This week began with a birthday party. My daughter turned 32 – yes, where has the time gone! There were 5 of us to celebrate. We ordered in Thai food – 5 different dishes with rice and shared. There was cake and bubbly and wine and presents. It was fun!! I managed 3 walks to […]
I have just finished reading “Coming Home” by Rosamunde Pilcher. It was 936 pages of a wonderful love story set in Cornwall from 1938 to 1946. I will write to my “old” flatmate who was born in Cornwall and returned there shortly after she was married. The novel is set in and around Penzance, where
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
