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Camino #10

 My meeting last Saturday with the Toronto chapter of the Canadian Company of Pilgrims deserves a post on its own. It was held at Beach United Church, which is more of an event centre than a traditional church. The main room was large and airy with huge Gothic windows and comfortable seating – no kneelers. […]

Joy, reality

The Joy of Events

 It’s been a week of events. Some weeks nothing happens and other weeks everything happens. My apologies for listing: 1. Last Sunday I was invited to do a presentation at a knitting guild meeting. It was wonderful. We were a small group, but a dedicated one. Everyone present was lovely and I couldn’t have spent

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Camino #9

 I am 85% there as far as preparation for my Camino in April 2024 is concerned. My 5th backpack arrived today. I loaded it up with most of my gear, weighted it – 10lbs with 2 waters – perfect! I can exchange one of the waters for something else about 1lb in weight, but for

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The Joy of Friends and Family.

I’m a little late posting my week of Joy for October 22 – 28. This will always be a difficult week for me. My husband passed two years ago on October 26. Through my grief, though, I did find the Joy that was out there. My youngest went in the poring rain on the day

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Camino #8

 I wasn’t going to buy anything this weekend for my trip. I have almost everything I need except a few merino wool items – a pair of leggings, a pair of capris and 2 T-shirts. Of course FaceBook knows this and keeps posting these enticing ads for any and all of the above. I can

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Camino #7

 Lots more happening today, as well. This is the ebb and flow of holiday preparation. There are times when a whole lot happens and then there are weeks when nothing happens. I’ll ride the waves of a lot happening and then I’ll walk to fill in the down time!! 1. I went back to Decathlon

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Camino #6

Lots happening today!!  First, I made contact with a travel agent. The agent we have always used is just doing Tahiti now. (I know, it’s a tough life!) However, he referred me to a travel agent (female) in NB, who had planned to do a Camino in 2020, but had to cancel because of Covid.

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The Joy of Adventure

 If you have been following my camino posts, you know that I have booked my flight from Toronto to Porto. This is exciting!! I am now working out my route to Santiago. I was just going to do Tui to Santiago – 100kms, when a woman in one of the forums suggested that I do

Joy, reality

The Joy of Thanksgiving

 This year, we celebrated Thanksgiving on the day – Monday, October 9. We do the whole nine yards – roast turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, two veg., pumpkin pie. We start with bubbly for the toast and have other wine with dinner. Our friend of many years comes and brings lots of festive

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The Joy of 12 Kilometres

 OK, it’s only 2 kms more than what I have been doing every Saturday since the beginning of September, but it was amazing….because… I walked these 12 kms on a Thursday morning. I usually walk 10 kms every Saturday, but I decided to up the ante and do an extra walk mid-week – partly because

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