My retirement coincided with one of my daughters moving to Rome with her husband and their little girl. This has meant that I’ve had the lucky problem of travelling to Europe twice a year, with…
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My son and daughter-in-law arrive this afternoon to stay for the weekend with our 3-year-old granddaughter and 3-month-old grandson. Times like this we really miss our waterfront home with a tiny guest cottage in the…
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The frustration involved in sketching this page — which I’m now quite pleased with — doesn’t show, unless you notice the murky marks of erasure, the dirt that’s adhered to hand oils after too much…
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After almost six weeks away from home, I’m sorting out a workable schedule again. Appointments and grandkids and writing projects to catch up on. Sleep, fitness, diet, all the good health stuff. Remembering old priorities…
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We’re packing up this evening, and by this time tomorrow I’ll be cuddling a Five and a Three that I haven’t seen since they surprised me for that Really Big Birthday! Not much time to…
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