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Revisiting… What’s In a Name?

  • Personality Insights, Random
  • Oct 7, 2026
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I mentioned this topic tangentially as part of my blog “birthday” celebration, but one of my all-time favourite posts remains a fascinating discussion about names. (Here’s the original, posted back in April of 2024) I rarely (this may, in fact, be the first time) repost something verbatim, but the comment section on a post like…

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Readers Don’t Come Blank To Books (A Little Audio Experiment)

I’m trying something new!

A few weeks ago, I came across a quote from Kelly Corrigan (mentioned yesterday in my September book review post) that got me thinking about how much we bring to the…

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  • Reading
  • Oct, 06, 2026
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On My Shelf: Books Read September 2026

Another month, another set of books to discuss.

As usual, it was a mixed bag. I read some great books, and some that were… okay. This doesn’t factor in books I Did Not Finish…

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  • Reading
  • Oct, 05, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 2 October

It’s October!

I will not talk about how quickly time is passing, I will not talk about how quickly time is passing, I will not talk about how quickly time is passing.

…

Okay, I’m going…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Oct, 02, 2026
  • 36 Comments

Highlights From Our Extended European Trip (And a Few Lowlights)

A lot of the questions I got after our trip touched on the same general theme: what were your highlights, would you do it again, and do you wish you’d done anything differently?

To answer…

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  • Euro Adventure, Ask Me (Almost) Anything
  • Oct, 01, 2026
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The Cool Bloggers Walking Club STARTS TOMORROW!!

Popping into your feed with a reminder that tomorrow is October 1st, which means—*drumroll*—it’s time to start walking together!

This will be the SIXTH edition of the Cool Bloggers Walking Club.

For anyone new to…

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  • Life
  • Sep, 30, 2026
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I Need Your Suggestions for Keeping Warm!

Today’s post is going to be (relatively) short because I’m hoping you will do most of the work for me.

My number one problem with winter is being cold. After I read How to Winter…

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  • Random, Personality Insights
  • Sep, 29, 2026
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      Readers Don’t Come Blank To Books (A Little Audio Experiment)

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