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I recently saw another blogger’s 10-year anniversary news and realized I must be at that point myself. Indeed, I had been notified a few weeks ago, but like everything related to my blog in recent months/years, it went unnoticed and ignored.
What has kept me away? The top reason is certainly a refocusing on what is happening in the real world – the day-to-day life events that have piled up heavily in ways both good and bad. There is also the feeling that writing all about me, me, ME is self-indulgent at best and mind-numbing to others at worst.
Since my last post, we have relocated from Houston, Texas, to Durham, North Carolina. It was a difficult move, occurring days before Christmas and ending with lost and broken items. The moving company was outrageously bad, and it took several months to sort everything out. Too many things in the new house seemed to have problems, and the weather for the subsequent three months was awful – rainy, dreary, and apparently uncharacteristically cold – an unpleasant development after living in a place where the climate suited me perfectly.
The stress of the move, coupled with constant demands to leave our new “home” to tend to other family matters, created a sense of disconnection from my own life and settled deep into my body. For the first time in my life, I struggled to sleep, I fell woefully out of shape, and my physical being kept trying to let me know it was not happy about things. I didn’t have time to care or to try to fix it for many months.
As I write now, I think I have turned a corner. I’ve thought this for days or even a week or so before, only to have things smack me in the face again, so I am a little leery of celebrating quite yet. But the weather has finally turned, our extended family is in a good place (new babies help a lot!), and I have decided to return to working out hard, beginning to train for what is likely to be my steepest physical challenge ever later this year. I’m also convinced the spotty eating I’ve done (both under- and over-indulging in a vicious pendulum swing) has contributed to my troubles, so I’ve kept myself on a steadier course there as well. Best of all, I’ve started planning trips that sound a little like vacations!
In keeping with the nature of the blog, I will veer away from personal agita and document one of those happier times, a very quick little journey we took back in September before all hell broke loose.
The trip involved the wedding of my college roommate’s daughter in the Brittany region of northwest France, and because we would have little control over what we did there, and just a short day and half in Paris at the end, we made no major plans. “No major plans” has become my favorite way to travel these days; there’s less pressure to see everything, more time to roam, and no expectations to be dashed.
We enjoyed every improvised hour we spent in Paris, strolling all over the city, starting in the Latin Quarter where we stayed, stopping in the Marais for falafel, eating a classic brasserie dinner on the Boulevard Saint-Germain, wandering the Tuileries, licking ice cream cones on the Île Saint-Louis, checking out the progress of the Notre-Dame repairs, and ambling through the Luxembourg Gardens with what seemed like half the capital’s population on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.
We paid for nothing but our hotel and simple food, stood in no lines, and took very few photos. We also crammed in a half-day trip to Fontainebleau to see an old blogging friend (so happy to meet Estelea!) for a hike and a drink, a delightful addition to our time in the Paris area.
But it was our three days in Brittany that made this little sojourn a special one in many ways. For one, this region had been one of the first places we ever took our three young children overseas, and our memories were very fond. We had stayed at what was then, and might even remain, one of the nicest hotels I’d ever been in.
I looked it up and found the miraculous news that it had been fully renovated during Covid and was less than half the price we had paid 24 years ago. (What? How?) A good sign for sure; we booked immediately for our first night in Dinard, and it lived up to our very rosy memories.
Free for part of the next day, we took a short ferry ride across the Rance estuary in drizzly morning rain to Saint-Malo, the medieval walled city famous for its role in World War II.
Expecting my usual bad luck with the weather, we set off with rain jackets, hats, and umbrellas, only to see the sprinkles slow and the clouds part as soon as we docked fifteen minutes later.
We spent the sunny morning walking a full circuit on top of the city walls, descending into the warren of quiet, mostly empty streets for more rambling, and eating a lunch of moules frites and eggy, cheesy galettes at a heavenly outdoor café.
By afternoon, we were driving an hour west to Pléneuf-Val-André, the wedding destination, and checked into our less fancy seaside hotel for two more nights. We are known to pack in as much outdoor exercise as possible before weddings (a weird habit, I know), so we left almost immediately for a short, brisk walk to Ilôt du Verdelet to get our bearings before the first evening’s event.
