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The Beauty of Booze (and the Wonder of Water)!
I didn’t name this blog WineSoakedRamblings for nothing. If you know me, you know I love my wine. I also love a cold lime beer in the summer, an Aperol Spritz on the deck in the sunshine and the occasional … Continue reading
Posted in aging, relationships
Tagged alcohol, booze, cocktail, drinking, drunk, food, life, red-wine, relationships, travel, water, wine, wine-tasting
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If You Could Curtail the (Intellectual) Effects of Aging, Would You?
Turns out you can. And it’s a pretty simple strategy: Do. New. Stuff. Because doing new stuff, putting yourself into unfamiliar situations, learning different skills and breaking free from routine WILL rewire your brain. And keep you young. It’s called … Continue reading
Posted in aging, help, language, mother, seniors
Tagged aging, brain, brain rewire, challenge, curious, health, intellect, learn, mental health, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, new, routine, travel, young at heart, youth
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Freedom 55 … Could You Do It … and Truly Be Free?
On our recent trip to Mexico we had the good fortune to meet Flor, a fascinating 55 year-old Mexican woman who happened to be dining in the rooftop lounge as we enjoyed sunset cocktails. We got chatting and I, being … Continue reading
Posted in relationships
Tagged adventure, blogging, creative, expectations, expreience, freedom, hostel, identity, job, joy, Mexico, photographer, quit, retirement, trailer, travel, vagabond
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How Much Do You Deserve?
I’ve been having a bit of trouble sleeping lately. You know, so many thoughts, so little time. So many questions, so few immediate answers. So many aches, so little head. Well, that’s not true. I actually have a big head. … Continue reading
Are You A Traveling Fool or A Traveling FOOL?
I recently returned from a lovely one week stay on the island of Roatan. Well, actually one week and one extra day and we’ll get to that in a moment. Just in case you’re wondering about Roatan (most people do) … Continue reading
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