Christal Kelly

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Christal Kelly
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  • Bow of the SS Sphinx
    Adventures,  blog,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel

    SS Sphinx

    February 16, 2025 / No Comments

    Learn more about the crew of the SS Sphinx.

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  • Sunset with trees in front. Sky has clouds with an orange-pink hue.
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    Relaxing and Exploring

    May 26, 2024 / No Comments

    Day 3 I think it’s important to build in days of relaxation in between your days of adventures when going on vacation. This was a new concept to my husband, Patric who wants to jam-pack as much as possible when we go to new places. I understand that desire because you don’t necessarily know if/when you will be back to…

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    Adventures in Maui

    April 27, 2024 / No Comments

    We adventure in Maui, Hawaii.

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  • Cypress trees
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  divorce,  Effys's Blogging Challenge,  Grief,  new life,  separation,  Thoughts

    Let me tell you about Sophronia

    April 22, 2023 / 24 Comments

    Sophronia Thrush is my great-great grandmother on my dad’s side of the family. I never knew of her existence until a few years ago. After my separation from the ex-husband, I was looking for a place to live. I needed to be some place that would bring me healing from the hell of the last six months I spent trying…

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  • Patric (a man wearing a green cap) and Christal (a women with long blonde hear) are smiling as they are photobombed in the background by two young women.
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    Towels

    April 13, 2023 / 6 Comments

    I have the best new husband ever. Since he’s mostly retired and I still work full-time, he does most of the every day housework that needs to be done around here. While I mostly fix dinner on the daily (now with help from Martha Stewart’s food delivery service, Marley Spoon), he does the dishes, the laundry, making the bed, weekly…

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  • Statue of Liberty at sunset.
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    Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

    April 2, 2023 / 6 Comments

    Tomorrow we leave on our next adventure. We will be going to New York City for a full week. We have lots of adventures planned. We arrive tomorrow evening where we will be staying at The Lotte. Below is our full itinery of things we will be doing. Let me know in the comments if you’ve been to NYC and…

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  • Klimt's The Kiss. Man embracing a woman whose head is tilted back as he kisses her.
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  marriage,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Slow Down

    April 1, 2023 / 2 Comments

    There was a lot to hate about the pandemic, like not being able to see loved ones, hanging out with your neighbors, traveling, dining out and all the ugliness that a certain orange one encouraged in his followers. There was a lot I hated about it and I greatly struggled in the first few months of it. I did not…

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  • Planetary Nymph
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    Pura Vida

    February 12, 2022 / 3 Comments

    Hopefully, you have updated your bookmarks to come visit me on my new website. You should notice that I’ve made a few changes. I now have my etsy store linked here. I hope you’ll browse and decide to buy something. I struggled a bit with commodifying what I’m doing, however, more than a few people have asked to buy things…

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    ten things

    November 23, 2021 / 1 Comment

    We are getting ready for the holidays in our own little way being two people who lived several decades married to other people. We will visit my parents for Thanksgiving and the new husband will finally get to meet my sister and her family. I’m bringing my oft requested sweet potato soufflé along with my artichoke jalapeno dip and a…

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  • A man in a dark suit is kissing a woman in an ivory dress. She is holding flowers. They are in front of an ocean.
    blog,  marriage,  new life,  poetry

    Enhancement

    October 16, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Today is our one year wedding anniversary. It’s interesting being in a second marriage in the later half of our lives. I think that neither of us are delusional about being “in” love and it being the cure-all for life. Loving someone is hard work. Being “in” love and the fluttery feelings of a new relationship is the easy part.…

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