Category Archives: Blogging

Chasing Family… Down a Rabbit Hole and Up a Tree

Posted on March 6, 2017 by The Retiring Sort

I haven’t regularly posted to this blog for a while. Life gets in the way sometimes, but since this week marks my 5-year “blogoversary” I’m inspired to jump back in. I’ve recently had eye surgery, and the world is literally … Continue reading →

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The Giving Season and the Thoughtful Giver

Posted on December 1, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

It’s that time of year again. Since before Hallowe’en, US stores have been sneaking Christmas items onto their shelves. Blue and silver Hannakuh wrapping paper and red and green Christmas candies have appeared everywhere, and seasonal music has begun playing … Continue reading →

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The Value of Connections – MS Awareness Week

Posted on March 2, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

Well, I signed on to my blog to do this post, and as it happens, today is the 3rd anniversary of the registration of this blog! It hardly seems possible. In that time, there have been days when I spent … Continue reading →

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Honey, I’m Home!

Posted on November 22, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

Hi there, strangers. OK, my blogging hiatus has lasted much longer than I had intended. But since this will be both my “I’m Back” announcement, and my 200th post, I’m thinking I should put a little thought into where I … Continue reading →

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Courtesy 101 – Trying to Recapture a Social Grace

Posted on January 15, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

Normally I stay away from touchy subjects on this blog. But a confluence of events has brought an issue that bothers me to the front of my mind. This has annoyed me for some time, and now I feel compelled … Continue reading →

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Possibilities and New Beginnings

Posted on January 7, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

Here we are in January again, turning the page of the calendar. January symbolizes fresh starts to many of us, and is even named for Janus, the Roman god of gates, passages, and doors; of beginnings, transitions, and endings. Janus is … Continue reading →

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