Although intellectually we knew that the pandemic times would be intensifying come winter, we’re still disappointed that they are. With the amount of tourist travel from the US, even though we haven’t heard of a massive outbreak yet, we’ve heard … Read More
Summer has finally broken – at least the humidity, that is. Many full-timers are breathing a sigh of relief with this transition, and I, for one, am thrilled that my knees and eyelids are no longer sweating. Cooler nights and … Read More
I’m not sure if you are as tired as I am with the seemingly endless turmoil wafting back and forth across our collective consciousness like unwanted flotsam, but I’m guessing you are. Even if you are super human and can … 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’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
This weekend, we made some progress in living our brand. Drumroll, please…… our house has now officially been christened the 11:11 house! In español, this is once once, pronounced ohn-se ohn-se (pretty close to OOntz OOntz, right?) For those of … Read More
For those of you who have been following, I’m sure you remember the saga of getting on municipal power. We will always remember the months of living out of coolers. NEVER FORGET! This will be the first truly joint post … Read More
Now that the house is complete, we’re working at making the yard less of a hobo dirt pit. It is slow going, but even if it doesn’t seem like it right now, we have a plan. Planting in the desert … Read More
