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April – Stress Awareness Month

Posted on April 5, 2024 by kaypickard

Stress seems to be everywhere in our busy, chaotic lives. In small doses, stress can motivate us to act and accomplish tasks and prevent us from being hurt but our bodies are not designed to handle long term, chronic stress. … Continue reading →

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Write Away weekend

Posted on October 30, 2015 by kaypickard

Next weekend I will be treating myself to one of my favourite guilty pleasures; my third Write Away weekend ran by Ruth Brandt, tutor extraordinaire. The venue is a De Vere hotel – Gorse Hill, just the other side of … Continue reading →

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My life as a Baby Boomer

Posted on August 2, 2015 by kaypickard

I recently found out that I was born in the generation that is known as the “Baby Boomers.” This surprised me because I didn’t think I was old enough! Especially after watching the T.V series on BBC called “Boomers” last … Continue reading →

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Suitcases at dawn, a Cuban Roadtrip part one

Posted on March 23, 2015 by kaypickard

If If anyone had told me that I would be up before 7am most mornings on holiday, suitcase packed, taken to the lobby, and ready to be loaded onto a coach, I wouldn’t have believed them. It would not be … Continue reading →

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Cuba – revelations and Revolutions

Posted on February 22, 2015 by kaypickard

Originally posted on kayscreativeaspirations:
They say that travelling broadens the mind. I would say this is true, unless those precious two weeks are spent entirely on a beach or by the pool. The latter is the way I used to…

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2014 in review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by kaypickard

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 470 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

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New York, New York, so good they named it twice

Posted on December 6, 2014 by kaypickard

Last year I realized a dream that I had had for many years. I was at last able to visit the city of my dreams; New York. Albeit without my non-flying partner but instead, with his nephew James who would … Continue reading →

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