Month: June 2025

April, 2021

We took a short break and went back to Carmel for a few days. I am posting a few random photos from around town and a video of the main beach at the end of Ocean Avenue.

We lived on the Monterey Peninsula for 30 years and raised our kids there. Carmel truly is a piece of paradise on earth. Carmel is joined by Monterey, Seaside and Del Rey Oaks. Carmel being the most beautiful but expensive of them all.

Now that we are retired I would love to return and live there but unfortunately the prices for homes has exploded. There are so many restaurants, boutique shops and art galleries you could spend days touring around and the beaches are magnificent

August 2020

We took a quick trip up to Bend, Oregon for a few days. As we were still all in the stay distant and sanitize due to Covid time, we pretty much just did it as a quick getaway and to visit our son.

We lived in Bend for six years right after we retired. It was just a beautiful area and we loved it. Our home was between Bend and Sisters which was a sweet small town with wooden sidewalks and small shops and restaurants.

The area of Bend and Sisters is filled with things to do and beautiful lakes and mountains. When we lived there they were small towns with wide open spaces. Over the years and especially post Covid there has been a major influx of people to the area. It is now a very upscale and trendy area. A lot of people that were allowed to work remotely moved from other states, especially California to the area. The mountains and lakes and beauty are still there, you just have to contend with a lot more people, traffic and congestion.

One of our favorite lakes is called Lost Lake. It is very quiet and serene most of the time. There is a cafe there but it is so beautiful to walk the trails, sit by the lake and picnic.

November, 2019

Right before Covid hit us all John and I decided to adopt a kitten. We had lost Turtle, our beautiful cat of 22 years at least 5 years before. We went in to the local pet store and found our new baby. She was in a glass enclosure looking out as if she knew we were coming.

We took her home and because of our absolute love of all things Italy we named her Olive. She is now 5 1/2 years old and the love of our lives. I present Olive Wilson to you:

I just read my last post from October 20,2019! I had posted that we were leaving Cortona and how I wondered if we would ever return! We arrived home and three months later Covid hit. We all suffered in one form or another and it was hard to get through but get through we did.

This blog is for me but I hope you enjoy it too.