The wedding was as lovely as you might imagine in this ruggedly charming place, with a castle as the backdrop and many pleasurable hours of eating and drinking on a crisp late summer evening.
But before that elegant event, we threw on our trail shoes and snuck away for a very long hike along the coast, a route that reminded us of the Big Sur area in California, with incredible ocean views at every turn.
We passed old stone buildings, a WWII bunker, black sand beaches, and quiet coves. We walked about ten miles round trip, up and down the shoreline path that is part of GR34, Brittany’s long-distance hiking route, filling our heads and lungs with all the fresh air we’d been missing all summer in south Texas.
It was a short little trip, but it was filled with activities that we love that required no special planning or effort. Good food, good movement, good friends – worth the journey to be sure.
Apologies to those whose blogs I have ignored or semi-ignored for a while as I shifted my priorities even more off-line. I can’t say I will reappear as regularly as I used to, but I will try!
pam@ichoosethis said:
I’m so glad things are turning a corner and that you’re planning for adventures! Especially the one with ME ❤️. Super bummed you moved to the opposite coast, but once I figure out what to do with work, I’ll come see you!! Yay to new babies too. Miss you ❤️
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lexklein said:
I miss you, too! And the west. And everything that is no longer a drive away! But we have new places to explore, and I know you know all about re-creating a life away from the familiar (and are amazingly good at). Definitely trying to look forward rather than back at this point and hoping the roadblocks continue to fade. Glad YOUR recent trip was so amazing!
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Anonymous said:
Congrats on the 10 blogging years, Lexie! I’m sorry to hear about this period of difficulty. I hope you have reached the end of it. The little trip to France makes me nostalgic for Angers, not too far from where you were. Looking forward to hearing about your next epic challenge! — Julie
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lexklein said:
Thanks, Julie, for both reading and your comment! It’s been nice to settle into what I hope is a semi-permanent break from things falling apart. The short and sweet trip to France was a real treat; my husband resisted flying over for “just” a wedding, but we ended up having a great time. I bet we drove pretty close to Angers on our way from and back to Paris!
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smithposts said:
Good to see your post, and Happy 10 year blog anniversary! Wow, Durham, NC, quite a change from Texas. I hope life is on a smooth path for a while. So much exploring to do throughout the Appalachian Mountains and East Coast states.
Lovely trip to France. I enjoyed the details. We are traveling by van through Utah and Arizona. We are in Sedona right now, and it’s beautiful, but I am looking forward to getting home in a couple of weeks.
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lexklein said:
Durham is indeed quite a change, but we have spent a fair amount of time in NC over the years, so it’s not completely unknown. I also grew up in the northern Appalachians, and it’ll be nice to get back to that area more often. (My parents are still there – one of the reasons for the move.) People keep saying we’ll love the change of seasons, but I’m still not convinced I need the one we are just emerging from!
France was a great little treat. I am always a bit envious when I see your awesome van and all the places you go in it. Have a great time out west and a safe trip back home!
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Anna said:
Congrats on ten years of blogging Lexi! Hoping things turn for the better too – we all have our ups and downs in this thing called life! Loving the France trip photos and looking forward to hearing more about this physical adventure in the future!!
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lexklein said:
Thanks, Anna! Ups and downs are par for the course, but I did not need a four-month beat-down! I’m still standing and ready to get back out there, though. Looking forward to a new trail running challenge and many more trips like our little gem of a trip to France.
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Steven and Annie Berger said:
Seeing Lexklein in my inbox was quite a surprise. So of course I opened up your post and was so glad I did. I don’t often comment but after reading your post I wanted you to know how much pleasure I got from both your writing and the photos. Looking forward to much more.
Steve
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lexklein said:
Thank you so much, Steve – I am flattered that you opened my post and enjoyed it! I do miss writing about our travels and interacting with people like you and Annie who have explored so much of the world. Here’s to more to come for all of us!
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Annie Berger said:
I join the others who wish you well in your new hometown, to happier and calmer days ahead, and also congrats on the 10-year anniversary! It looks like your brief visit to France was a great beginning to this next phase of your life – how exciting. I can’t wait to find out about the physical challenge you’ve set for yourself. I hope it’s a boatload of fun!
