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Small Town Life Unlocked

I'm not sure how I pictured retired life in a sleepy little town, but it turns out to be not so sleepy. Three mornings I'm at the school, two mornings I'm dragon boating, and one morning I'm at agility training. So much for sleeping in. Ray has competitive paddling two evenings a week and fits … Continue reading Small Town Life Unlocked →

chodurafamily Fun with Friends, Warm Showers (for cyclists) 4 Comments June 9, 2022

A Kazakh and an American walk into our house…

Not the start of a joke, but the way our Thursday evening started this week. In a previous post, I wrote about a Czech cyclist who'd come to stay with us through Warm Showers, an accommodations network for cyclists. We'd signed up as hosts near the end of the 2019 cycling season, but by the … Continue reading A Kazakh and an American walk into our house… →

chodurafamily Warm Showers (for cyclists) 4 Comments May 28, 2022May 28, 2022

Sister Time and Warm Showers

When I saw that there was going to be a chocolate show in Ottawa, I contacted my friend Sarah, who wants to learn how to make bean-to-bar vegan chocolate, and we decided to make it into a 'sister' weekend. I met Sarah through Big Sisters when she was 11 years old and I was 31. … Continue reading Sister Time and Warm Showers →

chodurafamily Sister time, Warm Showers (for cyclists) 3 Comments October 11, 2019May 27, 2022

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I'm Carolyn, the creator and author behind this blog. I write about retired life, psychology, books, small-town life, pet-sitting, home exchanges, friendship, travel or whatever is going on in my life with my husband Ray, our son Nick, our dog Juno and our family and friends. 

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