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Ripples: The Ongoing Effects of Going Grey
The effects of going grey are like ripples when you throw a stone in a pond. They extend way beyond where the stone originally landed.
Our Fantasy Backyard Book Party
We’re having a fantasy book party in my backyard today. With lots of good food and great conversation. And then we’ll be kicking back for an old fashioned, down-east lobster boil. Want to join us?
Girl Gone Grey
I’ve gone grey. It has been an interesting journey; one that I am very happy I made. Now I just have to get used to the new me in the mirror each day.
Back-Road Road Trip in Argentina
We are reliving some of our former trips these days. Like the three weeks in 2017 spent in Argentina. Including this adventure.
Italy: Taking the Roads Less Travelled.
We loved our trip to Italy. But most of all we loved taking the roads less travelled. Away from the tourist hot spots and the crowds
Travelling and Unravelling
This week we’re travelling. Camping in the Ottawa Valley. And as we sit by the campfire we’ll be waxing nostalgic about other trips we’ve taken.
Book Club Party in the Backyard
We having a backyard book club party this summer, and you’re invited. A fantasy party, of course, with good food, cold drinks, and lots of book chat.
Do I Need Another Attitude Adjustment?
You know, sometimes something we hate may look like a chore, but with a little attitude adjustment we can convince ourselves it’s fun.
Making It Up As I Go Along
2020 has been all about change. Social change, and personal change, big, or small and inconsequential. We’re all facing changes. And I think we’re coping by making it up as we go along.
Lazy Tea-Making and Other Lapses
Musing about tea and books. Telling some lazy tea-making stories, and chatting about what I’m reading, and what else I’ve been up to these days.
Keeping the Ball in Play
What’s next? How do we keep the ball in play after all the Black Lives Matter protests and the flurry of social media posts?
Off He Goes Into The Wild Green Yonder
Hubby is heading off into the wild green yonder this week. Continuing a love affair with the wilderness that has lasted six decades.
It’s a Start
I struggled to write about the events in the US this past week. What to say? How to begin? And so I looked to a former student to help me make a start.
What to Wear with Bad Hair?
Now that many of us have bad hair, aka Covid hair, and we can’t do much about that, the pertinent question becomes: “What to wear with bad hair?”
On Lethargy and Spilling My Guts.
So impending birthdays, too much isolation, and too much hot and humid weather is enough to make anyone feel lethargic. Even me, the great cheer-er-upper.