Retirement Reflections

Sunday Stills: #Night

January 10, 2021January 9, 2021 Retirement Reflections

Longing to travel again, near or far.... Can you name the song title, artist and year first recorded? Billy Joel, The River of Dreams, 1992. Did you guess correctly? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSq4B_zHqPM Take it away, Billy! #SundayStills#Night See you next week at #SundayStills Colour Challenge: Glacier Blue. Why not join in?

Link Ups, Reflection

Sunday Stills – My Year in Review

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Retirement Reflections

After years of following Terri Webster Schrandt's 'Sunday Stills,' I am finally participating! Sunday Stills is a photography/art challenge with a weekly theme. Everyone is welcome to join in and interpret the challenge with their photos, poems, stories, music, or artwork. This week's focus is 'retrospective,' which is a perfect way to reflect upon this… Continue reading Sunday Stills – My Year in Review

Gratitude, Reflection

Holiday Inspiration

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Retirement Reflections

Inspired by the beautifully painted rocks that regularly appear in the park near our home, I decided to make my own (slightly different) contribution. Each day, beginning December 1, I added a Christmas bulb to one of the trees (don't worry, I have no plans to litter and will take back any remaining bulbs after… Continue reading Holiday Inspiration

Books

Becoming America’s Food Stories – A Review

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Retirement Reflections

'Becoming America’s Food Stories' is part family memoir, part immigration story and part cookbook. Undoubtedly, it will make you reflect upon your own family, culture and food traditions -- whatever they are. It is also guaranteed to make you hungry! With recipes ranging from simple pasta dishes and breakfasts to more complicated baked goods (at… Continue reading Becoming America’s Food Stories – A Review

Books

Reading Break

December 7, 2020 Retirement Reflections

Beginning in the last week of November, I took a blogging break to catch up on some books that seemed to come in all at once (I am currently in FOUR bookclubs). Below are the books that I read during the past two months. Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentIsabel WilkersonNF: Social JusticeMy Review Dead… Continue reading Reading Break

Blogging

Wee Blogging Break

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Retirement Reflections

My books have piled up, so I will be taking a small blogging break to catch up with them. I'll be back again soon. See you then! xx Donna

Travel, Vancouver Island

Quadra Island

October 18, 2020October 19, 2020 Retirement Reflections

Like so many others, Richard and I have begun to approach our travel differently. This past week, we took a quick get-away to a rustic cabin on nearby Quadra Island. Just a 10-minute ferry ride from Campbell River, it was the perfect escape. Let me show you in pictures. Our Morning Views: Where We Hiked:… Continue reading Quadra Island

Blogging

BLOGGING TIPS WRAP UP

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Retirement Reflections

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this series. I've greatly appreciated the generosity and thoughtfulness of the tips shared. I've tried to include as many of the suggestions as possible (without overwhelming your inboxes). Again, some of the ideas have been paraphrased. For more blogging strategies and details, please check out the comment… Continue reading BLOGGING TIPS WRAP UP

Blogging

Under the B

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Retirement Reflections

Thank you to everyone who has continued to send in their favourite blogging tip(s). As promised, I have written up the next set of suggestions shared. Again this has given me an excuse to extend my own comfort zone and try some new tools. I checked with AlternativeTo for a substitute for Canva (just to… Continue reading Under the B

Blogging

Follow Up Tips

September 26, 2020September 27, 2020 Retirement Reflections

Thank you to all who shared their favourite blogging tips (see previous post). To ensure that your suggestions are not missed, I have begun to reprint them here. To list ideas in graphic form, I have (heavily) paraphrased comments while preserving the key themes. To experiment further, I tried a free infograph template from Canva… Continue reading Follow Up Tips