July 20,2022 After a great sleep, we enjoyed a relaxing breakfast on the terrace of Maison Boulud – one of the hotel’s two restaurants. As we walked through the main restaurant out to the garden terrace we were greeted by the sight of seven Pekin ducks swimming in a small pond. Such a happy surprise!...
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For about thirty seconds we thought of going back to Paris to celebrate our anniversary. I’m so glad we decided to stay closer to home and return to Montreal – we last visited this lovely city in 2009 for just four days and have been wanting a second, longer look ever since. The flight from...
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I used to dread flying out of LaGuardia … the whole getting here…locating the terminal…the lines…etc. But this trip, so far, so good. Because we couldn’t be sure what time the cat sitters would arrive, we opted to drive to the airport hotel and forego the car service. We left the house around 5:00 pm...
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July 18,2022 We are waiting for our house-sitters to arrive before we depart for an overnight at the Aloft hotel at Laguardia airport. Although we don’t fly until 1:40 pm tomorrow, I always feel best when we spend the night before at the airport. It’s been a while since I’ve posted here so I thought...
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Our current Christmas Eve tradition dates to when Grace and Charlotte were toddlers. Both John and Gillian worked on Christmas Eve…until early afternoon, so the girls would arrive at our home very early in the morning. In an effort to occupy them until the family arrived – usually around 1:00 pm – they assisted me...
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Christmas season and I’m joyful. I’m joyful because I choose to be. My happy Christmas state of mind is a conscious decision, achieved through the practice of mindfulness and non-attachment. For me non-attachment to outcomes, coupled with no expectations is a path to joy. My holidays were sometimes fraught with anxiety, high expectations, exhau...
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I always thought I’d hate being old and I never thought I’d move to Florida. So here I am, old and living in Sarasota. I really don’t mind being seventy and I love living here in Florida. I love walking on the beach. I love the palm trees, the brightness and warmth of the sunshine....
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Rainy day here in Sarasota, so in keeping with my resolve to purge excess photos, I revisited the pics that I took of the bugs before we left Long Island. One of my favorite days with Timmy and the girls was spent at Windy Acres Farm…oh wait, excuse me…Windy Acres Orchard. The farm has rebranded...
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So we’ve only been gone from Long Island a week and I’m missing the Lovebugs. A lot. During the two weeks that we spent in NY after our cruise, we tried to cram in as much Lovebug time as possible. This included attending several sporting events. We watched eight year old Isabel preside over the...
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So I woke up resolved to discard any and all nonessential photos from our recent voyage on Crystal Symphony. The struggle is real, but I managed to part with a couple. We’ve been home exactly one week and it’s been a whirlwind. We watched Isabel’s soccer game on Sunday – eight and nine year olds...
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