It’s Been A Very Full Decade. . . Good-Bye 2019. . . .

Funny to look back at mylast few posts of 2009 and see that I was struggling then with what to do about the blog, whether or not to keep it going. . . . still…

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Back to Edinburgh, a Retrospective Visit . . .

Still dark outside as I put the last touches on this post and get ready to publish it. I’m sitting on the couch, a wool blanket tucked over my legs as the room gradually warms…

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Monday’s List: Begin as I Mean to Go On. . . Or Something Like That. . .

Although I’m beginning my fourth year of retirement this month (!), I still find that the rhythm of my life is influenced by the notion of Monday as the beginning of a “work” week —…

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Of Books and Popcorn and Trips to Sunshine and . . . Broken Teeth? Ah, Not Again!

Yesterday afternoon, after a productive morning writing and working out in our condo gym (slowly getting back to my program after that prolonged cold/illness), I microwaved a bowl of popcorn and got comfy on the…

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Monday, Monday — Of Moods and Friends and The Possibilities of Reaching Out

I’ve been wrestling with a very low mood again this weekend, and without boring you (and giving up all my privacy) with details, I’ll just say that once this creeps in, it becomes physical, something between…

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