Four things to build Momentum in 2015

Do you choose a word to guide you for the year? Last year I chose the word Play. You can read about it here (and there are also some great family photos on that post, too!) It was the perfect word for my first year of retirement. But now it’s time to switch things up.… Continue reading Four things to build Momentum in 2015

The Friendship Garden Quilt

Warning: this post is photo intensive! Let me introduce you to The Friendship Garden Quilt! It comes by its name honestly, because it started out life as a bee block! I am part of a Flickr group quilting bee with 5 other ladies. We call ourselves We Bee Canadian. We each make 2 blocks for… Continue reading The Friendship Garden Quilt

Thrifty Retirement Living: how we saved $1,800!

One of the challenges of early retirement is learning to live within a (smaller than we were used to) fixed income.  There isn’t a lot of wiggle room, and making a big purchase means the money has to come out of our investment savings. That’s okay… we’ve built in a buffer to cover the occasional… Continue reading Thrifty Retirement Living: how we saved $1,800!

Moved to tears by the Ural University Choir

Here is something about me that I bet you didn’t know: I love choral music. LOVE it. Did you know about Kathaumixw? Kathaumixw is an International Choral  Festival in Powell River, British  Columbia. Choirs come from all over the world to participate! And here is something wonderful: every second year, the First United Church in… Continue reading Moved to tears by the Ural University Choir