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Epiphany brings clarity but not solutions
I had an epiphany the other day. Not of the profound sort. I didn’t come up with a solution for world peace or solve the hunger, housing, drought, famine issue. But what the enlightenment this...
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Last year in Portugal, Ken made several discoveries….all food related. I mocked him, albeit lovingly, for these epiphanies. But mockery it was. He discovered after seven decades of dislike, that...
View ArticleAnother accidental tourist moment for the Mackenzies
It’s really hard to maintain a good rage when you are in a beautiful place such as Haarlem and when you are raging about issues that really are, well, there’s no other way to define them, but as first...
View ArticleAaaah New York
It’s hard to find something to say about New York that hasn’t already been said. But the city, huge, noisy, arrogant, crowded, rude, grabs me by the heart every time I have the good fortune to visit....
View ArticleRoad rage Brugge style
Brugge is a lovely city. This is our second visit here and it is just as delightful this time as it was the first time. How can you compete with both a French Fry Museum and a Chocolate museum?...
View ArticleLife is complicated
And I’m not talking about technology…that’s a whole ‘nother story. No. I’m talking about something else altogether. Man, oh man, locking doors around here is too much for my simple mind. Technology,...
View ArticleHow many colours of blue make up the sea?*
I am endlessly fascinated by the mysterious and ever-changing colours of the ocean. Today, it is a sweeping vista of my favourite ink-for-my-fountain-pen colour of royal blue, enhanced by flashes of...
View ArticleBrugge? Bruges?
If you live here, it’s Brugge ‘If you’re visiting from North America, it’s Bruges. But in reality, it doesn’t matter how you spell it, Burgge is a must-visit destination. You may have guessed. I love...
View ArticleWhat’s luck got to do with it?
I’ve always had strong feelings about the word luck. When I retired just over ten years ago now, I was frequently told “Oh you’re so lucky to be retired.” If I were in a gracious mood I would smile...
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Green door ear worm Part II
Ever since I wrote about the house keys and the challenges of various locks and keys on this trip, I have been humming Green Door. Sorry to have imposed this. But now I have to talk about what WAS...
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