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Apple Watch Two Months Later
I have had my Apple Watch since May 13. As an early adopter, I know there may be an issue or two in its use. All in all, it does more things than I thought. Some of these include: Directions. When I set the map app on the iPhone to find a location, I get…
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Vegas Family Reunion
The family get together started small. My brother, Tom, asked if we would be interested in using one of his time-share weeks when he did an exchange in Las Vegas. His son and daughter-in-law live there with two young children. We thought it was a great idea. We could see the babies that we haven’t…
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Festina Lente
I first saw this phrase in a blog post on April 27. I made a note to write about that thought, but unfortunately I did not write down the source. Here I am over a month later, thinking about what it means. I knew it has been used before. I struggled to remember my high…
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Cabin in the Woods
Years ago, 42, in fact, a cabin in the woods was built nine miles south of Berkeley Springs, WV. All these years laters, it is still in the Boyle family. Dan and his former wife, Elaine, built it as their weekend “get-away” to enjoy with their young daughters. The grown daughters are now in charge…
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Notebooks Can Be Addictive
I like to read blogs about people that blog about their journalling experience. It may not be the best use of my time. I should be writing rather than reading. Some call it “notebook porn.” No, not that kind! Check out Pinterest to see what I mean. I have collected notebooks and journals over the…
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Will the sticky bun melt my baggie?
After an experience in the dining one Sunday morning, I wrote this article for our monthly newspaper, the Sunburst. I have received a positive response from everyone who commented to me. Will the Sticky Bun Melt my Baggie? The Atrium kitchen staff baked over 200 sticky buns for breakfast on Sunday. That is over one…
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What’s in a Name?
What does continuing care retirement community mean to you? Do you think of old, feeble, not for me? So do others. Leading Age joined with Mathers Lifeways in Evanston, Il to come up with a new name for our type of living arrangement. They called it CCRC Namestorm to create a name to replace the…
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Padre Island, Texas
This blog started out as a travel blog with reports from our travels. Our travels slowed down when we moved to Charlestown in 2012. It seems harder to get away for trips with my committee commitments. But a trip to Padre Island, the barrier island near Corpus Christi took care of the travel bug for…
Adventures in Travel and Life
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