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grm555
Nov 182 min read
Looking Ahead...When Your Heart is Broken
In life, we tend to fantasize about things we want or expect to happen. Like the joy you will get the next time you see family or...
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grm555
Sep 101 min read
A Baby Boomer's Win
I recently got word that a short story of mine called "DREAMER" was selected by Writer's Weekly 2024 Summer Short Story Contest as the...
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grm555
Jun 171 min read
SILENT NIGHTS...
I wrote this a few years ago when my grandson was just five. He is 12 now, but the sentiment is still there. If you have grandchildren,...
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grm555
May 202 min read
Ireland or Bust
Leaving Frankfurt, we flew Lufthansa Business Class to Dublin. “Business Class” was used very loosely as the only thing different between...
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grm555
May 155 min read
Always A New Adventure...
Germany. Think about it. If it weren’t for the fact that we have a wonderful friend, (Karin,) who was from Germany or that Traveler #2...
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grm555
May 144 min read
At Our Age, How Do We Make it Anywhere?
I am quite a bit behind on posting as life on the road has been demanding, (in a good way.) I will shorten this post to catch you all up....
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grm555
May 73 min read
Frankfurt or Bust...
The trip off the boat to the airport was something out of a Laurel & Hardy movie. We followed all...well, mostly all...okay, one rule in...
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grm555
Apr 284 min read
Slick & Tootsie...Day 8 at Sea
(Just kidding, Folks!) It took a while to get “the lay of the land” for this trip. The ship, RCCL’s, the Oasis of the Seas, was a large...
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grm555
Apr 253 min read
Onboard The Oasis Of The Seas... A Bit of Trouble?
We have been at sea now for five days. I will spare you the details of boarding, but let’s just say it was just a little bit less...
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grm555
Apr 204 min read
The Adventures of Slick & Tootsie..Day Two
Day Two of Our Drive to the Miami Cruise Port. The journey between the Panhandle of Florida and South Florida can be done in a day for...
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grm555
Apr 203 min read
The Adventures of Slick & Tootsie Spring 2024
Okay folks, Slick and Tootsie are in the throws of our next journey. We shall be cruising to Spain on Sunday, flying to Germany to see...
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grm555
Apr 103 min read
When an Exercise Gadget Leads to a Memory
A while ago, I purchased a "Fitbit" to motivate me to lose a bit of weight. Fitbit is a calculator of sorts. It monitors, via a black...
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grm555
Mar 121 min read
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
As we age we tend to reflect on our lives. We think about those who have touched us at some point in our lives. In the past few years, I...
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grm555
Feb 262 min read
Tell Me It Isn't the Coffee
I'm scratching myself like a tick-eaten dog. Every inch of me itches and I don't know why. This is day two of endless digging, rapidly...
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grm555
Feb 73 min read
I Am Comforted By Comfort Food
So, our son spent an extended period of time with us while his wife and child were settling into their new home and job in Germany. We...
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grm555
Jan 233 min read
And On We Go....
We are several days into our stay at Lucca. The weather has been perfect, as has everything we have done. Against my better judgment we...
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grm555
Jan 234 min read
The Journey Toward Home...
We have dumped Traveler #3 with his mom, as they will now be living in Germany. As the grandmother whom the boy affectionately calls...
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grm555
Jan 131 min read
Leaving Fuchal, Spain
Slipping from the harbor at midnight, Clouds ghosting the hills of Fuchal A full moon obsesses a veiled sky Gaiety echoes from bars...
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grm555
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Travel at Our Age...Part 2 (with a Preteen)
We are now two full days into our trip. We defied death on our journey from the Florence airport to our hotel in Historic Old Town...
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grm555
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Traveling With A Preteen (At Our Age)
Well, the new Italian Adventure begins... This year, our grandson, age 11, will be accompanying us. His first trip to Europe, but he is...
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