearance here. It was such a struggle to write, somehow, that I’m unwilling to simply…

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