Quiet Blog

Big day tomorrow! We are making a road trip. Granted it is only a day trip but we have graduated!  We are renting a car tomorrow and heading to two beaches within driving distance of Panama City.  All other beaches — and they are probably the best ones — require a flight or a very …

Finding our way around

Most of the morning today was spent learning where a church within walking distance might be.  If we don’t get plugged-in soon, we could find ourselves lazy in ever getting engaged with a local church. That has happened before. For us, getting involved with a church now is important.  There are a couple of English-speaking churches …

The Move

Sure has been busy around here!  Ultimately I find myself delinquent in sharing my stories.  So let’s catch up.  The following was written on September 24.  Today is September 30.  Sheesh!!!  I hope to do better!!! September 24, 2021 We are DIY people.  Ordinarily that pays off.  We save money; we learn something and we …

THE AGONY OF CREATING A BLOG SITE

I should have taken a course before I began this endeavor to create my own site. I’m telling you it is hard. There is nothing intuitive about it. I have listened to tutorials.  I have Googled. I have done the old tired and true . . . winging it.  I have had numerous CHAT sessions.  …

What made us do it?

Homebound during the pandemic led us to begin research on retirement communities where we might end up  . . . in our minds, someday far in the future.  We want to choose the community ourselves and avoid our children from having to face this emotional, stressful chore.  Several months were spent visiting one or two …