So we took the in-laws to San Francisco. Ellen’s mom (75) and dad (82), Ellen’s sister and her family. There were nine of us all told, and somewhere between planning the thing and living it I stopped thinking of it as my trip and started thinking of it as theirs, which is probably how it […]
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Why an A6 traveller’s notebook? After years of planner-hopping, I finally landed on an A6 traveller’s notebook. Here is how the Wanderings version held up. I’ve tried Day-Timers, Filofax, generic ring planners, and disc planners. I’ve experimented with bullet journals and digital apps such as MyLifeOrganized. Nothing has stuck. Ring planners work, but the covers
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We have a close group of wonderful friends (4 families). We have all known each other for years and spend almost every camping trip , celebrate birthdays, and almost every holiday with each other. We truly do consider them to be part of our family. A few months ago we all were discussing (lamenting) the
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If you’ve ever felt like the world is too big, too confusing or just downright overwhelming to tackle on your own, then this blog post is for you. I know what it feels like when it seems like there are so many things in front of us that we can’t do anything about because they’re
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So you’ve landed in Vancouver—aka Raincouver, the Wet Coast, or that Canadian city that looks suspiciously like a backdrop from a Netflix sci-fi series (because it probably was). Whether you’re here for a weekend, a layover, or because your friend promised to “show you nature” and now you’re wearing hiking boots against your will, you’re
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