Several years ago, Bill and I visited Sedona, Arizona. We were in Phoenix for a real estate conference and drove to Sedona for a few hours before our evening flight home. We loved it and vowed that someday we would return for a much longer stay. Well, this year, we returned for a week-long stay […]
Traveling from Bar Harbor to Portland was a relatively short drive. On our Airstream Adventures, we try to keep travel days to 8 hours or less, even though many RVers find that too much. Portland, Maine When I was a kid, we used to camp for two weeks every summer. Back then, in the Middle
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Internet connectivity was unfortunately terrible at every stop this summer, so I can only now post an update on the good, the bad, and the ugly of this Airstream Summer 2023 adventure. When summer gets too hot in Key Largo, we hitch our Airstream to the Suburban and head north. This year, we had a
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Ladies, how often do we tell ourselves – “Don’t fall” as we age? Or, should I say, how many times does your spouse say it? Two years ago, I took a bad fall playing Pickleball and broke my left wrist. Two plates and screws later, the good news is that I am back on the
We agree with Delray Beach, Pickleball is Life, and what fun we had playing in our first-ever tournament. As I posted last month in https://myretirementstories.com/practice-pickleball/, we did practice a lot beforehand. The tournament is now behind us, and I am happy to report that we did well. We had a wonderful weekend with our good
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How do you practice Pickleball? Do those 5 minutes of dinking help? This morning, I watched a few of Simone Jardim’s Instagram posts on the proper way to retrieve a lob. First, you turn your body, find the ball, and then run back and set up your feet to hit the ball. Sounds easy, but
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In retirement, will it be golf or pickleball? Many retirees look forward to spending lots more time on the golf course, but pickleball is gaining steam these days. I took up golf in the mid to late 80s while in Tech Sales. It was a great way to network and entertain clients. More and more
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This was our first visit to Delaware since we sold our Active Adults Realty brokerage to Bill & Christine Davis. They have continued to build the business, adding more agents and a second location. We couldn’t be prouder about how they made Active Adults Realty their own. Now we’re visitors and the first people we
I hear another story about broken bones, arthritis and replacement joints whenever I play pickleball. In March of last year, I joined the broken bone group when I fell playing pickleball. I broke my fall with my left arm, protecting my hard head from cracking open when it hit the court. It happened fast, but
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On the courts this morning, I commented, “Pickleball saves Retirement, ” and everyone agreed. Granted, most of the people playing this morning were in their 60s and 70s and retired; they play almost every morning. It sure beats sitting around, drinking too much and packing on the pounds. But why pickleball, you ask? The gang
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