Tag Archives: choices

Fragile: Handle With Care

Posted on December 16, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged choices, Delicate, family, Fragile, lifestyle, Relationships, TLC | 37 Comments

Some Say the World will end in Fire… or on December 20th

Posted on November 30, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Ruminations | Tagged choices, family, Fire and Ice, lifestyle, photos, Religion and Spirituality, Serenity Prayer, Weekly Travel Theme | 18 Comments

Thanksgiving Reflections: On Being Seriously Grateful, and Finding Contentment

Posted on November 22, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough” – Oprah Winfrey “It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruminations | Tagged choices, Contentment, family, Gratitude, lifestyle, retirement, Thanksgiving | 31 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong

Posted on August 11, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, courtesy of Sara Rosso, is Wrong. There are many ways a photo can capture something that feels, well, wrong. Sometimes you look at something quickly, and it registers as something very different from what it is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged choices, Perspective, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Wrong | 35 Comments

Travel Theme: Tradition

Posted on July 24, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The weekly Travel Theme from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Tradition. I’m a little late with my response this week, but since I’m as much a sucker for traditions as anyone, here goes… We tend to think of traditions as something … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged change, choices, Christmas, Culture, lifestyle, Memories, New Year's, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Santa Claus, Soup Day, Tradition, Weddings, Weekly Travel Theme | 34 Comments

The Blogosphere – A Generous, and Slightly Random, Community

Posted on June 13, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

I never imagined I’d undertake blogging when I first heard about it years ago. (Of course, I never thought I’d be retired, either!) I like to write, but I never felt I was that good at it. My mother was … Continue reading →