Hello again! And welcome š
I’m not the first and I certainly won’t be the last person to try to reinvent myself. You might remember me as Restlessjo. A lady who walks a lot, and eats cake. That’s a younger model of me you’re looking at, above. Taken in Monet’s Garden at Giverny, on our 25th Wedding Anniversary, in August 2014. A happy occasion, enhanced by a little rain. I loved that shirt! Spotted in a charity shop just before we went to Paris, it made me feel a million dollars. I wear favourite clothes till they fall off my back but, sadly, I lost this one whilst out walking. I wonder who’s wearing it now?
So much has changed since then. We sold our home in the north east of England and made the move to our holiday home in Portugal’s sunny Algarve. Living the dream, the saying goes. Not perhaps the happy ever after I envisaged because in 2020 a pandemic changed our world, driving a wedge between us and our UK family. I’m happy to say that things are slowly returning to normal, but the doubts have been sewn and I no longer move through my days with the same assurance.
Do I still have a story to tell? I hope so.
Still Restlessjo 
Oh Jo I heard Portugal’s lovely too. Hurray to new adventures! And yes thank goodness life with covid is getting back to normal.
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You are very skilled blogger, thanks for sharing your great thoughts & Travel Tales.
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That’s very kind of you to say. I know very little of your part of the world.
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My Pleasure that I could find a soulful blogger in this Era.
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Hello SRJo, Thank you for visiting my blog. It led me to yours and I’m happy to make the acquaintance. I look forward to reading your posts š
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Thank you very much. We live in such different worlds. It’s fascinating, isn’t it?
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It absolutely is, and its wonderful how much we learn and experience, thanks to blogs.
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Hah! RJo, my old friend, is now SRJo. Congrats and more for this new adventure. I’ve been wordpress lazy for this past year (and a half.) I look forward to catching up with you. Wishing you all the best. – Susan (still at onesmallwalk, but nothing new there!)
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Hello, lovely! How are you? It’s always great when an old friend pops up. You must have been busy with more productive things?
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Many happy returns of the day, SRJo! My sewing machine has given me many hours of fun while we wait for the world to cool-off. And a new blog for you – that takes a huge time commitment, but your results are beautiful. Cheers – Susan
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We can’t wait to hear your stories!
Nancy
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Life has been so busy lately that finding time to write them is an issue. Not a bad problem to have! My son just went home yesterday and my daughter was here the week before. Thank you!
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Glad to have come across this one as well Jo!
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Struggling to catch up, Sling, but there’s a rainy forecast this weekend so I might just make it.
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Course you have more stories to tell and you could start with the one about how you lost your shirt while out walking. Jo, my mind is racing in all sorts of directions!
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Not as exciting as it sounds, Mari. I was in the habit of draping a shirt over my shoulder bag if I got too warm, and it simply slipped off without my noticing. We retraced our steps but it had gone. I always thought it would turn up one day šš
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Looking forward to your new adventures! š¤
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