Five Things Friday

1. Weather: My daughter just Instagram-posted a screenshot of the weather in Rome, where she’s been trying to find shady spots for hanging out with our granddaughter. 34 Degrees! That’s tough in a city, and they’ve…

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I’m Just in the Garden. . .

 I always wonder about posting too soon after a post I still hope readers will look at. Once the post is “below the fold,” to use newspaper speak, does it disappear into the ether? Is…

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Seattle, Part I

 Here I am in the sitting area on our floor of Seattle’s Best Western Pioneer Square hotel last week, the great old staircase just behind me. The area right around it is a bit rough…

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Monday, Getting Started. . .

 Yesterday’s post was about looking back, reviewing the week. Now it’s time to move forward, right? I’m trying to get some traction in making my transition to retirement. Between reading and gardening and, obviously, taking…

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Looking Back at the Week, Coming Up Roses. . .

Back home, Paris week and Seattle getaway behind me, my Retirement Dinner a happy memory, an Important Dinner and a Convocation this coming week, and then I think I’ll begin clearing out my office. The…

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