tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post2489970354130513450..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: island lifebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-85138097644516035702018-03-31T08:47:52.986-07:002018-03-31T08:47:52.986-07:00I'm off to Nanaimo this morning, Alan - so exc...I'm off to Nanaimo this morning, Alan - so exciting, a trip to the big city. I am reminded of Brigadoon here - a sweet isolated paradise floating in the fog. With high speed wifi, artisanal cheese, invasive deer, and many, many lesbians.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-44929535651723579182018-03-31T03:21:09.282-07:002018-03-31T03:21:09.282-07:00Hi Beth. I really enjoyed your anecdotes from Gabr...Hi Beth. I really enjoyed your anecdotes from Gabriola, a place dear to the heart of this former Nanaimo Boy. Believe it or not, I once had to contact the RCMP detachment there! That's a story for another day. The ambience of the island as you describe it conjures up many associations. Thanks for this little side trip down memory lane.alandmillenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444061474903088636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-32715693870863565362018-03-31T01:49:30.099-07:002018-03-31T01:49:30.099-07:00Paris is a beautiful city with a million things to...Paris is a beautiful city with a million things to see and do, but I've been here for over two decades now and am itching to move on. The air pollution here is very bad, not to mention noise pollution (those scooters drive me crazy.) I crave nature and quiet. <br /><br />Legal retirement age in France is 62. The day I retire, I will consider Portugal as a place to retire to. Everyone is flocking there, it's the IN place right now. I'll make a trip there sometime this year, I've never been. <br /><br />Happy Holiday, Happy Easter to you both!<br /><br />(I deleted that earlier comment because I didn't want my last name to appear. Could you delete it from your end, please. Thanks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-33083795616313022032018-03-30T12:45:58.173-07:002018-03-30T12:45:58.173-07:00Well Juliet, there've been a few times on dark...Well Juliet, there've been a few times on dark days in the pouring rain, as perhaps you've been able to tell, when I didn't think I was in heaven. But today though it's crisp the sun is out - in and out - and yes, this is a rural paradise. I'll pass on your good wishes. And ours to you - Paris is not so shabby, as you know. bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-37150071604049522192018-03-30T05:25:07.269-07:002018-03-30T05:25:07.269-07:00Sounds absolutely marvellous. Heaven on earth! Say...Sounds absolutely marvellous. Heaven on earth! Say hi to Chris for me.<br /><br />Juliet (stuck in an office) in ParisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com