Especially since there was a heat wave this week! (definition: 3 or more days of a high of over 90 degrees) I know that Labor Day traditionally heralds the end of summer, but I have loved these hot sultry days, and I don’t want the season to end! I tried to extend the summer by…
After hiking with friends in May, I realized that I needed to get my ankle checked. One of my goals is to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain. After a few days of hiking in the Blue Mountains, I realized that my ankle wouldn’t hold up to walking stretches of over 10 miles a…
I have just spent two weeks trying to practice what is preached in one of the books my co-blogger Joan wrote about on Tuesday. Instead of talking about how cluttered my house is, I am finally doing something about it. It was intimidating for me to even think about starting to de-clutter my house. My…
How does your home feel when you walk in the door? Is the space serene and restful—a bulwark against noise and cares? Or is it a place of disorder bordering on chaos, where lost items make your daily departure a frantic scramble? Which version do you prefer? (And you may find that the lost keys/wallet/phone…
I got to read my first book to my granddaughter! And even I found it hard to believe that at a little over three months old, Eliza actually seemed to be paying attention. I didn’t have a good look at her eyes, but everyone watching said she was staring at the page and following my hand…
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