My Retirement Stories

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

C.S. Lewis

Chicago and Memphis

We headed home via Chicago and Memphis as we wind down our Summer Airstream Adventure. One of my dearest and ...
Mt. Rushmore

Sturgis South Dakota

We carefully planned our visit to Sturgis, South Dakota, to avoid the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally from August 2nd to ...

Medora is magical

Medora is magical, but we had no idea until we spent a fun week there. We went to North Dakota ...
Beartooth Highway

Big Sky Montana

This was my first visit to Big Sky Montana, and Billings was a fun stop. Our summer has been a ...

Happiest Retirees

Several months ago, I was contacted by Ryan Doolittle, the host of the Happiest Retirees podcast. The staff had found ...

Yellowstone

Yellowstone was our favorite National Park on this trip. It is not just the geysers, the hot springs, the calderas, ...
Peggy, Patrice, and Kathy

Fun Visit with Friends in Astoria/Warrenton, Oregon

This next stop was another fun visit with friends in Astoria/Warrenton, Oregon. Patrice, Peggy, and I were roommates in TWA ...
Friends in Port Orford

Southern Oregon Coast

As we left California, we were greeted by the beautiful Southern Oregon Coast. We have been trying to put this ...
Happiest Retiree

Up the California Coast

We left San Diego and headed north up the California Coast. We stayed on scenic Highway 1 as much as ...

We could live in San Diego

We always find things to like wherever we travel, but we could live in San Diego. The weather is perfect, ...

Cathedral City, California, in July

Bill and I had a great time in Cathedral City, California, in July, but oh, my, it was HOT, HOT, ...
Sunset at Big Bear Lake

Big Bear Lake

I can't think of a better place to celebrate July 4th than Big Bear Lake. Bill planned ahead and made ...
Grand Canyon Railway

Sedona, Arizona

Several years ago, Bill and I visited Sedona, Arizona. We were in Phoenix for a real estate conference and drove ...

Moab is Marvelous

I'll say it again - Moab is Marvelous, and the highlight of our Summer Airstream Adventure so far! We spent ...

Santa Fe is sublime

Santa Fe is sublime. Several friends lived here at one point and always spoke of it longingly. This was my ...
Carlsbad Caverns

Carlbad, New Mexico

Our next stop was Carlsbad, New Mexico. The drive from San Antonio to Carlsbad was beautiful. My ears popped as ...
Navarre Beach

Cross-Country Airstream Adventure 2024

We have begun our Cross-Country Airstream Adventure for 2024. Finally, we will be visiting many of the National Parks all ...

My favorite art classes

I have just taken two of my favorite art classes from Ardith Goodwin, back-to-back. As you may recall, I took ...
My City Kimono

Wearable Art by KSB

Introducing ARTwear by KSB I have learned so much from other artists about ways to create everyday products and wearable ...

Aging isn’t for Sissies

I know most of my readers will agree - Aging isn't for Sissies! Every time I realize I am in ...
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Rock On, original acrylic/collage by KSB