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Liz I bet after all the moving around and coordinating schedules, some down time to choose what you want to do in Florida sounds great!

Looking forward to an update from Paula that all is well.

Oh, sad for your nephew Diane, to lose his fine dog. Your memorial gift will be well received.

I thought we would be sitting around, drinking tea and reading books here on Iona. I haven't touched my books! We did order up a pot of tea after breakfast and drank it in the ocean front sitting room where I had imagined we would be sitting with our books. I told DD I was determined we would at least "sit' there for a bit. It was peaceful.

We've enjoyed a deep dive into our spiritual beliefs, which we will probably counter with a ghost tour when we get back to Glasgow.

: ) This island is beautiful. I strongly believe it is a thin place, where the veil that separates this world from the spiritual world is thin. Whether these are only fanciful notions on my part or not, I feel some clarity in mind and spirit that calms me.

Today's serendipitous travel adventure: We were in a small shop chatting with the clerk and she said, Are you going to the Mendelssohn Concert? Turns out there was a string quartet playing, free will donation, that was starting in 10 minutes just around the corner. So this is how we came to be sitting in the Iona town hall, whose glass front looked out over the ocean, listening to classical music.

We are going to dinner in a bit. Tomorrow we start the journey back to the mainland: a ferry from here, a bus ride across the island, and then a ferry to the mainland. Luckily the scenery is superlative so the traveling is actually part of the fun. On Friday, we are going a small group tour that lasts about 3 hours, and takes us to a castle, and perhaps shows us some highland cows, followed by a seafood dinner. Saturday we make our way back to Glasgow on the train, where we will stay 2 nights. Sunday we will take a quick train ride to Edinburgh (about an hour) and explore. Monday back to Boston and DH, who I am missing, but not so much I can't enjoy myself. I'm sure he is feeling the same, as he made plans to go out with differnt groups of friends he hasn't seen lately.

Off to dinner!

Yes, retirement can feel very busy but that "me time" is such a great addition.

Bar Harbor is beautiful. I took DH for his birthday in 2022 and he loved it, having never been there before. This year I asked where he wanted to go and that was his choice. Lovely area and great hiking with views galore.

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Best of luck today to Paula! I am sure all will go well.

Cold this morning (55 @ 6 am). DH is golfing again today. He gets on a 3 days a week routine in the fall which is why I am returning to Florida earlier than him. More for me to do when he is gone and I can get stuff done at the house.

I think we figured out our last trip from here finally. I was taking DH to Portland ME/Bar Harbor for his birthday from 9/6-9/9, but the wake/funeral for our friend is 9/7-9/8. So we shifted the hotel back. We will go to central Mass on 9/6 to visit DD who had surgery last week and drop Justice off with DSD. Wake on 9/7. Funeral on 9/8 and will drive from there to Portland to visit with DS for the night. Continue on to Bar Harbor for 9/9-9/10. Back home on 9/11, picking Justice up along the way. Then I fly south on 9/13. One day to pack I guess!

Maybe I will start laying out stuff today. I need to send teddy bears I bought in London out to my nephew and niece in Washington state so I should do that too.

Have a watchful Wednesday!

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late iPad check in as I had a busy day. scrabble first and I beat the Shark soundly but lost the other two. But any day I beat the shark is a good one,

after that off to Costco to get the ninja creami for dh plus other stuff. My impulse purchases were all protein heavy. egg bites and some steak stuff. Hoping dh will get into the creami.

wishing you great success Paula tomorrow. It will be great I bet,

dd so love your travel reports All charming.

peps do you ever take a goof off day.

not much else Watched episodes of Wednesday fun

dog cady of my nephew with new baby had to be euthanized big tumor. She was a nurse dog - so sweet with the baby. I will make a memorial figure, they are off on first flight with five month old

DIANES

We manage with one car in Florida but mostly because if we are both busy it is almost always because one of us is at the clubhouse which we can walk to from our house. On the Cape we have 2 cars because when DH plays golf he is gone for 5 hours and I would go crazy stuck at home every time. I think Peps recommendation to wait a year is a good one.