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lexklein said:
Thanks, Annie – I am looking forward to getting back to smooth sailing for a while. The little trip to France is a great memory, something to sustain me until we can get back out into the wider world. Meanwhile, we will focus on truly settling in here and getting ready for some fun new challenges. Hope you two are both great and have some fun travel on the horizon as well!
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Kate@VanhaTaloSuomi said:
Oh Lex, I’ve been falling woefully out of shape since covid! I don’t see turning a corner in this trend drawing near. Despite feeling just ‘yucky,’ this on its own hasn’t (so far) been enough to inspire a change. Having such a loooong winter surely impacts my activity level. It snowed a couple of days after my last post, and while things are returning to hospitable outside, it will be another week until temps are back to what they had been. One step forward, three steps back this year it seems!
Your trip looked lovely. I’m wondering how the locals are responding to the influx of tourism at Saint Malo. I so enjoyed the book, but wonder if the people there are a bit weary of foreingers at this point. hmm.
Hope things get to a happy place for us both and stays that way for a long time 🙂
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lexklein said:
I know I am weak-willed when it comes to cold weather, but I can very easily see how your long winters would Finnish me off (haha)! I don’t know how you do it. At the same time, I’m sure the coming of spring and summer and all your gorgeous flowers would seem all the more wonderful after that hibernation.
Saint-Malo was not at all crowded when we were there, but maybe the morning rain held people off that day. I read Anthony Doerr’s book years ago and actually had forgotten it was even set there until we arrived! Afterward I made my husband watch the 4-part miniseries, which we enjoyed. I’m sure the residents of touristy towns experience both the highs and lows of their popularity!
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leggypeggy said:
Welcome back. I have been absent too. Good to know you’ve turned a corner.
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lexklein said:
Hi Peggy, I know you were on the long Arab Peninsula overland trip, right? I’m guessing you’re home by now, but I did enjoy your little posts from the road!
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leggypeggy said:
Thanks, I have to get back to the blog. Life has interfered.
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Bama said:
I remember you telling me about the move to North Carolina, but I didn’t know that things went rather bumpy along the way. However, it sounds like now you’ve finally got your bearings (and busy with the babies!), which is good to know. Another good thing to know is the fact that you managed to squeeze in this trip to France, and got lucky with the weather, both in Paris and Brittany! That shot at dusk is really lovely, and romantic.
There might not be anyone in or around Jakarta you’re acquainted with who’s getting married anytime soon. But you know there are two guys here who will be more than happy to show you around. Just don’t expect the city to be as pretty as the French capital, though. I hope things will keep getting better for you, Lex.
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lexklein said:
I got a laugh out of your comment that it might take a wedding to get me to Jakarta! While that was a good impetus for that last trip, I know that a trip to Indonesia will require a lot more planning and thought. I hope you know I am dying to get there, and you guys are a big part of that. Just a little bit harder to jet off on the spur of the moment to almost anywhere on that side of the world! The day will come …
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Mabel Kwong said:
Congratulations on 10 years of blogging, Lex. A milestone and I have enjoyed following your blog all these years. I can’t believe time has just gone by like that! Seems like it was just yesterday I came across your blog, and it was so lovely to see you pop up in my reader the other day. Sorry to hear that things have been bumpy with the move and adjusting to a new place. Great to hear it has settled and hope you are making progress getting back into shape for your next challenge. You will do fantastic 😊
The trip to France looked fantastic and sounded like you had a good time. Beautiful photos too. Sometimes you really have to cram as much as possible to make the most of your time traveling. Wonderful you managed to sneak in a few walks and hikes. Take care and hugs across the miles to you 😊❤
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lexklein said:
Great to hear from you, too, Mabel! Life has definitely thrown us a few curve balls lately, but we are resilient and seem to have emerged only a little worse for wear. Hope you are doing well also; I bet you’ve been blogging just as long, if not longer!
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quiall said:
I will wish you a quiet congratulation and tell you that we are pleased you are back. Trip looks amazing!
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lexklein said:
You are very kind! The trip was perfect in its simplicity – quick decision to go and not too much stressing over any details. I wish I could do more of that!
