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A Break Away From The Everyday

2 min readAug 4, 2026

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Stacey’s Living Area — her photo

August 4: Vacation Time. Have you ever taken a staycation? Write about it. (Not stayed at home but stayed in your own city or town.) (Snappy One)

I have two daughters who live on opposite sides of the city. One other daughter lives around the corner in a studio apartment which used to be called a bed-sit. So a staycation with her is not in the mix.

When I go to stay at Stacey’s on the weekend, we usually have a planned night -time activity. The last three times have included a Fire Festival, a Thermal Spa and Ramen, and MJ The Musical.

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Fire Festival My photo
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MJ The Musical- Stacey’s photo

And photos aren’t allowed in the spa — for obvious reasons. I drive to Stacey’s apartment in the afternoon via the motorway, and we go in her car to the event. I wrote about the Fire Festival. She was housesitting that weekend.

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In my retirement, I enjoy editing for writers other than my children. My main roles are Editor of the Challenged and True Travel Tales. I also like to write.

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