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Alligators?  Ho hum ….

On February 7, 2023January 10, 2024 By DbmakesIn Florida 20235 Comments

NOTE:  I've added photos to this post, and unfortunately they don't show in the email notification.  So please visit the  blog directly if you want to see some pics.   Just a quick update as I wing my way home from my spur-of-the-moment, 4 night visit to Florida.  A RELAXING AND MEMORABLE JOURNEY! Jae and Leslie's …

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Florida Family

On February 3, 2023January 10, 2024 By DbmakesIn Florida 202314 Comments

After a year of no air travel in 2022, I'm ready to try flying again. Joe and I did fly to Pismo Beach over this last Christmas to see my family, and that ended up being THE BEST decision considering the weather and travel nightmares in the rest of the country. I got a wild …

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Carlsbad, New Mexico

On December 4, 2022 By DbmakesIn Experiences7 Comments

It is always so interesting to visit the city where Joe Madrid grew up. Since my pre-adulthood consisted of never living in one place longer than 4 years, I am intrigued by his boyhood, teenage, and "bad boy" stories. And living in a desert city in Southeast New Mexico that has a literal "river running …

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“The More Things Change …

On November 22, 2022December 5, 2022 By DbmakesIn Personal Thoughts ~19 Comments

... the more they stay the same." Has it really been over two years since I've posted to my blog? The last post was Sept 12, 2020, after returning from a vacation in the Pacific Northwest with my niece and Twin Soul, Jewelz. And now it is Thanksgiving week 2022. And I have another 2 …

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Changes and Choices

On September 12, 2020June 27, 2023 By DbmakesIn Puget Sound Private Island 20208 Comments

I'm in the Seattle Airport as I write this, eagerly awaiting my direct flight back to Tucson.   I typically love to get to the airport early, especially in Seattle, due to the amazing seafood here.  But it seems that COVID has ruined that, too, with many restaurants closed or not even serving food.   And looking …

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Heaven on Earth

On September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 By DbmakesIn Puget Sound Private Island 202014 Comments

And that is the only way to describe Herron Island in the Puget Sound, just west of Tacoma. But first .... I need to back up to Monday, Labor Day, when I flew up to Seattle.  Great flight, including having no one seated next to me.  I felt safe and comfortable. Of course Jewelz picked …

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