Today, I filled up the back of the car and dropped off a load of donations at our charitable resale shop. Phew! That’s the last of it, I am sure. Except I said that last week when I dropped off a batch of can’t find room for you stuff. And the week before that for items that didn’t make the cut. I am almost convinced that we have made as many trips to the resale shop here as we did in Lansing, before the move. All of this has made me ponder the many phases of a move, whether it’s across Continue Reading
How to plug a snake hole
It’s been two weeks since we’ve called Arizona home. One week if you count when the furnishings arrived. In that time, we’ve learned many lessons, from the news, online, and from friends who have experience living in the southwest, especially Carole and Carolyn, our mentors for living here, though they now live in Indiana. Hmmm? I never wanted to learn any of these lessons, I assure you, and they are never included in “where to retire” articles. Here are my ten quick take-aways, and don’t Continue Reading
It’s Play Time
Facts: I moved to Michigan in January, 1983. I love live theater. ‘Up North Michigan’, Chicago, and Stratford, Ontario are all approximately the same distance away.In the last 36 years, I have feasted on copious amounts of fudge purchased ‘up north’ and gorged myself with too many bags of Garrett’s popcorn in Chicago.It took me until 2019 to visit the theaters of the Stratford Festival. What is wrong with this picture? At the end of June, Kathy and I made the easy drive to Stratford, a Continue Reading
The Netherlands and Belgium
Early one morning, I stood at the bow of the ship and let the cool breeze stroke my face. I lifted my chin, smiled and imagined my arms outstretched at my shoulders and as we sailed across the sea, I began to sing My Heart Will Go On. I WAS Rose Dewitt, the Kate Winslett character in Titanic. Except for the cinched waist. And fancy clothes. And Leonardo DiCaprio. In April, Kathy and I traveled to Belgium and the Netherlands on our first Viking River Cruise, and the stops and the Continue Reading