Life and style – how else to describe the jumble of activities and loves we have? Dining, travel, reading, gardening, entertaining, listening to music, looking at art (and creating it), a walk in nature, seeing friends and family, writing... This section is for all of it, whatever fits. I may even throw in reflections on being a former shopkeeper and some of the interesting tidbits we learned there. Conventional blogger wisdom says stick to one subject and don't squirrel around, but heck, I'm retired. Doesn't that mean I can do whatever I want?