One of the major highlights of 2023 was "travel" as we again set aside a large chunk of our summer to go stay like a local in another place (Quebec City to be exact).  But appropriately, the Year in Review below is more than just travels away from home, but a lot of just doing life in the day to day at home.  I chose this format so I can print it as a photo...

For all of 2022, I don't believe I've made any updates to this blog, and a big reason for that is I've reserved my major writing tasks to my annual tradition of composing my Year in Review with commentary and photos, which was no small task.  You'll find my 2022 review below.  This year's creation is fitting for what started as my travel blog, as a major part...

We recently received a number of end of the year Christmas postcards, where various friends or family highlighted their year in a few words and a few photos.  With some envy, I often ask myself why can't I be content with such brevity.  Why am I compelled each year to spend days, hours, weeks writing and formatting a thorough Year in Review, a book in essence,...

I began this travel blog website, as most do, to highlight those trips that are getaways from everyday life.  In 2020, "everyday life" was the true adventure.  And so, amidst this hiatus from travel, I'm using my blog as the forum to share my Year in Review.  This annual document has been a tradition of mine for a long time, serving as sort of a long journal...

I doubt I'll ever top 2018 for the amount of change in my life and home, but for this next Year in Review, 2019 is a wonderful story of just settling into this new life more and more, as an unfolding journey.  By no means boring!  I've composed it into a book to print and keep at our house, but the online version is visible here.  (If the frame below doesn't...

2018 was a year for Math in our household - addition, multiplication, subtraction, division.  It is highlighted here.  I've composed it into a book to print and keep at our house, but the online version is visible here.  (If the frame below doesn't load properly, you can also view it here: 2018 Year In Review - online Canva link)

2017 was pretty significant year!  It is highlighted here.  I've composed it into a book to print and keep at our house, but the online version is visible here.  (If the frame below doesn't load properly, you can also view it here: 2017 Year In Review - online Canva link)