Musings TOC

Each category’s entries shown in reverse chronological order

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General

Creation of the website

Origins of Beautiful Leaf Musings

Travel

Ecuadorian Adventure – Two weeks in Ecuador (one week in the Andes and one week in the Amazon Basin)

Where is Abisko anyway? – Sweden, including north of the Arctic Circle, Luleå, and Stockholm

Exploring Central Asia – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

31 Days of Pura Vida! – Costa Rica

Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and a Boat – France, from North to South

Venice of the North – Sweden, including Gothenburg

Sandstone Adventures – Utah

My Swedish Valentine – Stockholm, Sweden

It ends with a dip in the Mediterranean (part 1) – a trip not yet taken, but still on my radar

Retirement Transition

Reflections on Three Years of Self-Realization and Actualization

Reflections – 1 Year of Retirement

Reflections – 6 months in

Reflections – 4 months in

Reflections – 3 months in

Reflections – 2 months in

Happy, Wild, and Free!

Reflections – 1 month in

Thinking about retirement (part 2)

Thinking about retirement (part 1)

With deepest appreciation (part 2)

And the day arrives

Challenges of retirement

What’s in a title?

With deepest appreciation (part 1)

And so it begins….

Creative Ventures

Le-French Pig – Kitchen Charcuterie

Salmon Lox

Making Vin de Noix

Who is Kate Hill anyway?