Getting Dressed (and Beginning to Pack!) as the Weather Cools and the World Turns . . .

So, you might have read in earlier posts that we’ve made plans to head to Europe in a few weeks. I’m not saying much about that here yet, simply because travel is still fraught these…

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More Armchair Travel. . . And a Guide to the Archives

We’re going back to Portugal! Grab your appetite and your curiosity, but you won’t need a passport or a suitcase, nor even a credit card. Along the way, I’ll show you how to find your…

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Interview with a Bold Retiree (She Moved to Portugal!)

I’m so pleased — and excited! — to bring you this digital visit with a recently retired former Los Angelena who, with her husband, dreamed up a big move and new lifestyle in Portugal —…

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La Rentrée . . . and Look What’s Coming. . .

I’m working to jiggle back towards a Fall schedule after a few weeks of local travel (our son and daughter-in-law’s place in Victoria, visiting girlfriends in Nanaimo, an anniversary weekend with my favourite guy on…

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Walking Art-fully in Vancouver — Exercise Your Legs, Broaden Your Vision

    Last post, I asked you to spot the red sculpture in the photo above — see? there, behind the second tree on the left of the path. . .   I’d noticed it myself…

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