A new adventure begins — retirement!
As I grew closer to the date on which I planned to retire from the NS Community College, I paid even closer attention to what I was telling people in those pre-retirement seminars. Now that I’m living it, why not blog about it?
From Cottage to Home
“It all started with the bathroom window.” When we fall in love, we don’t see faults or flaws. At the very least, we might see ‘charming quirks’ that could be changed. But usually, we’re so besotted, we either don’t see these, or we ignore them – at our peril. Regardless of whether the object of our love is a person or a thing, the most likely result will be copious tears, sleepless nights, and spiralling financial costs. But
First Impressions – “The Meadows”, Auldearn, Scotland
We looked forward to our first trip after easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Ironically, as we left Edinburgh, news reports said that local lockdowns were necessary in parts of England and Wales, and that the virus was on the increase in parts of Scotland, with...
Labrador Retrievers are good medicine
Almost every day, we see a black Lab and her Dad in Princes Street Gardens. Her personality reminds me so much of one of our dear, departed Labs. This Lab and her Dad almost never agree about when it's time to end the game of fetch. The first time we saw them, they...
The new face of retirement, thanks to Covid-19
It's been over a year since my last post. Where has the time gone? When I wrote that last entry, my retirement had just started. The focus was no longer on "what will I do with my time", but "who will I be". Plans included moving to Edinburgh to take advantage of...