Sketches and Paddles and Connections. . . .

You might remember that we took out a membership at a local Rowing Club nearby to bring kayaking back into our lives after our move to the city.  I mention our urban kayaking in this…

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Learning a Thing or Two About Myself, In Retirement. . .

Some recent random aperçus, or observations — not quite epiphanies, but bordering on — about this state of my retirement and my move through what some sociologists are calling Young Old Age (sometimes designated as…

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Walkin’ on Sunshine. . . and Don’t It Feel Good!

(With thanks to Katrina and the Waves for my title . . . and apologies to you if you’re now stuck with an earworm for the day. . . ) I’m fiddling a bit with…

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Busy Days, Lovely Days, Lucky Me!

As you’ll read below, I’ve got a bundle of activities I’d really like to fit in today. One of those is my Monday blogpost, but I was fretting a bit about what I could manage…

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Friday Five: On Today’s “To Do” List

On today’s agenda: 1. Make two loaves of sourdough fermented bread — make, not bake, as this recipe requires another 24-36 hours in the fridge after the loaves have been formed into their brotfrom baskets and before they…

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