Joyfully Retired

A vegetable garden is definitely one of my Favorite Places to be. One day we were taking a drive along a nice country road leading to Bodega Bay. Just off the road is a nice country bakery. The goodies inside are wonderful but what I wanted to show you is what’s out back. Right next [...]

Since April I’ve been following the growth of grapes here in Sonoma County, California. Actuallty, I’ve been following one particular field of grapes. It’s become a Favorite Place. I’ve been gone for a month so I was surprised at how much they have grown. The picture of the vine above was taken in March of [...]

Favorite Places is a time when I can share with you some of the places we’ve been in our travels. This week I want to share another of our Alaska chapters. There are several ways to get to Alaska: airplane, ferry, cruise ship or the Alaska Highway. If you have unlimited time and you crave [...]

This year I’m watching a vineyard as it matures here in Sonoma County, California. It’s become one of my Favorite Places I’m sharing it’s development with you each month. My goal is to show you the changes each month as it go . . . By the middle of June the plants are beginning to [...]

Favorite Places is show and tell. It’s where I show you some of the places we’ve traveled to. This week’s choice is one of my husband’s favorites. (He took all the photos.) Jay loves all things western. I suspect he was a cowboy in a previous life. He was very excited when he learned there [...]

Welcome to Favorite Places where I share some of the places we have visited in our travels. This week I’ve been thinking about Big Bend National Park located in southern Texas. The park is known for it’s beautiful natural resources. A visitor can see the Chinos Mountains, the Rio Grande River as well as the [...]