I’m Lynn and he’s Jeremy. In 2010, I quit my teaching job after 27 years. The following May, Jeremy was laid off from his job working for a national engineering firm. What followed was some panic, motivation, commitment and start from scratch reinvention. Since we started this Encore Voyage, our heads and hearts have nearly exploded with all we’ve had to learn – about retirement, about second act careers, about being together 24/7, and about what’s really important in life.
About Lynn – Lover of books, boxer dogs, music and friends. I have lots of wanderlust, but I also lust after a great burger and lemon drop martini on my own patio. A compulsive neat freak and over-organizer, and a self proclaimed grammar nerd. I can be found on my knees in my garden, or quilting at my sewing machine. I’m a pretty lousy golfer, but believe that golf is really about giggling, and of course, lunch out! And I’m a teacher….in the past, now, and for always…a teacher!
About Jeremy – An architect by trade, he’s the only person in the world more fussy than me. He picks up after me when I make a mess. Raised in a small town in timber country, he’s equally comfortable with a chainsaw or in a sport coat/drinks beer or wine! (I’m a lucky girl!) Has loved Looney Tunes since he was a little boy. Lover of history and finance. Believes it’s his job to make me feel cherished. (See what I mean about ‘lucky?’)
An Encore Voyage is about starting out fresh, with a new look at how you live your life. It’s about being as young as you feel, and realizing that it’s never too late to do what you love. It’s about discovering that retirement is not an age, and that baby boomers do and see things a lot differently than other generations. On this blog you’ll find things we’ve learned, adventures we’ve had, some missteps we’ve made, and hopefully, some inspiration and courage to pursue your own voyage. I’ll most likely throw in some nonsense and musings that occur to me as we go down this new road. I hope you’ll introduce yourselves in the comments section and share your own journey.
What a fun blog! I look forward to your many posts. – Marty
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How exciting for you both to be “starting over.” I, too, have been in education — for almost 48 years now!!! And still feel that I’m a teacher always just as you do. Thanks for following our travel blog, Oh, the Places We See. It’s exciting to have the time to pick up and go wherever we want to go. Best wishes to you both in your new journey.
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Thanks for leaving me a message. Talk about not knowing. I do not no how to respond to your message. Hope this works. Great page. Yes name is Pat
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Thanks for following The Glasgow Gallivanter! I know I’m going to enjoy your two blogs.
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Hey Lynn and Jeremy! For one of your adventures you might consider coming out to Colorado! We’d love to meet you and show you around! Mike was a engineer and I’m a librarian turned writer. We built a passive solar home in southern Colorado this past year !
E-mail: MIdlifeCrisisQueen@gmail.com
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Sounds exciting, if not unnerving, at times. Thanks for following me at Facetfully on a blog about all kinds of things. Doing the same here and looking forward to sharing our journeys!
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Sounds exciting! Bon “encore” voyage!
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Hi Lynn and Jeremy. Nice to meet you. Thanks for following my blog. You’ve got a lot of great stories going on and it looks like I’ve found some more valuable reading material. Looking forward to catching up on your encore voyage!!…Dave.
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Lynn and Jeremy, I am looking forward to reading more here on your blog. Thank you for following mine and I in turn will follow you. Hope your day is a happy one! 🙂
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So happy to meet you Lynn and thrilled that we will be following each other on this crazy journey! So far you’ve made me laugh and cry…..that’s a good thing. 🙂
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Meeting you both is amazing and knowing your story is fascinating.
In our journey together with you both together shall be interesting.
I need not intro myself as I welcome you to my blog which shall be a self intro.
Come join the togetherness.
Shiva
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Hi Lynn and Jeremy, I’m loving the vibes already on your blog. Look forward to getting to know you both better through your wonderful blog. Cheers from down under. 🙂
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Great to ‘meet’ you Lynn! I can already tell I will enjoy my time here and I look forward to getting to know you through your posts 🙂
P.S. You and Jeremy sound like an absolutely wonderful couple! You are lucky indeed! 🙂
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Nice to meet you, too, Diya! I LOVE that blogging provides me the opportunity to develop friendships on the other side of the world! We are much more alike than we are different! I will enjoy getting to know you better!
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Lynn nice to meet you. We too had an unexpected move into my retirement. Turns out to the BEST move ever. Loving life and living to the fullest. I can highly recommend anyone make the change and enjoy your life and loved ones now. I would not change a thing.
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That’s the way it has turned out for us! We find ourselves wishing we had done this earlier – but I guess everything happens for a reason. It’s the best!
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It really does. So glad for you!!!
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So true.
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Hi Lynn! I nominated you for the 3 Days, 3 Quotes Challenge. My post publishes Wed. morning at 7am PDT. Instructions are in the post. You are not obligated to participate.
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I think I’m probably ALL OVER this one!
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The two of you sound like my kind of people! … martini lovers with questionable golfing ability, and a love of Looney Tunes!!
Nice to meet you Lynn and Jeremy!
Retirement is this great, grand adventure and I look forward to reading about your’s 🙂
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Nice to meet you, too Joanne! Thanks for joining our voyage!
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Hi Lynn! I’m Jan – also on a second career (actually more like a fourth or fifth). I live in SF Bay area and between my husband and I, we have five grown children who keep us on the go.
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Hi Jan, thanks for stopping by! Actually, after I retired from teaching, and then started doing some consulting work, someone called it my “Encore Career” and the name for my blog was born! I’m glad to ‘meet’ you and look forward to following along!
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Hello again! Just thought I’d pop over and check out your “about” page as well. So…it seems to me that you are a pretty “cool kid” too 🙂 Gardening, grammar-ing (I ❤ grammar), sewing, teaching! I used to sew when I was a kid, but I just don't have the patience anymore. And quilting to boot! Wow! I marvel at the attention to detail that takes. I love looking at quilts…you know, at fairs, craft shows, museums… As for plants, I enjoy them, but they take one look at me and fall over dead. I'm a tad bit jealous of your retirement, and I love the name of your blog. This is what I missed about WP while I was not writing. Writing, yes, yes, but discovering other blogs and making connections with other writers with interesting lives and stories, that's what blogging is about in my world. So happy to have done the "Just Jot it January" and found your site!
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am much enjoying your great site!
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Thanks so much! Glad you like it! ~ Lynn
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Hi Lynn. This is to let you know that I have nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award: https://robbyrobinsjourney.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/running-blogging-and-the-spirit-of-recognition/
Whether you accept or not, know that I think you deserve such recognition. I really enjoy your blog and the topics you reflect on!
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Lynn – are you still blogging? I haven’t received notification about a post in about 6 months. Hope all is well.
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Hi Donna, I’ve just taken a little break. I’ve been really busy working on different projects. I’ll be back…(that sounded a little like Arnold S. huh?) ~ Lynn
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