Waving from Orvieto . . .

We’re having a grand time here in Orvieto (after several days in Rome) — can I show you a few sights? And give you a peek into my Travel Journal pages?

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Summers Gone, Summer’s Passing, Summer Now

I’ve been missing the remembered ease of Island summers past . . . feeling elegiac, melancholy, and very aware of time passing. At the same time, I’m wanting to make the most of the Summer I’m in right now, and set up some good practices or attitudes for future summers. After all, I’m not going to be 70 forever, right? Hah! Click through to read more — I’d love to know if any of my musings resonate with you. . . whatever your age.

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Mindful Energy Consumption (Personal Energy, that is, in my 70s)

In a busy week as the visiting Nana-in-charge, Something(s) Had to Give! A post about how I conserve (and spend) my energy so as to be My Best Self . . . illustrated by What I Wore photos and a surprising candid shot of a neighbourhood visitor. Click through to read and see more . . .

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Slowed Down, Again — It’s All Good!

Slowed down by a bout of laryngitis here, I’ve had time to sketch some daily domestic doings. . . and also to revisit my travel notes and sketches. Hope you won’t mind popping back to Tuscany with me. . .

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Newly Septuagenarian!

I celebrated my 70th birthday this week in a beautiful seaside lodge with family. . . and now, newly launched into this 8th decade, I’m pausing for a bit to breathe mindfully. A very short post with a few photos (in one of which a Nana has been paparazzi’d by a daughter who somehow saw beauty in a grey, curly, ungroomed head of hair — in conversation with a sweet red-haired grandgirl. . . Click through to see . . .

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