Our Friend – RIP

We had to put our best friend, travel companion, protector and gentle soul, Heddy,  down today.  She was 14.  Increasingly immobile,  unable to do stairs and even to stand up on our slippery floors.  At night,  when her legs twitched…

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Cozumel, 2015

As has become traditional,  we book a “Last Minute Deal” to a warm place for our anniversary.  This year,  the destination was Cozumel, Mexico.    While in Cozumel,  we spent a lot of quality beach time.  We also did more…

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How Work ruins Vacations

As we took our first “Retired” trip, a very interesting transformation occurred. We really did not understand BEFORE retirement how the prospect of returning to work affects one’s vacation “mentality.”  At least for me,  it used to take a couple…

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South-by-Southeast

This was our first “Retired” Road trip. We left Chicago on 25 January, headed South-by-southeast. Plans were to stop in Atlanta, to visit Liz’s Brother and family. Then continue on to Bradenton, FLA, where some friends had a condo rented…

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