Life After 55

By Michele Reed bazanreed@hotmail.com Photos by Bill Reed In April I lost my best friend of nearly 50 years and

By Michele Reed bazanreed@hotmail.com Photos by Bill Reed I was talking with a loyal reader, who had studied at The

By Michele Reed bazanreed@hotmail.com Photos by Bill Reed It’s my favorite season in Central New York. No, not late winter.

By Michele Reed bazanreed@hotmail.com Photos by Bill Reed This October marked a full year since we’ve been back to our

By Michele Reed michele@cny55.com Photos by Bill Reed Le chien — the dog. There’s nothing the French like better —

By Michele Reed michele@cny55.com Photos by Bill Reed With travel disrupted this spring and summer due to the pandemic, we’ve

By Michele Reed michele@cny55.com Photos by Bill Reed Like people all over the world, our travel plans were curtailed this

By Michele Reed michele@cny55.com Photos by Bill Reed It’s the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and most of us are

By Michele Reed michele@cny55.com Photos by Bill Reed With a month or so of 2020 behind us, many people are

By Michele Reed michele@cny55.com Photos by Bill Reed Often, as we wander in France and Spain, exploring castles, cathedrals and