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    For the Love of the Game

    September 14, 2020 /

    I am sitting in a bar (as usual) in Cave Creek, Arizona. With me is my husband, Big Sis, and my brother in law. Unfortunately, Middle Sis could not make the trip. She is however with us in a likeness on a cardboard stick...the best we could do on short notice. :-) I think she is really enjoying herself.

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    A Woman’s Place is in the Home?

    September 7, 2020 /

    Like most women of her generation mom did not work outside the home. With five children to raise I'm sure she had days where going to work might have seemed like a holiday compared to the mountains of laundry to do, meals to cook and a house to keep clean! Once we five children were older and self-sufficient and, being the friendly people person that she was, mom wanted to work outside the home.

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    OOPS! I Left My Heart and My T-shirts in San Francisco

    August 31, 2020 /

    Our San Francisco adventure is nearing its end. We have two days left and the SFSWS (San Francisco Speaking With Strangers) competition is intense. Mag is leading but Kerri is gaining momentum and Shauna's efforts are nothing short of pathetic. Stay tuned folks.

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    I Can See Clearly Now

    August 24, 2020 /

    Shauna begins the day by waking up, putting on the wrong pair of glasses and freaking out because everything is blurry. Oops! They are Mag's glasses….What a relief! She thought that overnight her eyesight had deteriorated dramatically. This was an honest mistake and easy to understand when put into context because there have been accusations in the past that Shauna was trying to turn Mag into her clone. This is most unfair.

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    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

    August 17, 2020 /

    You are correct in your observation that the above picture looks as if we are facing a wind machine. It is not an optical illusion. We simply wanted definitive proof that we actually visited San Francisco and we felt that this picture would provide it…..where else would you find a gigantic heart with a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge on it? So there you go! We really were in San Fran.

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    August 10, 2020 /

    Like most people, I am convinced that years from now, the year 2020 will be remembered as a watershed, momentous time in our history. When it began, I was determined to spend it being creative, innovative and positive. Every month, I was going to do something spectacular! Little did I know that my intention would be taken entirely out of my hands, and depend upon the course of Covid-19. With that in mind, I offer thoughts from a point in time when life was still quite “normal” and we could to a certain extent control how our destiny unfolded. What follows then, now seems quite naive and self absorbed, but…

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    August 3, 2020 /

    Well, it didn't start out that way. Forty plus years ago when we first met, my husband was your typical meat and potatoes guy. He has always been health conscious and works hard to stay in shape.

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    July 27, 2020 /

    We are so pleased to have our aunt do a guest post this week about our mom. However, before you dive in to her post, we thought a little background would be helpful: “Auntie Lana” as she is affectionately known in our family, is our dad’s youngest sister and, as you will discover, was more like a sister than a sister-in-law to mom.

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    Fitness is Fun!

    July 20, 2020 /

    Our Sisterhood blog and Instagram posts have often alluded to our "fondness for fitness"....and its true, we do believe that fitness is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. In fact, even when we are not exercising, we are certainly thinking about doing it, (some of us spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about doing it) The obvious conclusion is that although we are in general agreement as to the health benefits of exercise, we each incorporate varying levels of it into our daily routine.

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    Having Fun is #1….

    July 13, 2020 /

    Have you ever wanted to just get away? Well, after our mom Betty passed that is exactly what we wanted to do, so we booked a cruise to Alaska! In preparation for our trip, we conferred over packing lists, discussed possible shore expeditions and shared our hopes and dreams for this "magical journey." First and foremost, however, we established the one unwavering theme of this voyage....."Having Fun is Number One!"

