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- Spring is bustin’ out all over (and a blogging milestone)
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- Mindfulness, equanimity–and a broken toe
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- Loss and gain
- Sad transitions
- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
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Tag Archives: Florida
Saying goodbye to the condo
Tomorrow I’m going to fly south through (hopefully) friendly skies. Over stick-figure tree skeletons way down below. Perhaps the sun will set through our jet window. We’ll pass across the snowy vista of the Upper Peninsula and head south across … Continue reading
Posted in February 2019
Tagged Florida, Fort Myers Beach, memories, Michigan, personal, thoughts, travel
36 Comments
Palm trees, egrets, shrimp boats (and home again, home again, jiggety jig)
Hello, dear reader. I am back from a lovely week of vacationing at Fort Myers Beach, Florida, with my mom, brother and sister-in-law. Am feeling rather mellow and tired, but wanted to upload these photos this afternoon. It … Continue reading
Posted in February 2018
Tagged beach, egrets, family, Florida, Fort Myers Beach, life, palm trees, personal, photography, shrimp boats, thoughts, travel
30 Comments
Annoyed, amazed, humored, and sad. All in one day.
Very annoying. Yesterday we “fixed” the wood stove furnace belt, which “entertained” us with squeaky noises for the past month. An hour later the new belt is entertaining us with different squeaky noises. Can it be fixed? At times squeaky … Continue reading
Posted in January 2018
Tagged amazing, Cape Town, emotions, feelings, Florida, personal, retirement, sad, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, winter
36 Comments
Driftwood dreamin’
Posted in November 2013
Tagged driftwood, Florida, Fort Myers Beach, Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area, photography, photos, travel
46 Comments
Life’s a Beach
Every morning this week, here on Fort Myers Beach, we’ve left my parent’s condo on the Back Bay and ambled for about 25 minutes toward the beach. We gain beach access through a grassy path. This week the sprinklers shot … Continue reading
Posted in November 2013
Tagged bird sanctuary, family, Florida, Fort Myers Beach, life, nature, photography, shelling, tidal pools, travel
36 Comments
Happy 81st Birthday, Mom!
Dear Mom, It is so wonderful to be at Fort Myers Beach celebrating your 81st birthday with you! As we said this morning while shelling and birding along the beach, “It doesn’t get much better than this…” Spending these days … Continue reading
What doesn’t kill you may heal you and other frozen stories
1. It’s three below zero right now. (Tree below zero according to that old Finnish joke. Must look for photo to illustrate.) 2. It’s damn cold. I started Barry’s car this morning when the thermometer shivered at 6 below zero … Continue reading
Posted in January 2013
Tagged blogging, Florida, Golden Elixir, humor, life, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, Whole Living Action Plan, winter
99 Comments
My Mother Got Stuck in an Elevator!
Ohmygosh, Blogging Friends, Big News! My mother, my sweet mother, the mother you’ve all met & heard about, just got stuck in an elevator in her condominium in Fort Myers Beach! She just called with the exciting news! “Oh, Mom, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged family, Florida, Fort Myers Beach, humor, life, Nicargua, thoughts, travel
64 Comments
Sunrise, Sunset (Florida Style)
“Sunrise, sunset. Swiftly fly the days. Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers Blossoming even as we gaze.”
When you’re a scaredy-cat
OK, I admit to being a scaredy-cat sometimes. Don’t you? You know what scares me? Winter roads. Icy roads. Freezing rain. Slushy driving. White-outs. They all scare me so that I shake inside. My mind stills and knuckles grip the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged fear, Florida, life, photography, snow, thoughts, travel, Upper Peninsula, weather, winter
42 Comments