Reflections
Notes from our first year of retirement, travel, transition, faith, and the quiet work of paying attention.
- Catherine Benner
https://youtube.com/shorts/elvRVZN0Azo Yesterday, July 4, 2026, was the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Our family was present ....
- Michael Benner
On June 2, 2026, I drove to DeKalb, Illinois to railfan Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive roll through ....
- Catherine Benner
Returning and Recovery We returned from Cozumel very early last Saturday morning. (6/13/2026) Thursday morning I was rudely ....
- Catherine Benner
Cozumel June 6-11 then 12, 2026 In May Michael and I read about the diving in Cozumel. We ....
- Catherine Benner
The hills stretched out in ordered rows, each line set with a care that felt almost too precise ....
- Catherine Benner
I did not choose retirement the way Michael did. He walked out of a forty year career at ....
- Catherine Benner
About three weeks into retirement, I banned General George S. Patton from our morning coffee. Not from our ....
- Catherine Benner
Learning a New Way to Travel We are recently back from three weeks in Italy. When the trip ....
- Michael Benner
This was originally published on Travel & Rhythms in Italy 2026 Catherine begins Part 5 by mentioning our ....