We have walls! I suspect that this is the part of the build process where you see the most progress. You see it not because the most progress is being made, but because the progress is so visually obvious. The … Read More
If you didn’t read the last post in this series, you may want to go back and read it first. driving baja: day one – crossing the border On the second day, we got on the road at the crack of … Read More
Aside from a stupid head-cold I contracted while visiting family in the cold/wet tundra of the great NW, I’m feeling pretty good. My man is with me, we have a bunch of good visits with family and friends under our … Read More
I realize now that I’ve been remiss in posting lately. We’ve both been heads down working as much as we can to make up for a couple of unanticipated costs – which means long work weeks and little down-time. Luckily, … Read More
About 7 months ago, in April, my husband and I moved him down to his new apartment in Pescadero. We loaded up the trailer with as much as we could and drove from Oakland to Red Rock Canyon for some … Read More
It has been a bit since I last posted, but a flurry of activity has been going on at the build site. We have officially started pouring the foundation. Below are some pictures of the prep for that. The foundation … Read More
As I pack for a quick weekend trip down to Pescadero (yay!), I’ll post the third installment in my series chronicling the changes I expect to encounter when moving to Mexico: Transportation Being in a dense, urban city means having … Read More
I can’t tell you how good it feels to see construction in full swing. Our heroic workers are out there on the weekend and they’re making fast progress. Our water cistern and septic are both in which means we should … Read More
This is the second installment in a series chronicling a few changes I expect to encounter when moving to Mexico. Southeast Asian Food Thailand was on the list of our retirement locations before the laws for expats changed so dramatically. … Read More
Uprooting and moving to another country will mean many adjustments to everyday life. While mentally preparing for the move, many times I catch myself musing about those differences. Among the obvious ones (language, separation from family and friends, simpler life) … Read More