I could have titled this My Love and Hate for AI, but that really would have been rather trite, so I have tied myself up in a few knots and come up with this heading, no resonance and sounding a bit codependent; which might of course be a wee bit true. Just a thought –…
Author: Julia
The joy of being untidy
How marvelous that I can be a rebel by just being untidy! If that’s all it takes, I feel I should take on bigger projects. Like how to convince Donald Trump to retire! I like my domestic surroundings to be quite neat. Not antiseptic, I have many useful items and treasures around, but in their…
Camino Portugues – Take Two.
One of my Camino wisdoms (!) is that the walking is simple – it is all the organizing and managing of food, accommodation, and finding the way that is complicated
Howdie, the return of the pilgrim!
Yes, I am back from my Camino Portugués. All the way from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela.
Green is having a moment…
Green is having a moment , and long may it last! I love green, and lucky me, it is a colour I can wear.
Counting down the years
Yes, I will be 80 next year, but who says I won’t be one of those wonder people who are just trekking and trucking along into their 90s?
Update on my Update – Camino that is
t will soon be time to take off for Lisbon for the start of my Camino Portuguès. Libson to Santiago de Compostela, all 630 km of it.
Scaling The Magic Mountain
the Magic Mountain is a mighty work of literature that took Thomas Mann 12 years to write. Mighty in length and content.
Camino into outer space
Well, it was a blast! A delightful great big Camino conference. It all took place in the middle of May on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, amid the trees and bushes in bloom and the green, green grass of the Pacific Coast. There were 400 of us, most oldies but…
Camino Reeducation
Do you get those moments when, despite past knowledge and experience, you feel that now, you know nothing about an important subject? That is how I am feeling about my upcoming Camino to Portugal, particularly regarding equipment. By equipment, I mean backpack, footwear, questions about hiking poles, and even clothing. How come? It’s like I…









