by fistbumpmedia | Jan 20, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
We ventured out on our first group excursion on Friday with a trip to Rochester, Kent, a town (formerly, a city, but more on that later) about 3o miles this side of London (northwest of Canterbury, southeast of London).A little background information about these...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 18, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
I’ve been in Canterbury for just over a week now — eight busy, and sometimes bewildering, days. It’s impossible (for me, at least) to share everything I’d like to say about the past four or five of those days in one blog entry, so I’ll...
by fistbumpmedia | Jan 13, 2014 | Intangibles, Travel amp; Leisure
The past week has certainly been an interesting one! After a 2-day delay (due to the foot of snow we received or issues with the airport in Chicago, I’m not sure); “my” students and I finally departed St. Louis for our 3-month stay in Canterbury...
by fistbumpmedia | Nov 25, 2013 | Intangibles, Relationships, Self-Care, Travel amp; Leisure
Along with about 20 other women, I’m participating in a 2-month long knit-a-long at Knit and Caboodle, my favorite fiber/yarn/knitting/crocheting/spinning shop; the project for November/December is a sweater. For the past three Thursday evenings, I’ve...
by fistbumpmedia | Aug 4, 2013 | Travel amp; Leisure
What is it Tolstoy said about unhappy families? “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Perhaps Tolstoy is right — I don’t know. But the exact opposite is true about the books — both fiction and...
by fistbumpmedia | May 5, 2013 | Self-Care, Travel amp; Leisure
Vacations are, for many people, a wonderful, much-anticipated event. Travel to new and interesting places or to family favorites as well as being off work and away from the normal routine can be relaxing and rejuvenating. That may not be the case, though, for those...
