The swirly, whirly call to life, adventure and destiny. It is the Odyssey and the Camino! It is the voyage of discovery and the lure to the great life. Ah! I sigh. Here I am, getting carried away again. But how wonderful. We should get carried away with aspirations and thoughts of adventure
Author: Julia
Turmoil
It is summer here in Edmonton in the centre of Alberta. We have had much rain; the lake is filling with lovely fresh water, the trees are singing, the grass is so green. All is well in our little corner of the world, but I am not happy, because all is not well.
Head east, Julia!
Living in Alberta, when it comes to contemplating a trip, we have two wonderful east-west perspectives
Wheels up!
At last, a follow-up to my previous blog, all about my search for a new car. After the great soul search, research and going around in circles….Should it be a hybrid or full electric? I finally took the bull by the horns, or the steering wheel in my grip and decided on a full electric…
A new set of wheels – Maybe…
Where to start on this blog, which completely reflects my dilemma in my effort to find, decide and sort out a new car for me! OK, I know how lucky I am to be able to have a new car dilemma. Yes, yes, I know. But I don’t think I am being that extravagant. My current…
Pilgrim delight
As I write this, I am following along – on Facebook – the brand-new Archbishop of Canterbury. Sarah Mullally, the 106th in this role and the first woman. As Archbishop of Canterbury, she is the leader of the Anglican Church of England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican community, a first among equals. This…
February be gone! March in March
As I wave February goodbye, I know I should have known better than to get into the February blues. However sternly I gave myself pep talks, that February funk still managed to settle upon me. I do actually like winter, most of the time. I like the brisk weather; the dark nights help me sleep….
AI. You can be a bully, yet I love you too
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 –…
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









