Tag Archives: Retirement

2020: enough (what?)

Posted on January 7, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

So here we are in 2020, and I have more than enough ideas about what I want to do this year, all of them positive (ie focussing on taking on things rather than giving things up). I’ll write a review … Continue reading →

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Seven (good) things on Saturday

Posted on July 6, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

Well you know how it goes.  This was going to be a Five on Friday post, but here we are and it’s already Saturday.  But no worries, because there are easily six good things to write about.  And then I … Continue reading →

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Five good things on Friday (mid-December!)

Posted on December 14, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

It’s been a while since I did one of these, but this has been a week with lots of good things in among the rubbish stuff happening in the big wide world, and I want to capture them here. And … Continue reading →

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Just popping by….

Posted on November 29, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

Goodness me, I hadn’t realised quite how long it’s been.  Then an email gently told me my friend was “missing the magic”.  Can it really be two months since I last posted?  Apparently it is. In my head I have … Continue reading →

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Six (good) things on Sunday (26 August)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

I made a small start on getting to grips with my sorely-neglected garden.  Taking a tip from others, I’ve broken it down into bite-sized chunks.  I tackled the terrace, which is immediately outside the kitchen.  I’ve always wanted a clematis … Continue reading →

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Going Dutch in Delft

Posted on July 15, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

I have a backlog of semi-drafted posts from earlier this year.  I’m planning to work my way through them.  This is the first – from April this year.  It took 35 years or so for us to get to the … Continue reading →

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Vive l’entente cordiale!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

Oops!  I thought I had posted this ages ago.  Apparently not.  This was a trip we made in February.  Sorry for the delay.  Also – I’ve run out of space for photos.  Time to get myself in gear and upgrade … Continue reading →

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Five (good) things on Friday

Posted on March 9, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

I seem to have entered a new (and most welcome) phase of having more energy.  Maybe co-inciding with longer daylight hours.  Roll on the clocks changing later this month….  Here are this week’s Five:  Not applying to do a course. … Continue reading →

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Five (good) things on Friday

Posted on February 17, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

My goodness, here we are again.  Friday morning. (Okay, I know it’s Saturday now.  But  truly, I wrote this yesterday). Missed a few (again).  Life’s been busy, as ever, but definitely in a good way.  So, here are a few … Continue reading →

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Five (good) things on Friday

Posted on January 30, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

Sorry, missed a week.  Because it was a very busy week.  With many good things. And here’s another busy week.  Also with many good things. (Best of intentions – Friday came and went; so did Saturday and Sunday, with thoughts … Continue reading →

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