My husband and I are parents of young adult university students. They are each very different, and some more independent or seemingly removed than others. We are proud of all of our children, although sometimes perplexed! We call ourselves empty … Continue reading Empty Nesters at Thanksgiving
My husband and I retired, became (sort-of) empty nesters, and downsized our home last year. |I can’t say that we downsized too too much, but we certainly took the opportunity to purge prior to our move. That’s not to say … Continue reading Retirement Renovation
Last Friday, the world watched young people protesting and marching to protest against climate change. In Canada, 16 year old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg led the protest in Montreal. As usual, our Prime Minister and other politicians photo-bombed the whole … Continue reading Climate March Comparison
I am writing this and the previous post in response to my young adult son – who lives 3500km away. I had previously posted this on the Superfoods Project – but I’m in the process of taking that apart, so … Continue reading More Help With Sleeping
As we get older, our sleep patterns change, and sometimes we have trouble sleeping. We may have trouble getting to sleep at night, or sleeping all the way through. Certain foods are known to help us get to sleep naturally. … Continue reading Trouble Sleeping?
In the blogging world, what I’m finding most interesting is the number of different countries in the world that blog visitors are from. We truly are in a small world, and I enjoy the everyday life and events of different … Continue reading Rant of Embarassment
Over the past year I have been loosely following the story of Canadian Olympic Bobsledder (Bobsleigher?) Kaillie Humphries. This amazing athlete has won 3 Olympic Medals and multiple World Championship and Word Cup medals for Canada. A year ago she … Continue reading Bobsleigh Controversy
This past week, we once again visited the Nipissing area of Ontario, and while I read and watched my husband enjoy his fishing, we were able to see some wildlife. Pardon the photo quality – they were taken while in … Continue reading Ontario Wildlife
In Canada we have a new carbon tax, which is causing some controversy. There is a federal election coming soon, so who knows what the result may be. It may be eliminated by the next government, or it may continue. … Continue reading More Carbon Confusion
When my husband first announced his retirement to my 91 year old mother, she giggled and then asked if he was going to be – underfoot. Now my mom is of a certain age, where she doesn’t remember everything, and … Continue reading Not Underfoot
My husband is recently retired and has more time to think about just exactly what type of tackle box he needs. Continue reading The Fishing Tackle Box – Retired vs. Not Retired
Gift ideas for a 60 year old’s birthday Continue reading 60th Birthday Presents
A near Northern Ontario vacation Continue reading Northern Vacation
Retirement is a work in progress Continue reading Early Retirement – One Year In
Early retirement, downsizing and house hunting
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