Monday, Looking Forward, Looking Back . . . with sketches. . .

One of you clever readers (I’ve just looked back to check: it was Barbara of Coastal Ripples) commented at my post of two Mondays ago that she’s adopted a more relaxed schedule and pace for…

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September, A Month (of what I wore) and a Day (of so-much-to-do)

Such an interesting conversation still ongoing at my last post, about schedules in retirement, but also touching on what gets called “work” and what doesn’t; on the difference it makes, to a couple, which partner…

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Monday, Retired. . . .

I suspect I’m not alone in finding that Monday morning continues to exert a sense of obligation, sometimes even urgency, a prodding back to busy-ness after the weekend’s changed rhythm. And I might not be…

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La Rentrée Gets Real — Fall’s Rhythms Are Happening, People!

We’re just back from a two-day getaway at Harrison Hot Springs Resort, a two-hour drive from Vancouver, but an entirely different world.  Paul (also known here as Pater) booked the stay as a belated–or perhaps,…

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Brussels, from Bordeaux. . . . Perspective of Distance

Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comments, here and on Instagram. I’ve answered as best I could, and I trust you’ll understand why I haven’t answered every comment individually. I also received…

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