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The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #4

This was an extra special week of walking adventures because I had another Cool Blogger with me on most of my walks! Kyria visited our family this week and we were oh-so-fortunate to have…

Blogging, Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Friendship
Oct, 25, 2024
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Happy Things Friday: 25 October

This month has been a whirlwind. A WHIRLWIND. Sometimes I’ve felt like the Loony Tunes Tasmanian Devil swirling in a cloud of dust as I crash through my days.

Thankfully, it has been a (mostly)…

Happy Things Friday: 18 October

Another week and we’re officially over halfway through October. November is the holiday shoulder season and then it’s full-on Christmas. The year is really zooming now.

In other news – and to quote my favourite…

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #3

Another week, another set of glimpses into walking adventures around the world. (Let that sink in for a minute; isn’t it amazing that we can all be doing a joint activity in our own…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Friendship
Oct, 18, 2024
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It’s Not You…It’s Me

Earlier today, in what can only be called an act of SHEER STUPIDITY, I attempted to make some minor changes to my website to improve functionality.

What I ended up doing was completely ruining the…

Blogging
Oct, 17, 2024
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It’s (Almost) Time For Another Bloggy Break

I’m hightailing it off the interwebs (after tomorrow’s Happy Things Friday + CBWC roundup) for the next week because…Kyria is coming to visit our family!!! I want to focus all my attention on showing…

My Year of Shmita: September Update

September typically feels like a month of new beginnings, but there was a bit of anti-climax in our family when the return to school wasn’t quite the smooth transition we had been hoping for…

This…

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #4

Happy Things Friday: 25 October

Happy Things Friday: 18 October

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #3

It’s Not You…It’s Me

It’s (Almost) Time For Another Bloggy Break

My Year of Shmita: September Update

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