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A Year of COVID: Keeping Yourself Entertained

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Janette

For some reason, even though we are enjoying a beautiful Summer season, I am still looking forward to doing quiet indoor activities in my spare time.  Maybe it’s because I’ve had a substantial amount of practice being indoors this year, … Continue reading →

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A Year of COVID: Invest in Yourself

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Janette

A few years ago I dedicated an entire year to education, finding all the free courses I could online, and signing up for inexpensive mini courses in my community where I could develop a skill or learn something, anything, new. … Continue reading →

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A Year of COVID: Keeping your hands busy

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Janette

Oh WordPress…it has been so long. Like many of you, COVID-19 has thrown me for a loop, requiring me to find a new normal under current circumstances.  For so many months now, I’ve felt suspended in a strange limbo.  As … Continue reading →

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Iceland, take two

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Janette

As I tried to sleep on the five-hour overnight flight from Boston to Reykjavik, Iceland, I wondered how different my experience would be visiting this magical place the second time around.  The first time I visited was in March of … Continue reading →

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The Midtown Scholar

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Janette

I think it’s pretty funny that I found the pamphlet for this bookstore at a rest stop in Virginia on the way home from a trip down south.  For some reason, I had managed to never hear about an awesome … Continue reading →

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Gatlinburg, Tennessee Tour

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Janette

A few months ago (yes…I need to catch up on my adventure posts) I had the opportunity of traveling to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  I have been to that part of the south before, but never Gatlinburg in particular.  I’d always heard … Continue reading →

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Boiling Springs

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Janette

Since I’ve been back in Pennsylvania, I’ve heard this little village was a quaint, slow area that would be worth a brief stop if I happen to be nearby.  Given my love of old New England towns, this area came … Continue reading →

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Flight 93 National Memorial

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Janette

Everyone from my age group and older remembers where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001.  For someone who really never watched much TV, especially in college, it was a crazy coincidence that my roommate and I were … Continue reading →

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Bogota, Colombia

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Janette

After being very angry at Air Canada and vowing not to fly with them anymore, we had one silver lining after our flights were messed up and rearranged…we had a day-time layover in Bogotá, Colombia for about 10 hours.  After … Continue reading →

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Santiago, Chile

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Janette

Santiago is a large, sprawling city that has a lot to offer.  Since I was only in the city for three days, I was only able to see a few areas.  If time allowed, I could have easily seen myself … Continue reading →

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