Follow Blog by RSS feed
Top Posts & Pages
- Can we get by without a strong, respected United Nations? Please say no!
- Pressure is a privilege – really?
- Designing memory quilts: summing up your memories in 12 squares
- Map Monday: global trade is an ancient tradition
- Map Monday: taking a look at social progress around the world
- Contemplating how great civilizations rise and fall through maps
- Why you should visit Canada’s Maritime provinces
- Life lesson from Stephen Covey: tending the ties that bind
- Haiti: There’s more to sun destinations than just sun, and sometimes it’s heartbreaking
- Today is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Why?
-
Recent Posts
- Can we get by without a strong, respected United Nations? Please say no!
- Map Monday: taking a look at social progress around the world
- Canada’s most closely guarded secret: October is Women’s History Month
- Map Monday: what will our world look like when all the ice sheets melt?
- Thoughtful Thursday: reflecting on what’s really important
- Celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving in 2020: Give thanks, not COVID
- Could the goodies lose?
- Does power inevitably corrupt? Really?
- Words of wisdom come back to taunt us
- Today is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Why?
Categories
Archives
Copyright notice
Please do not reblog or otherwise publish or disseminate any content from this site, including prose, photos, or drawings, without written permission. The photographs, drawings, and text contained on this site are the property of Jane Fritz and may not be used without written permission.
I am not responsible for republished content from this blog on other blogs or websites without permission. This copyright/privacy policy is subject to change without notice and was last updated on February 9, 2012. If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly here: robbysjourney@gmail.com.
Blogger awards
-
Meta
Tag Archives: friends
Choosing to be happy
In a recent post, Bucket lists, quests, and meaning in life, I explored the theory that there is more happiness in the pursuit of a personal goal or quest than in the accomplishment itself. Chris Guillebeau described this convincingly and … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Women
|
Tagged be there, commitment, family, fresh air, friends, happiness, inspiration, just do it, kindness, look for the best in people
|
6 Comments
Thanks for the memories
I‘m so glad we had this time together, … The Carol Burnett Show theme song The second anniversary of my journey with Robby Robin is rapidly approaching. Time for reflection. And I think maybe it’s time to take my journey in … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Writing
|
Tagged blogging, endings, farewell, farming, friends, inspiration, older runners, Robby Robin, running, thank you, travel, Writing for children
|
35 Comments
Our 15 favourite trips, for now at least
We have been travelling together since we were first married more than 45 years ago. My husband and I love to see new places and learn about different cultures and their history. We love to experience firsthand the remarkable variation in natural settings, … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Travel
|
Tagged Bhutan, Bolivia, botswana, California, camping, Chile, China, Falklands, family, France, friends, galapagos, Germany, grand canyon, Greece, India, inspiration, Italy, Peru, photography, Rio de Janeiro, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, Tierra del Fuego, travel, Ushuaia, York
|
11 Comments
Dealing with loss – it never gets any easier
This post was meant to be about leadership. Leadership versus management. But that will have to wait, because a more pressing topic has emerged: dealing with loss. This morning we learned that a very dear friend has died. In this … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories
|
Tagged death, family, friends, Golden Rule, inspiration, leader, leadership, life, lives well lived, love
|
17 Comments