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Christie said:
Glad to see you’re back, and to hear that things got better. Hope you’ll have many more wonderful trips, like the one to France🙂❤️
Take care Lexie!
Christie
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lexklein said:
Thanks, Christie! I hope spring is coming to Canada! We are looking forward to more travel later in the year, and I hope we can make it as simple and fun as that little trip to France.
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The Snow Melts Somewhere said:
As always, a pleasure to read a post from you! For your posts, I really slow down and read them with care. I like the upbeat turn, which is how I try to keep my blog, too (not always succeeding, though).
Which hotel was the nice one in Dinard? I’ve driven myself crazy looking for somewhere to go with the kids. We no longer have many airlines to choose from and onyl one that offers direct flights from Helsinki to Europe. Mostly capitals. Can’t find a nice combo of direct flights and affordable luxury hotel-wise, and I’m feeling trapped. Also, it’s still snowing!!!
Anyway, I like to travel like that, too: without much of a plan or expectations. Anything that happens then is usually a nice surprise.
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lexklein said:
Your blog is ALWAYS upbeat! I hate grousing in general, so when I do it myself, I feel a need to self-correct even though I’ve let the grumbles out. We stayed at The Grand Hôtel de DInard. It was shockingly affordable at the time we went last year; I was quite surprised and am not sure if this was an anomaly or not.
We flew into Paris and then drove, which was very pleasant. Maybe an option for you, and I bet the boys would love Mont St Michel right next door in Normandy!
Still snowing there … sighing for your sake. I guess I got a bit tougher this winter, but I’m still way too wimpy and may have to make an early year escape plan to start 2025!
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The Snow Melts Somewhere said:
Oh, and happy blogoversary, too! 10 years is of course a major feat!
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lexklein said:
Thanks – it might have been more impressive if I had actually blogged for all of those years! 🙂
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Liesbet @ Roaming About said:
Welcome back, Lexie! This looks like a wonderful getaway with all the elements of vacation and pleasure.
I can totally relate to how you’ve been feeling. Unfortunately, it sums up how I feel during busy periods, where I focus on (helping) others or on everything that goes wrong in life – like needing to fix cars and campers or dealing with aggressive, loose dogs that threaten your dog.
But, you are smarter. You stay away from social media and blogging during those times. I find that I still keep up with all my online “obligations” and I “vent” everywhere, which, of course, takes even more time and energy. And sounds complainy. One day, I’ll learn.
Our writing reflects our moods. And it is for that reason, that most of my recent blog posts have had a negative twinge to them. Better to move away from the screen and focus on real life, taking that time to “heal” and give priority to oneself!
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lexklein said:
You are kind to say that I have taken a good approach to my own troubles and crankiness – sometimes I surely do not feel that way! But I definitely close down my online life when things get busy or crazy in the real world. I guess the main difference is that I do not in any way see social media as an obligation (but I totally understand that other people do!). For better or for worse, being fully present in the real world and focusing on flesh-and-blood family and friends are my priorities, and that can have good and bad consequences. What’s been incredibly gratifying is to see that my online friends are forgiving and welcoming even when I have blown them off for long periods of time! So thank you for reading and commenting!
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restlessjo said:
Found you absolutely by chance this morning, and delighted to see that so have many others. Glad you’re getting back on track healthwise- it’s important!- and concur with your opening paragraph. Perfect way to spend time in Paris, but my heart skipped a beat when you mentioned Brittany. We’re there in June, visiting some friends who used to live in the Algarve. It’s an obscure village- Gouarec- but we’ll only stay a few nights and then explore. Happy rest of the year, Lexie!
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lexklein said:
Well, that’s awesome that you stumbled upon me this morning! Yes, I am getting back into shape in every way (although truth be told, I am never too badly gone as proper diet and exercise are a given, even when I don’t give either my full attention).
I had to look up Gouarec. Looks like it’s more inland on the peninsula, but you will certainly have access to all the cool things to see in Brittany, especially in the company of friends who have made it their home. Enjoy that trip, and I will try to pop by your blog again soon also!
