I said I’d never go back. You know that old adage: never say never. We’ve been on the road to “where shall we retire?” for so long. We have literally been around the world looking for that perfect place for the next chapter in our lives. For many years we were considering retiring to southern … More Goin’ back to Los Angeles
I have come to the end of our trip to Spain in May. On our last day we visited the Sorolla Museum. I had read about this museum after our last trip in 2019 and put it on my wish list of things we’d like to see and do. It’s in an area of Madrid … More Sorolla Museum – Madrid, España
Or as it’s known in Málaga, Museo Interactivo de la Música or MIMMA. I found this museum quite by accident. Whilst researching places to eat, and wandering around neighborhoods in google maps for our trip to Spain in May, this museum caught my eye. When I told the husband about it, he said “put it … More Interactive Music Museum – Málaga, España
It’s one of my favorite things to do during winter! We haven’t been to the conservatory since before everything shut down in early 2020. And naturally, things are different now. Advance reservations are required. Oh wait, now I remember that we made reservations at one point in the last almost 3 years. But something came … More A winter visit to the conservatory
At the end of July I met my sister at Midway airport in Chicago to spend some time together and to visit with as much family as possible. We’re originally from the Chicago area where both of our parents grew up, married and had children. In 1969 we moved to California. Much of our family … More A long weekend in Chicago including The Art Institute
It’s been another different year at the fair. We have gone to the fair on opening day since before I can remember. And then we’ve always gone at least one more time, sometimes more. Last year was the first time we didn’t go more than once due to Covid. Okay, 2020 too but there was … More Minnesota State Fair 2022
I’m finally getting to our last day in Washington, D.C. in May. We spent 6 full days in our nation’s capital and had a great time! We experienced all sorts of weather on this trip and our last day felt very much like autumn. The high was in the low 60s! And it was lightly … More Washington, D.C. in May – last day
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