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Learning How to Prepare for My First European Escapade 😣

Preparing for an European Odyssey: The Journey Begins Embarking on my first European escapade has been a dream I’ve nurtured for years, and as the days draw nearer to the departure date, the excitement, mixed with a touch of apprehension, has reached its peak. Learning how to prepare for this grand adventure has been an […]

Nurturing Ourselves: Simple ways that Taking Time Refuels and Rejuvenates

Dewy Morning

Nurturing Ourselves in Nature: Thriving Amidst the Challenges of Life In the relentless rhythm of modern life, it’s easy to lose sight of our own needs amidst the demands and expectations placed upon us. However, amidst the hustle and bustle, we must prioritize the nurturing of our own well-being. Taking the time to refuel and […]

Life Status: Barely Hanging On

Bird on a Wire

Currently Holding It Altogether With One Bobby Pinn And the Bobby Pin is losing its strength to hold anything together…Some days, I can’t catch my breath. I get dizzy. My feet are numb. My fingers tingle. It feels like with every step I take I’m getting ripped in two. Life is full of squalls…always in […]

I haven’t Forgotten You, My Friends …

It’s been a crazy ride the last few months …most of the time, I have just hung on for dear life or thrown my hands up and screamed …sometimes melted into a little puddle on the floor …but not that often🙃 With the holidays over …visiting friends and relatives departed …a close friend with a […]

I Came. I Saw. I Fell in Love.

History. Powerhouse Politicos. Suited and Booted Lobbyists. Ugggggg…yet, I couldn’t help myself …I fell in love with the city … “Tunnicliff’s Tavern is a popular Hill watering hole that has been a local favorite since the early 1980s. Its name, however, has a much longer history reaching back to before Washington was the capital of […]

Madder than a Wet Hen …

As any Southern would understand …the dark clouds were blowin’ up a storm… The journey up to that point had been beyond exhausting …airports…airports and more airports …from Port Elizabeth, a 3:30 pm flight to Johannesburg …a 3-hour layover…11 1/2-hour Flight to Heathrow with a 5-hour layover…an 8-hour flight to Dulles …2 days and no […]

Patensie …

Want to know where oranges are grown here in South Africa? …here in the agricultural town of Pantensie …where everything is centered around the cultivation of citrus … We left to mid-morning Sunday to meet friends that had a wonderful secret to share with us …I had never been to Pantensie previously …so chomping at the […]

The Mother City – Capetown

On this South African wintery day, when the wind blows cold and deary, ushering in much needed rain …I sit at my desk with the heater as close as I can get without burning a hole in my sweater … and warm my heart with memories of a more amiable time of a visit to […]

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