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restlessjo said:
No hurry, Lexie. I’ll be around 🤗🩷
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Lisa Dorenfest ~ One Ocean At A Time said:
Congratulations on your 10 years blogoversary. I remember meeting you here at the end of 2014 and that seems like yesterday. I am delighted to read that you have decided to return to working out hard and are beginning to train for (I am assuming) the new 29029, and that you are planning new travel adventures. Your images from Brittany are breathtaking (as always) and I look forward to more images from your sojourns yet to come. Hug from Scicli, Sicily.
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lexklein said:
It is nearly impossible to believe we met online 10 years and in person in 2018! Absolutely nuts. Yes, I am harboring hopes of actually doing my trail event in October although I still have a week or two to bail. Which I may still do even as I get back into the physical training. It’s just a huge commitment overall.
I was sure you had a typo there in your location … haha … but I looked at up and see that Scicli, Sicily is a real place despite its tongue-twisting unpronounceability! I want to hear more about that and you in general, so it’s your turn to return to blog posting!
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Lisa Dorenfest ~ One Ocean At A Time said:
😂 Scicli, Sicily is definitely a tongue twister. I can imagine the training for the 29029 is overwhelming, but also freeing. I lost my (blog) voice when we dropped anchor, but maybe it will find me again while we are wandering ashore.
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Anonymous said:
Lex, so lovely to read you again. Sorry to hear you had a rough move. Your post started out rather bleak but ended on such a high note. Brittany us such a treat and your photos are gorgeous! Especially the one of the hotel and the gorgeous coastline.
Let’s face it though, blogging is a TON of work!! We fell so far behind for a while there (real life being busy and taking precedent), that we started wondering why we even keep the blog going. But the truth is, it’s a great journal for ourselves! Good way to look back and keep track over the years.
How fun you met Estelea. We met in Hoi A for an afternoon as they were taking a break from Hanoi. Her kids must be quite big now, it’s been years, somehow.
Enjoy your grandchildren and congrats on getting yourself back into shape (and I know your definition of that is something super human in MY books!) 😆
Big hug from Mexico xo
Peta
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lexklein said:
I’m right with you on the blog’s raison d’être; I created it for myself as a fun way to be able to look back at my travels. Making new friends and following other blogs was a bonus for sure, but I have to remind myself that pressure to read or post is not why I got into this in the first place! That makes it much more relaxed and fun for me.
I remember when you met Estelea and the kids in Vietnam! Unfortunately, we did not get to meet the kids, but we did get to spend time with Estelea and Marcel on a hike and for a brief drink afterward. It was great!
I’m SO excited about your new life in Mexico, and I sincerely hope we can come visit some day!
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Alison and Don said:
So good to hear from you, but so sorry you’ve been having such a hard time of it. Life eh?! Hoping things improve more and more and that this time you really have turned the corner.
Your trip to France sounds idyllic, and your photos are gorgeous.
Oh and congratulations on the newest additions to the family 🤗
Hugs, Alison xo
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lexklein said:
Thanks, Alison – I remember you writing about a rough streak a while back, too. It hits all of us at some point, I guess. For me it was just so many bad things all happening at once. And of course there’s the good, happy kind of real life that keeps me from the blog, too. THAT is a good kind of diversion!
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Dave Ply said:
I assume it’s appropriate to give a belated congratulations for 10 years to a belated announcement, but congrats one way or the other. Lasting that long in the blogsphere is an accomplishment, even if you’re not always active.
That France trip looks like fun. You may not have been there long, but it looks like you squeezed in lots of action.
Here’s to getting back into the groove (and the stories it may generate.)
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lexklein said:
Thanks, Dave! I imagine your blog has been around this long (or almost?) as well. I certainly can’t claim to have filled these ten years with quality blog posts, but at least it hasn’t totally died! The trip to France was a little treasure, especially looking back after so much crap after we went. Hoping we really can get back into some fun travel this year! Hope you are doing well!
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James said:
Happy 10th blogging anniversary, Lex! My own one passed by without any fanfare not too long ago. It happened during the pandemic when the world was still on lockdown, so I was hardly in a mood to celebrate.
I’m saddened to hear the past couple of months have been so difficult for you, so much so it has affected your fitness and sleeping habits. I can’t believe the moving company were so bad they managed to break and misplace things along the way! Crossing my fingers that things will only get better from here.
