What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
This morning, I woke up to Jude's post on Blogging, Friendship and Community. At first glance, you may think that you have read this post before. Jude is one of the six bloggers who attended the Bloggers' Meet-Up on Vancouver Island this past July. While she does discuss the get-together (with some never seen before …
Yesterday, I passed a series of shops that had beautiful window displays of sweaters, boots and wool hats. Why were winter items for sale in the middle of summer? Then I looked at my calendar. From a meteorological point of view, summer ends on September 1. Yikes, that is less than two weeks away! An …
Thank you to Sue, from Sizzling Toward 60 & Beyond, for inviting me to take part in her Aging Well in August series. A wide variety of factors contribute to aging well. In this series, Sue covers 31 ways to help us focus on positive aging this August. I invite you to pop over to …
Yesterday, a friend messaged me to ask my advice about beginning a blog. Included in my reply was the suggestion to look at recommendations from a variety of different bloggers. Note the similarities in their answers and the differences. Begin with what works for you, experiment, and have fun. I was delighted when I woke …
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Thank you to Erica, from Behind the Scenery, for her detailed perspective, and fun photos, of our recent Bloggers’ Meet Up. If you haven’t yet checked out Erica’s blog, I highly recommend it!
Chuck: “What do you want for your birthday this year?” Me: “Go for a Weekend Getaway and attend a Blogger’s Meet Up.”
Chuck gives me a puzzled look. He does not roll his eyes at me. One of the reasons we have been married forty plus years.
Weekend Getaway
Donna and Richard Blind Date had kindly invited us to their home this Summer. Donna had Blogging Buddies, Friends, arriving from out of town. It would give us all a great opportunity to Meet Up and share many of the thoughts and challenges specific to the blogging and writing community.
I was excited! I felt like I had already met these ladies, although not In Real Life. I had met them through following and reading their blogs. I already respected and admired them a great deal. I knew we had…
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Distance Walked: 21.8 km Walking Time: 6 hours Breaks: 1 hour Walking Pace: 3.5 km per hour Attitude Difference Ascent: 580 m Attitude Difference Descent: 690m Distance to Rome: 19.1 km Campagnano di Roma: As we walked yesterday’s trail, we repeatedly heard sounds from the area’s Autodromo Vallelunga Pietro Taruff. Sadly, we never did catch …
Distance Walked: 15 km Time Walking: 8 am - 1 pm (including a stop in magnificent Monte Gelato Falls) Temperatures : High of 27C (with a burst of rain). Summary: Today was our first day on the trail that had any hint of rain. When we finally decided that the skies were serious, we unearthed our …
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