I can see that. A few decades ago, when we traveled a lot, I, too, could live out of one small suitcase.
But in old age and alone, my needs have multiplied.
Joy Feb 2, 2026 at 12:04pm In response to "Tea for me"
You just reminded me of my mother. She always had brewed tea and she even walked around the house, sometimes, holding a cup. She wouldn't drink other hot drinks, voluntarily.
I guess we think of climate change as the rise in temperatures, which we are certainly experiencing here, but I think it’s more about the rise in extreme weather events such as floods, cyclones and extreme cold too. It seems every country is experiencing these. The weather in the US has certainly made the news worldwide. Hope everyone you know is safe, Joy.
Joy Feb 1, 2026 at 2:54pm In response to "February "
If only we could send you some of our cold weather! This year, the winter up in our hemisphere has been brutal. I am wondering about this climate change thing now.
So sorry! Some memories do hurt, as this must, too.
Still, you did have a good time with her just before you left, and that's really something to be happy about.
Prompt:
What are some things you would miss if you no longer had them?
What a question! I guess there must be hundreds of things. Yet having said that, I have lived quite well without many things. When we travelled around Australia in our caravan for almost a year I loved not having much. I liked the fact I could do the “housework “ in ten minutes.
We had four of everything, even though there were just us two, in case we had visitors.
Our clothes were pared down to basics, the same with shoes and underwear.
I think the one thing I’d really miss though is my heated hair brush. My hair is a frizzy mess if I don’t use it. Yes that’s the only thing I can think of atm. Oh yes, my iPad and phone.
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