Joyfully Retired

Favorite Places is my chance to show you some of the places we have visited in our travels. We have been parked at our son’s in Northern California since last November. We are going to stay parked here in their big side yard for the rest of the year. It’s make me antsy for the [...]

Going to Alaska was one of the dreams we saved for our retirement. The whole place is definitely one of our Favorite Places. We knew we wanted to see the Arctic Circle while we were there but debated whether to drive up the highway ourselves. Because we were nearing the end of four months up there, [...]

On Sunday I like to show you some of my Favorite Places that I have seen on my travels. Today I want to tell you about a little section of the Oregon Coast. There is nothing like the beach, even if you have to wear a warm jacket because it’s so cold. Recently, while visiting [...]

Favorite Places is a weekly feature in which I show you some of the places we have visited in our travels. This year we are staying in Northern California so my husband, the handyman, can help our son rehab his house. So here we are in Wine Country. Everywhere we go we see rows of [...]

This time of year my Favorite Place to be outdoors. Every year I love to look around and find those first signs that nature is coming back from it’s winter rest. Here are a few things I’ve spotted over the last two weeks. My sinuses know when the trees start blooming. But it’s okay. They [...]