by Sbexon | Dec 27, 2023 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
(Here we are, young backpackers atop one of the amazing pinnacles in Kalabaka, Greece. I’m the one on the right – the big hair makes me easy to spot!) My mom used to admonish me for ‘wishing my life away’, even when I was just a young girl. I was often...
by Sbexon | Dec 20, 2023 | Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
Here we are, smack-dab amid all the festivities. My wish is that your days are filled with kind visits and good cheer enroute to a happy holiday feast! My second wish is that my own festive gathering will be free of the mini calamities that seemed to haunt our...
by Sbexon | Dec 6, 2023 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
There used to be a commercial for my favourite brand of jeans, reminding people to take a softer approach to life ‘this time around’. When that pair of jeans was new and a whole host of experiences were waiting for you and them to experience together. ‘This time...
by Sbexon | Nov 22, 2023 | Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
I got busted for having a sheathed knife in my purse at airport customs once, but I can explain. It happened several years ago, when I had been at a Christmas party with a dear friend soon after both of us were divorced. He insisted I needed a ‘night out’ which, given...
by Sbexon | Nov 14, 2023 | Community, Lifestyle, Parenting, Wellness
I fell again and it was on account of my dog again, but it wasn’t really his fault this time. We were roughhousing in the yard, going pretty hard in a game of chase, when we found ourselves running headlong into one another. Before we knew it, he had sideswiped my...
by Sbexon | Nov 9, 2023 | Community, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
‘A beautiful autumn day in Central Park – the timing for this was perfect!’ I recently returned from a very nice vacation in New York. Oddly, I arrived just a few days after Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga surprised everyone with a little nightclub concert...
