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Category Archives: memories
Scenes from the Past Few Days (part two)
Facebook has this nifty little feature in which it reminds you of something you have done in years past. I don’t know what it’s called–memories? remembers? Whatever. The point is that I kind of like it. I am a sucker … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, Cambodia, conversation, cycling, exercise, Exodus Travels, friends, friendship, memories, nostalgia, perfect moment, South Africa, Thailand, travel, travel writing, vacation, Vietnam
Tagged Cambodia, chatting, conversations, cycing, Cycling trip, exercise, Exodus Tours, facebook, getting in shape, memories, nostalgia, remember, South Africa, speaking, Thailand, Vietnam
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Six Feet of Separation
I went out for a walk after my day of working at home. I had had enough of video screens and just wanted to exercise a little rather than sit around drinking coffee or surfing the web. I got some … Continue reading
Posted in chance meetings, conversation, ESL, friends, friendship, illness, Japan, memories, news, online, perfect moment, teaching, walking
Tagged chance meeting, Circle of Friends, coronavirus, Covid 19, friends, friendship, gossip, online teaching, walking, wives, working from home
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My Internal Playlist
For Today’s Perfect Moment, I have selected a scene from yesterday with which we can all resonate. I was out in my car, purposefully avoiding news channels and listening to music. A song came on the radio that I hadn’t … Continue reading
Posted in driving, memories, memory, music, musings, perfect moment
Tagged American pie, Don McLean, driving, memory, music, Playlist, radio, songs
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Rummaging in Boxes
I have always been a person who likes to rummage. I like rummaging through garage sales, flea markets, and the like. I probably should be one of the hosts of Canadian Pickers–except that I think the whole thing is probably … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, family, memories, memory, perfect moment, pictures
Tagged boxes, Christmas, finding things, Grampa, Grandfather, Grandpa, memories, photographs, rummaging, Wink drink
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Drinkable Souvenirs
I cannot decide whether it is merely luck or a subconscious design on my part, but every region I have visited in the past two years (granted, it hasn’t been that many) produces some fantastic coffee. As a result, besides … Continue reading
Posted in art, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beverages, coffee, Costa Rica, drinks, memories, memory, souvenirs, stamp collecting, stamps
Tagged beverages, coffee, drinking, making coffee, souvenirs
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A Place For My Thoughts
With every vacation, and this case looming vacation, I like to have a journal to record my thoughts and have a place to glue those things that we think will make good souvenirs into. I did this for my cycling … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, Christmas, Costa Rica, G Adventures, gifts, growing your blog, increasing blog traffic, Instagram, journal, memories, presents, scrapbook, scrapbooking, souvenirs, travel, travel writing, writing
Tagged blog, blog posts, blogging, Christmas, Costa Rica, gifts, growing your blog, ideas, impressions, Instagram, journal, memories, presents, scrapbook, sharing, souvenirs, thoughts, travel, travel writing, words, writing
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Evoking Memories
I don’t know if everyone is old enough to remember Welcome Back Kotter. I suppose it must come back from time to time in reruns–but in this Netflix age, perhaps that isn’t true anymore. I watched the show pretty faithfully … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, memories, memory, nostalgia, show, television, TV
Tagged clown, dating, ending, high school, juggling, theme song, unicycle, Welcome Back Kotter
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On Phonebooks
While rummaging around, looking for things to purge, I came across an old personal phone book. I don’t know where I purchased it, because dollar stores didn’t exist back in those days. It could have been some other discount chain, … Continue reading
