This is a great little post with some valuable tips. I totally agree. The way you bring passion and engagement into the things you do can really change your outlook on live.

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The only posts here are in the second half of 2014.  Very odd.

The festive street lights are very bright, especially when it's foggy.

Green thumb please.

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LOL....

Trix....... I just dribbled on my laptop!!!  LOL

on crusty baked bread rubbed with garlic and a drizzle of olive oil.....

with freshly torn basil.....

OMG....yes....

Tiny Italian plum tomatoes fresh from the vine.....

and lots of foods to try...

Trix... I like your thinking! Think of the fun we could have!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm thinking that perhaps 2 trips will be needed....(we cant take the money with us when we die...lol)...we should plan on visiting the christmas trees we have admired from afar....and some places should be seen in at least 2 seasons...winter/summer....spring/autumn...

yes....we did sort of have a trial run of the ice age last winter....lol

Having said that about cold weather.... I would hate to have the cold weather that the US had this last winter. There's cold.... and there's COLD!!!!!!

Trix... I find the heat bothers me more than the cold, especially humid heat. I'm happier going out for a walk in cooler weather.

The Lottery Vacation..... the other day I actually looked at Google maps to see which would be the best route for me!!!! There are so many tempting places to visit.

the older i get the more the cold bothers me...i'm thinking that our lottery winnings trip will have to be for at least a year...keep seeing more and more places i would like to visit...

Ours was!!!  We had 2 huge open fires and a portable paraffin heater. That was why we started going to Spain for 3 months in the winter. The apartments were much easier to keep warm but by then we'd got into the habit of Spanish holidays!

i bet there a bitch to heat in the winter....

Lots of Italy, France and Spain look like this. It's like stepping into the past.