tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post7809357705646004946..comments2024-03-28T06:58:56.617-04:00Comments on The Next Stage: Women and Retirement: The Impulse Trip: One of the best things about retirementkarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135222421004804653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-13580527666661314282010-01-27T12:21:29.495-05:002010-01-27T12:21:29.495-05:00Nance, like you I find myself drawn, at this age, ...Nance, like you I find myself drawn, at this age, to the textile arts. A new book has come out about the women of the Bauhaus. It was reviewed at <br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/07/the-women-of-bauhauskarenhttp://netmail.verizon.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-31440189549078334072010-01-27T12:05:27.716-05:002010-01-27T12:05:27.716-05:00Kathy, you are right that “Driving to NYC at any a...Kathy, you are right that “Driving to NYC at any age isn't a smart option.”<br />We’re going to try NJ transit next time. <br />You are so lucky you have friends and relatives in NYC you can stay with!<br />I hope you can find the time to get to NYC more often. Those friends and relatives might not be there when you retire.karenhttp://www.facebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-22177577768169159302010-01-26T10:08:01.713-05:002010-01-26T10:08:01.713-05:00The Bolt Bus is a terrific choice for a short trip...The Bolt Bus is a terrific choice for a short trip like this. Driving to NYC at any age isn't a smart option. I sometimes drive to Trenton, park for $6 all day, and take NY Transit from there - not quite as cheap as Bolt but a much more reasonable option than Amtrak.<br /><br />I visited the Bauhaus Museum in Berlin a few years ago and enjoyed it, though it's not my favorite genre either. I don't remember textiles; I remember clocks and lots of gadgets. The building itself was impressive.<br /><br />I have friends and relatives in NYC I can stay with, but I still rarely get there for all the reasons you mentioned. At the end of the week I'm exhausted from work and all my volunteer obligations, plus there's still laundry to do and groceries to shop for and no other time but the weekend to do them. It was a running resolution for years to get to NY more often. Alas, I failed every year and have now resolved not to resolve. If I ever retire, I'll catch up on all these years of broken promises to myself.<br /><br />(Karen, please remind me how to post here without resorting to "anonymous" status.)<br />Kathy BlackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-53810138088453608732010-01-26T09:27:27.794-05:002010-01-26T09:27:27.794-05:00I love to read and with retirement I'm getting...I love to read and with retirement I'm getting a lot of reading done. And buses...I still don't like them.<br />MaryWriting Without Periods!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08790155653220261547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-86182938144906521422010-01-26T08:22:49.627-05:002010-01-26T08:22:49.627-05:00I find myself drawn, at this age, to the textile a...I find myself drawn, at this age, to the textile arts, where I never was when I was young. It's such a personal art form. I find myself lingering with the quilts, laces, batiks, needleworks, and weavings, enchanted by thoughts of the lives of the women who worked them.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200669326669138986.post-51692837137373359692010-01-26T08:10:37.141-05:002010-01-26T08:10:37.141-05:00Buses are so much more comfortable than in the old...Buses are so much more comfortable than in the old days when rattling, bouncing, and being squeezed into a tiny space were the price for cheap seats. It's great that you've found an easy way to travel and impulse trips are a fine use of retirement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com