But I’m happy you managed a short but oh-so-memorable escape to Paris and Brittany. I long to visit the northern coast of France and return to the City of Lights someday. The last time I went was in 2006 on a post New Year trip with my art-loving mom! My favorite memory of that was ogling Impressionist masterpieces with her at the Musée d’Orsay minus the crowds. We are long overdue for another mother-and-son trip to walk part of the Camino de Santiago (it has been her wish for more than a decade now), so I’ll really need to make an effort to take more time off work for a change!
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lexklein said:
I love the Musee d’Orsay, and wintertime is a great time to avoid some crowds. We didn’t go this last time because we had a different agenda (i.e., no agenda!). As I type that, I realize how lucky we are to be close enough to Paris to go more often than you can from so far away.(Then again, we have limited ability to get to amazing Asian cities very frequently!)
How awesome that you are considering a mother-son trip to walk part of the Camino. J and I have that on our list for after he retires (if that ever actually transpires!). Hope you can find the time to take off work and make that trip happen!
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Jolandi Steven said:
So lovely to read your writing again, Lexie. I also appreciate the update regarding what is happening in your life, and the challenges you faced, and still are. Although we are just blogging friends, I always find it interesting how I often wonder how people are doing when they go silent for a while. Always hoping that life is just busy and not too challenging. I can certainly relate to wanting to take one’s life more offline.
The description of your trip to Brittany is as divine as always, and it is clear that you found a lot of joy in roaming around without too much planning.
Wishing you peace and tranquility, both inside and out.
And good luck for the grueling physical training it seems you are starting.
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lexklein said:
I know what you mean about wondering what is happening in our blogging friends’ lives to keep them offline for a while. When people disappear for a while, I sometimes worry!
Thanks for your nice comments about the France write-up and your wishes for me, too. I am feeling much calmer inside, which is interesting (but good!), because things have not completely resolved themselves. Hope YOU are doing well and that Michael has been back to both help with the work and keep you company. It’s a glorious time of year here, and I would imagine pretty great there also.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Jolandi Steven said:
I’m so glad to hear that you feel calmer inside despite unresolved issues. I can relate to that. One of the biggest challenges of life, for me at least, is to find some sort of inner peace despite outward chaos. May things resolve themselves sooner rather than later. 🩵
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shoreacres said:
It’s so nice to see you again, Lex. Moves always are a trial in one way or another, but it sounds like you got the “another” with yours. I’m glad to hear things are evening out a bit. The humidity is beginning to creep up here, so plenty of your former fellow citizens soon will be wishing to be somewhere else. North Carolina sounds just fine, although you certainly have travels galore to enjoy. Here’s to a fine spring!
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lexklein said:
So nice of you to pay a visit to this slacker blog writer and reader, Linda. I miss Houston more than most people can imagine, even the humidity! I know there will be many fine things here to grow to love also, like hills and much shorter road trips to family and diverse geographies. I think our travel will be much more local as we get settled in and continue to attend to family needs and wants. I hope all is good with you in all parts of your life!
P.S. A friend who worked in Houston with us in the ’80s recently recommended a book called The Fishermen and the Dragon by Kirk Wallace Johnson about conflict in Galveston Bay and along the Gulf Coast when refugee Vietnamese fishermen arrived there in the late ’70s and early ’80s. I’m not sure if you were in the area at that time, but it struck me that you would either know this book or find it of interest.
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AndysWorldJourneys said:
have missed your blogs! But priorities never stay the same for ever. Great photos looks like September was rewarding but very sorry to hear what you went through in regards to moving. It’s regarded as one of the most stressful things we humans ever have to do. But no one deserves to have to deal with lost and broken items like it sounds you did. and the lack of responsibility on behalf of the company is pitiful and sadly too common these days. congrats on ten years!!!
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lexklein said:
Thanks for popping in, Andy, especially when I’ve disappeared from my own blog and reading others! I’ve moved several times, including a couple with kids and dogs and all sorts of stressors, but none has ever been as bad as this one. Glad it’s now (almost) over and that I can focus on getting back to daily life and hopefully some new and exciting travel. Hope you have been doing well!
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