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And special people we have met while travelling
As jubilados (Spanish for retirees) we value relationships, old and new.
When Dennis Met Ricardo
Suppose your father was Ray Stanton Avery who, with $100 borrowed…
January 17, 2021
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by Spice
The Pebble: A Love Story
Is there somebody you know who has been characterized in a love…
December 20, 2020
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by Spice
The Leopard
It was almost a decade ago our book club started so I don't recall…
December 6, 2020
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by Spice
Hello! I’m George. What’s Your Name?
One of the unfortunate disappointments of COVID–19 has been…
October 18, 2020
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by Magellan
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrored Room—Hymn of Life
I was kicking myself.
Three years ago in Seattle there was…
October 4, 2020
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by Spice
Mom, Echo and COVID: Mother’s Day, 2020
“Alexa, drop in on Maxine.”
“Maxine MacLeod’s Echo…
May 10, 2020
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by Spice
Postcard from Costa Rica #7: Nightlife Erotica in Drake Bay
If you landed here after consulting Ms Google about a sexy night…
April 26, 2020
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by Spice
Christmas Memories
What are some of your fondest memories of being a child at Christmas?…
December 22, 2019
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by Magellan
Ryokan Mommy
Pumpkins. Mushrooms. Persimmons. Mmmm...
Late autumn ripens…
November 17, 2019
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by Spice
A Norwegian National Treasure
When people ask, “How was the food in Norway?” they often…
November 10, 2019
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by Spice
Only Thirty Years and Eleven Months to Go
If our marriage lasts, we’ll celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary…
September 22, 2019
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by Spice
Mickey’s Museum
We were in Telegraph Creek, BC, the old town. Remote and in the…
August 25, 2019
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by Spice
GS1
Because my mother-in-law and I shared the same initials, sometime…
August 11, 2019
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by Spice
The Youngest Watchwoman on Haida Gwaii
“It’s Sunday so they’re a bit busy. But we have permission…
July 7, 2019
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by Spice
Our 200th Blogpost!
Do you know what’s wonderful about sitting down to write a…
June 23, 2019
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by Spice
Why are you going?
“Where are you going next?” A common Q&A among jubilados…
May 19, 2019
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by Spice
Mothers’ Day
The last time we visited our mothers was in April. The long,…
May 12, 2019
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by Spice
Cycling Through Life
Today, St Patrick’s Day, is our daughter Lynn’s birthday.…
March 17, 2019
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by Spice
AVPR1
After too much wine at dinner last February just before Valentine’s…
February 10, 2019
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by Spice
For Alice: Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday, Thanks
In this season, in the silence of night, who among us doesn’t…
December 23, 2018
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by Spice
Fish Tales
One of our best experiences this year was on the OceanLight…
December 16, 2018
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by Magellan
Backbone—Hell Yes!
It takes backbone to sue the Trump Administration.
Especially…
November 25, 2018
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by Spice
Will You Stand Up For Me?
That something extraordinary might happen any minute, any day,…
November 11, 2018
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by Spice
The Mary/Tyler Show at Windy Bay
“I’m Mary,” she said, hesitating, a wry look on her face,…
October 14, 2018
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by Spice
On the Trail of The Golden Spruce
“I think he’s alive and living in the bush in Alaska like…
September 9, 2018
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by Spice
September 1: Happy New Year
"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and…
September 2, 2018
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by Spice
Cooking Fig-Peckers with the Duchess
The first dish cited in our Insight guide to Sicily is Sarde…
August 26, 2018
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by Spice
What Happened at Mesa Verde?
“People of conspicuous elegance” is how the Ancestral Pueblo…
August 12, 2018
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by Spice
Gwaii Haanas Medusas
In the Haida language, Gwaii (they prefer Gwaay) means islands, Haanas means…
July 22, 2018
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by Spice
“Each of Us is Many”
Until we started planning our trip to Portugal, I’m ashamed…
April 14, 2018
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by Spice
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