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Slow Travel in New Zealand: Our First Big Adventure After Retirement
This is our first extended vacation since retirement, and it has been pure joy. Instead of our usual winter escape to Florida, we chose something completely different this year: seven weeks of slow travel in New Zealand. It turned out to be one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
Seeing the Mountains Differently- Perception and Perspective
Life really is about perception and perspective, isn’t it?
We are on vacation in New Zealand for six weeks, and I’ve been surprised by how differently I’m experiencing the mountains, streams, and rivers this time around. I’ve been here before, but this visit feels entirely new.
What the Palm Trees Know
I have been fascinated with palm trees for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Northeastern Ohio, they were purely imaginary, something I only saw in magazines or movies. I didn’t see my first real palm tree until I was sixteen, when I was an exchange student in Colombia and visited Cartagena.
From Hospital Halls to Healing: A Story of Resilience and Movement
7 weeks ago today we went to the hospital for my husband to have an urgent surgery for a joint infection he was experiencing post shoulder replacement done in March. He was pretty sick and we were both worried. You know things aren’t good when you get the “this is how you open the safe” talk before you head out.