Post-travel Adjusting, Dog-gedly

May I just say that 7 weeks’ travel far from home — and the return from that travel — is one good way to begin understanding and even constructing one’s retirement identity? I’m thinking about…

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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jog

I’ve been up since 1:30, having fallen asleep at 6:30 yesterday after dinner. A 10+hour flight and 9-hour time difference will do that to you. Tried to go back to bed at 4, but gave…

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Last Paris post for now

I kept trying to capture fall foliage but whether it’s the year’s weather or the type of tree, Autumn seems subtle here, not so inclined to reds and oranges…   You’re all so understanding and supportive…

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Oh, those Grumpies! Yes, even in Paris!

Friday morning, we woke in Paris. That should have been enough to guarantee happiness, but it was a cold grey Paris we woke to, further narrowing the options in my carry-on-only capsule wardrobe. So I…

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Ci vediamo, Roma!

No words for the tangle of emotions here this morning as we pack up to head north, through the Alps, eventually to Paris again. I’ll try to sort them out on the train this afternoon.…

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