January 2026 is in the Books
January in the Upper Midwest is cold. It is the month we disappear into our homes, venturing out only when…
Someone Really Needs to Dust This Place
Someone Really Needs to Dust This Place While talking with a friend recently, I stopped mid sentence to sneeze. And…
Charleston, Savannah & St Augustine Trip January 2026
Ten Days in Charleston, Savannah and St Augustine January 3–13, 2026 We’ve always looked at winter in the upper Midwest…
On a Snowy Afternoon in Illinois
I grew up on the prairie of southern Minnesota during what I sometimes call the “Ice Age”. This was a…
Lessons from an Unexpected Alarm Clock
The 6:00 a.m. unexpected alarm clock. This past Monday was the final day of our ten day trip through Charleston,…
When the Tide Pulls Back
I woke up this morning at our VRBO on the Florida Atlantic Coast to a gray sky and a gray…
Defining Unscripted
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Retirement, Unscripted
Retirement, Unscripted is our first year living life after the alarm clock. We’re Michael and Catherine, recently retired, married 20…
Bonaire Retirement Trip November 2025
Bonaire November 1–22, 2025 The first thing one should do when one retires is run away to a Caribbean island…