The intent of this post is to amuse you, the reader, but maybe you can relate??? For several months, I find myself unable to fall asleep on a Saturday night. This phenomenon crept up on me before I realized it Read More …
Let’s see… I’ve been a file clerk, a receptionist/shoe model, a secretary, a print production coordinator/manager/buyer, an office manager, a business partner, a project manager, a team leader, a supervisor, a business manager, and, not to forget, an ongoing wife, Read More …
I’m not big on reflection, but every once in a while… A brief history (and maybe telling tales out of school): in 2012, while enjoying perhaps a wee bit too much of the local beverage in a small village in Read More …
When I wrote my last post in early January I made the assumption that no major world or personal event was going to derail any of my best laid “redirection of life” plans. Actually, no conscious assumption of any kind Read More …
I borrowed that lingo from a book I very recently read about retirement. Seems the word “retirement” sounds too old so, with people living longer healthier lives these days, language a little more encouraging is the new buzz word. Regardless Read More …
Villa in Pedorido (and its uniqueness) Three hours north of Lisbon, we eventually found the villa in the mountains we would call home for the next two weeks. It was a little tricky to find as our turn looked like Read More …
Thanks to a medical conference that Yelena, our daughter, attended in “Lisboa”, as the locals call it, and an invitation to join her, Stephan, and Odin, we spent 5 days in Lisbon seeing some sites and trying to orient ourselves🤔 Read More …
Well, it’s certainly been a while since you last saw a blog post from me. It’s not that Steve and I haven’t been wandering near and far these past three years, it seems I’ve just become a bit lazy. This Read More …
For the seventh or eighth or ninth time – I’ve lost count – Steve and I returned to “adult camp” at The Haliburton School of Art & Design (as it is now known). Those who are reading this might be Read More …
I want to start by declaring that I’m grateful and that I was happy to be on vacation (most of which I didn’t pay for)! I know it’s unusual to make this kind of statement but you need to know Read More …