As the days pass by, each oddly similar to the other, I realized it had been a while since I posted. The anxiety that comes from social media feeds filled with COVID doom, continually exasperating political news, orange skies from … Read More
Things are heating up here in many ways, some more welcome than others. The first is physical. Summer has arrived with it’s humidity and increased temperatures. As I type this at 11am, it is 84 degrees and 63% humidity (feels … Read More
I love Mexican food, but I have a serious soft spot for Yucatean cuisine. We have spent a fair amount of time wandering the ruins of the peninsula and the beautiful cobblestone streets of Mérida. If you followed the blog … Read More
Last week, as I was regaling a neighbor about the comings and goings of the ground squirrel community living in our backyard rockpile, he said “Isn’t it amazing what you focus on in retirement?” To be clear, this is also … Read More
I realized I hadn’t penned a post for a while. If you are still sheltering in place like we are, life is pretty mundane (luckily). Things are opening up here, which freaks me out. The population of ex-pats that is … Read More
I haven’t spoken much about retirement lately. For me, it is a sensitive topic right now with so many out of work. I feel for all those who have been fighting to make ends meet. While we are not living … Read More
I’ve been struggling a bit about how to keep going with this blog and still be cognizant of the multiple dumpster fires that are burning around the globe. After a lot of thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that some … Read More
Back in the day when money was tight, Switch and I used to scratch our travel itch with long road trips across the U.S. We did at least 5 cross country trips taking all different routes; even one that sent … Read More
