Yes, it truly seemed like a miracle, as Hurricane Milton descended across Central Florida. While the west coast of Florida took a direct hit somewhere around Sarasota, the huge metro Tampa Bay Area was mostly saved from any catastrophic damage,…
February Days at Home and around Central Florida
After so many years of traveling for work and leisure, it’s been nice being retired and home for a few weeks. Steve (DOS) and I both have enjoyed relaxing and catching up errands around the house, visiting with friends, neighbors,…
Pre-Christmas Recovery 2022
It’s now Thursday, December 22nd as I write this, and I’m doing much better since I last wrote. I am writing this from the passenger seat while Steve (DOS) is driving us on our first pre-hospital getaway since our two…
Halloween 2021
It’s now November 5th as I write this and I’m doing MUCH better with my recovery from my September 1st open-heart surgery. We had a nice Halloween at home, and unlike previous years we didn’t go all out on Halloween…
Happy Florida Fourth of July!
This year we stayed home in Orlando for the July 4th Holiday, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Normally we go away for a long weekend with a couple added vacation days, although now with retirement it’s not an issue…
Looking Ahead for the Good Old Days!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in outer space, you’ve been affected in some way by the scary Coronavirus . As I write this on Monday, April 6, the world seems to more or less have stopped from…
Weekend at Vero Beach
Steve (DOS) and I went to Vero Beach on Saturday to visit my former neighbors Kenny and Mary, who had moved here this past summer. As their kids were grown, Kenny and Mary moved to a 55 and older community,…
Happy April 2019 and Easter!
I’ve gotten way behind with blogging lately, but not from the lack of things to blog about. The month of April literally flew by, and I’m trying to catch up now for an even busier May. Hope everyone had a…
Happy Pre-Birthday Steve “DOS”!
For those who read this blog regularly, you know that we are both Steve’s; I’m sometimes referred as Steve number one or in Spanish “Uno”, while the other Steve is nicknamed “DOS”, for Spanish two. My family picked up on…
Catching up with posting, and Columbus Day week Trip to Beijing
Wow – it’s Oct 5th and we’re sitting in the Orlando Admiral’s Club waiting for our 7:15pm flight to Charlotte. From Charlotte we are flying on to Toronto, Canada where we are spending one night, before continuing our journey to…