So I woke up resolved to discard any and all nonessential photos from our recent voyage on Crystal Symphony. The struggle is real, but I managed to part with a couple. We’ve been home exactly one week and it’s been a whirlwind. We watched Isabel’s soccer game on Sunday – eight and nine year olds...
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As you may remember, I aspire to minimalism. I’m not easily attached to things, as evidenced by the fact that last year I was able to give away a house full of really nice furniture, lovely rugs and beautiful art. I gave those items away without a single glance backwards…well maybe I glanced twice at...
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So after breakfast we attended another great presentation by Dave Williams – iPhone movie making, then ran (well, I ran) to meet up with Arlene and Gil for Trivia…and ta da! After five days of trivia…we won! And we won on the day that saw the greatest number of trivia teams. Yay us! We were...
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Well, here we are on the sixth morning of our seven day cruise. It’s perfick out here on the veranda – air temp is slightly cool – we’ve left the balmy tropical Bermuda air behind – the breeze is gentle, the sea is rolling and I’m exactly where I always want to be. The sun...
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…there’s something wrong. Very, very wrong. Activities available include: Fitness classes, including Spin, Yoga, and Pilates (no reformer machines) & Golf instruction and Paddle Tennis. Numerous lectures and classes. As I mentioned in a previous post, we do not usually avail ourselves of the lecture opportunities. On previous long sailings ...
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Yesterday’s onboard events were sobering, and it is remarkable to me that some humans (well this human anyway) can be both sad and chastened in one moment and elated and filled with delight just a few hours later. This dichotomy truly is a puzzle. By evening my unease had dissipated and I was filled with...
Continue readingIt’s all wine and song until it’s not. Last evening as we sat waiting for the second show – around 10:30 – cruise director Russ made the announcement that five passengers tested positive and he requested that we all return to our rooms. Shortly thereafter another announcement came over the intercom informing us that all...
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Before we retired, we were up at 5:30 a.m. five days a week. In early retirement, when not traveling, I’d set the alarm for seven and head off to an eight o’clock yoga or exercise class. That extra hour and a half of sleep felt like such a luxury. As we moved deeper into retirement...
Continue readingTravel in the time of Covid. Whenever I refer to “last year” I am usually thinking of 2019. Is it because my mind wants to erase 2020? Or because we had so little social interaction? Some other reason? We were dining in Prego last evening with friends we met in 2019 on Crystal Serenity and...
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Summer 2021…second summer of the pandemic. We left our home in Sarasota on May 15…returning to Long Island, just in time to catch our lovebug Charlotte’s Lacrosse team make a run for the County Championship. What an absolute joy to watch these young athletes compete at such a high level. Here’s Charlotte after a game...
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