slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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On Wednesday, we decided to do a hop-on hop-off bus tour. We generally rode on the top deck at the front of the bus and it was a little like being in front of a roller coaster at times. Lots of fun! Since we were coming up to the Trafalgar Square, we decided to do…
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We knew that we weren’t going to have time to see much in London – there is SO MUCH to see, so we decided beforehand what we would focus on seeing. The biggest consensus was the Victoria and Albert Museum, so we slept a little late (at least, I did), had coffee and a pastry…
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On May 12, 2024, my sister Lisa and my friend Susan and I traveled from Raleigh Durham airport to London, via Boston and on Jet Blue. I just want to mention briefly that the Jet Blue experience was great for the three of us. We were surprised at how good the food was, and that…
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I haven’t posted for over a month, which is probably the longest or close to the longest I’ve ever gone without writing. It’s not that I’ve had nothing to say, or that I’ve done nothing. All in all, retirement is working out well for me. Time goes very quickly. I am never bored. As I…
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^Today’s stitch meditation Here’s another path I followed away from my funk into creative mode. This time of year a lot of artists do some kind of 100 day “challenge.” I’ve participated in one of these challenges once before but it was for any kind of artistic effort and I was circling the hole of…
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^Pages in progress for the Asian Inspiration board book. I am once again dithering about whether to continue on Substack or go back to only here. Each has its frustrations and plusses. I haven’t been inspired to blog lately, even as my birthday came and went and my 19th blogiversary sped by, the longest dry…
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Other than certain events happening only on weekends and many of my friends having them off, I now understand this. Also, having to check my calendar and my pill box to see what day it is. Geez. I guess I need to register for some kind of class to have some structure to my week.…
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This week I’ve relaxed into my new lifestyle for sure. Tuesday we went to our big used bookstore in town, and we absolutely hate that it will be moving about 40 miles away – grrr – and traded in a few books for credit. We immediately used the credit and I bought two books on…
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I have made a little bit of progress on my tapestry, “Rascal and Sissy Share the Sunbeam,” this past week. There’s more than one reason why I named my studio “Slow Turn Studio,” but a big one is that I tend to choose media that take a long time, and even if they don’t, I…
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Good morning! Two weeks since I’ve written and I have to say that I am feeling better about retirement. Really good, actually. People who know me well said that they thought getting away from my job would be good for my stress level, and they are right. Even though I’m keeping up with the totally…
slowly she turned 