Tag Archives: travel

For Mother’s Day, 5 things I learned from my mother-in-law about aging well

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Jane Fritz

I need to put the title of this post in context. I did not learn these things from my dearly departed mother-in-law as a result of her explaining their importance to me. She never gave me any advice at all … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Women | Tagged aging, aging well, exercise, friendships, love, mother, Mother's Day, mother-in-law, nutrition, travel, wellness | 48 Comments

The joys in growing old – on reaching the ¾ century mark!

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Yes, I’ve done it, I’m made it to 75. Just think, if I’d only made it to 70, I would have left this Earth still naively convinced that the world really was becoming a kinder, more inclusive place. That illusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories | Tagged aging, death, family, gratitude, kindness, old age, philosophy, running, travel | 70 Comments

Designing memory quilts: summing up your memories in 12 squares

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Jane Fritz

In November I was motivated to start a new project after reading a few inspiring quilting stories on a blog post (thanks, Country Girl!) and in the news. I knew what I would do, I would make a memory quilt … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Quilting | Tagged family, memories, memory quilt, quilt squares, quilting, running, travel | 17 Comments

Runfessions: Time to hang up the sneakers

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Jane Fritz

In August I was full of both resolve and expectation. True, it hurt when I walked, but hardly at all when I ran. I committed to a few 5K and 10K races, and had 10 wonderful weeks this past summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Running | Tagged aging, family, inspiration, motivation, old runners, older runners, overuse injuries, perseverance, running, training, travel | 39 Comments

Guadeloupe: there’s more to sun destinations than just sun, especially learning about new places

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Jane Fritz

When we tell people that we’ve just come back from a week in Guadeloupe, it’s surprising how often the response is, “Where’s Guadeloupe?” It’s right in between several other popular Caribbean winter getaways that we northerners seek out – even … Continue reading →

Posted in Sun destinations, Travel | Tagged bananas, France, French, Guadeloupe, history, Iles des Saintes, photography, rum, sugarcane, travel, tropical rain forest, winter | 6 Comments

When is a credit not really a credit? Just ask Air Canada

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Jane Fritz

It’s a sad day when grandparents have to cancel their planned flights to spend Christmas with their kids and grandkids, but that’s what we had to do when we both came down with the cold to end all colds in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Travel | Tagged Air Canada, business, flight credits, flying, service satifaction, ticket prices, travel | 15 Comments

Running and cycling races in enchanting Bhutan

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Jane Fritz

If you’re looking for a cycling race or a road race that challenges you physically, boy, does Bhutan have some races for you. And if you’re looking for a cycling or running destination race that takes you to one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bhutan, Running, Travel | Tagged Bhutan, Bhutan International Marathon, carbon negative, carbon neutral, Climate change, GDP, GNH, Gross National Happiness, happiness, inspiration, kindness, leadership, marathons, mountain bike, mountain bike race, running, Tour of Dragon, travel | 2 Comments

China: empires come and empires go … and come back again

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Jane Fritz

The New York Times is running a 5-part series on China, and it makes for fascinating reading and plenty of thinking. The first article, this past Saturday, was entitled “The Land that failed to fail”. The second article appeared almost immediately … Continue reading →