Author Archives
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Creating a Vibrant Life by Inventing Projects
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the need for Pat and me to think that we are not on vacation. That guidance is important as it relates to health and finances. We can’t spend years throwing caution to the wind… Read More ›
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Rightsizing
When Pat and I moved to Slovakia, we downsized to an 1100 square-foot apartment. This was a fraction of the size of our Colorado home and made us feel smugly adoptive of the simple life–we were minimalists. Then, we met friends… Read More ›
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A Year Scheduled Around Good Weather
This year we spent the winter in Guatemala and the summer in Ireland–the fall in Northern Michigan and December and April in Charlottesville. We moved to Budapest the first of May but left before the miserable heat wave of summer…. Read More ›
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Time for a Break
Pat and I left Dublin on different flights. He headed to Traverse City, Michigan to visit his family while I boarded a flight to San Francisco for a writer’s conference. After six days in San Francisco, I flew on to… Read More ›
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Why We Hiked the Wicklow Way 90 Miles to Dublin
The doctor suggested I take a statin. Hiking 85 miles through the Wicklow Mountains seemed a rational alternative. It wasn’t an ostrich response—not exactly. I just felt lifestyle should lead medication. I was less fit than I should be; this… Read More ›
The World In Between 