What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
Richard and I eat a variety of different types of foods, including meat, fish and dairy. As we were home alone for the majority of March, we tried to focus on eating meatless meals as much as possible. While I greatly enjoy plant-based meals, it can be easy to run out of ideas of what… Continue reading What’s On Your Plate? Meatless March!
In order to spend more time with visiting family members, I will be on a blogging break until Thursday, January 18. I look forward to seeing you all then. Although it slipped by quietly, this week marks my eighth year of blogging. I am delighted to share this small corner of the blogisphere with you.… Continue reading Blogging Break
Here's Mine: What's your favourite holiday recipe? We would love for you to share. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter https://fresh.inlinkz.com/js/widget/load.js?id=c0efdbe6b4add43dd7ef
Earlier this week, I ordered flowers from Floral Images in Guelph, Ontario, to be delivered to a relative in the area. The relative had recently moved, and I did not have the address, but I was able to get it from another family member. Neither of us had our relative's phone number in Ontario, so… Continue reading Kindness in a Flower Shop
Regular followers of this blog know that on September 3 Richard and I flew into Lisbon to embark on the Camino to Fatima, and hopefully beyond. Sadly, 28 hours after our arrival, a tumble over an unseen piece of construction caused this to happen: 2 broken bones plus stitches. We hadn't begun hiking yet. Medical… Continue reading Our Camino 2023: A Change of Plans
In April, Richard and I travelled to Hong Kong to visit our son, Creighton, who lives and works there. We had a fantastic time exploring the city, sampling a wide variety of amazing foods, catching up with a few friends, and taking side trips to Tai O and Macau. Most of all, we cherished this… Continue reading What’s On Your Plate – Hong Kong
In last month's What's On Your Plate, I mentioned Cookbook Confidential, a cookbook book club hosted by Bernadette of New Classic Recipes. In that post, I shared the Greek Baked Vegetables that I made from our first book explored, Milk Street Tuesday Nights Mediterranean. Milk Street Tuesday Nights Mediterranean125 Simple Weeknight Recipes from the World's… Continue reading What’s On Your Plate: Cookbook Confidential
New Beginnings: I love the start of the new year. It is full of hope and promise. That makes it an excellent time to focus on how we would like our year to flow. As we are almost an entire month in, it's also a perfect time for reflection and sharing. So here are my… Continue reading What’s Been On Your Calendar – January 2023?
For the past six Wednesdays, my friend Deb and I have been taking a course together, which we usually follow by having leftovers for lunch at my place. And, for the past 12 months, we've been playing the Universal Yums Snack Box Game once a month (or, in the case of our crazy summer, several… Continue reading All Good Things Must Come to an End…Or Must They?
Last month, for my Word of the Year Link Up, I wrote about the 'peace of home.' In that post, I included a link to one of my favourite music videos on this theme (here) and invited readers to do the same. I wasn't initially sure if anyone would share a song. If anyone did,… Continue reading Stand by Me
Retirement Reflections 