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Like so many of us, Big Sis occasionally has diffi Like so many of us, Big Sis occasionally has difficulty getting to sleep. Luckily, she has a few tried and true methods that almost always work!
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Click on the link in our bio to read her latest blog post. It has some innovative and unique suggestions for “nodding off to dreamland.”
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Are we there yet? . Recently Middle Sis was on a t Are we there yet?
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Recently Middle Sis was on a trip that involved several flights. The flight experience could best be summed up in a few words: delays, cancellation and unexplained stops.
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Click on the link in our bio to read the latest Sisterhood of the Travelling Shoes post entitled “ I’ll Fly Away” and find out how Middle Sis found herself stopped in Winnipeg and why one of her flights was cancelled/not cancelled.
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Seven years ago The Sisterhood decided to start an Seven years ago The Sisterhood decided to start an Instagram account . We wanted to honor our Mom by walking a 5K in every Province, and tell stories about our adventures.
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So today we are reintroducing you to our sweet Mom. She was our guiding light and the inspiration for our dedication to a “just have fun” principle 😉.
Love you Mom❤️❤️.
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After an unfortunate experience on a recent flight After an unfortunate experience on a recent flight, Big Sis asks this existential question in her latest blog post. In it she details how she finally came to terms with her situation. It is her steadfast belief that many other senior women have suffered a similar fate so she offers the coping strategy that worked for her. Check it out😊.
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Like Mother Like Daughter? . Our mom Betty was an Like Mother Like Daughter?
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Our mom Betty was an early adopter of the current resistance training trend.  She took it up in 2004 after participating in a study about seniors and resistance training and never looked back. 
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Middle Sis on the other hand describes herself as a slow learner when it comes to any type of fitness. It took a while but she eventually followed in mom’s footsteps. 
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Click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “I’ve Joined The Resistance” and find out what finally got Middle Sis doing squats and lunges and joining a Ballet Fit class.
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After Big Sis talked about an article she read whe After Big Sis talked about an article she read where a woman sent emails to her friends listing three good things that had happened that day, the Sisterhood decided to adopt a version of this at their weekly meetings. 
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Our first go at it produced lots of discussion and our inaugural list of three good things we are grateful for:

 * our mom Betty and how she inspired us to start our blog
 *the fun and laughter we have at our weekly meetings and on our yearly Sisterhood trips
 *the opportunity to offer Little Sis career and retirement advice😂
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And how about you? What are three good things that happened to you today? Send us your thoughts in a comment below.
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And don’t forget to click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “Betty Would Love That” and find out more about how our Mom Betty inspired us to start our blog and why she would love our Three Good Things project.
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Big, Middle and Little Sis from the Sisterhood of Big, Middle and Little Sis from the Sisterhood of the Travelling Shoes wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!🎄🎄🎄
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See you in 2026!
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As kids growing up we always looked forward to rec As kids growing up we always looked forward to receiving a cracker box full of grandma’s shortbread cookies at Christmas. 
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This Christmas Middle Sis was feeling nostalgic and decided to try making shortbread using grandma’s recipe. After an unsuccessful hunt for grandma’s original recipe, Big Sis found this version created from grandma’s recipe. 
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Determined to have this be the year of shortbread success, Middle Sis followed the recipe to a”t” and managed to turn out a few dozen cookies that she thinks grandma would approve of.
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Click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “The Long and Short of It” and see the results of Middle Sis’ baking efforts.
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Big Sis has just experienced a moment of pure joy! Big Sis has just experienced a moment of pure joy! How does this relate to a row of single shoes? Well, there is a fascinating story behind this picture. You see she recently had bunion surgery on her left foot and although it was scary and painful, it was well worth the suffering and agony.
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She is now able to wear a variety of”normal” shoes,
(refer to the above picture) and shopping for even more normal shoes has become a regular activity. So much fun!! The excitement is real😉.

Click on the link in our bio to read all of the compelling details.

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Well look at this…Big Sis just turned 75! Yes, she Well look at this…Big Sis just turned 75! Yes, she has reached another significant milestone, and she has thoughts. Click on the link in our bio to read our latest blog post for all the celebration details, including some interesting gifts and some surprising memorabilia.
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Coffee Anyone? . On the Sisterhood’s recent trip t Coffee Anyone?
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On the Sisterhood’s recent trip to Fredericton and Charlottetown they followed in their mom Betty’s footsteps and spent time chatting with anyone and everyone and making new friends wherever they went.
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Click on the link in our bio to see the latest blog post entitled “You Meet The Nicest People” and find out why Middle Sis was serving coffee at a cafe and who told the Sisterhood about a “meat-shoot.” Hint: it’s not what you think.
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It’s Official! . The Sisterhood of the Travelling It’s Official! 
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The Sisterhood of the Travelling Shoes officially completed another 5k walk in Charlottetown PEI in record time, despite windy, rainy conditions. But there was so much more to the trip than just walking.
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Click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “On The Move Again” and find out why Big Sis felt like Goldilocks and which sister reigns as queen of the ironing board.
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The Sisterhood is 7 out of 10! They just completed The Sisterhood is 7 out of 10! They just completed their 7th 5k walk towards their goal of walking a 5k in every province in Canada. Despite wind, rain and cold they managed to cross the finish line in under an hour (a PB for the Sisterhood). 
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Little Sis shows off her musical abilities…. #thre Little Sis shows off her musical abilities….
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And that’s a wrap! . The Sisterhood completed the And that’s a wrap! 
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The Sisterhood completed the New Brunswick 5k leg of their current adventure today. On to PEI tomorrow for another 5k in Charlottetown.
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