I apologize for neglecting my blog for over a year but, of course, I have a good excuse, at least it is the best one I can come up with. To maintain a blog, it takes thinking and time. Last year was an off-the-wall year for Karin and me. Karin had three heart operations, a couple of stents and a new valve.  I had two leg operations to clear clots in the arteries.

Our time was used up in hospitals and going to doctor appointments and the mind was too occupied to think much. We are both back to exercising and working at being healthy again. Looking back on it, it was an excellent year of body repair and now we are good to go, for another decade!

As 2020 is now rapidly passing us by and includes Social Distancing, we have decided to reevaluate our mode of operation in the planning of the year’s travel. All of our trips we had planned for March, April, May and June were cancelled. We will be staying close to home in Oceanside for about two weeks in July, and may take a road trip around California to see our families that are in central California.

Oceanside and Indio have become our second and third homes. They are only an hour or two from the Laguna area where we live and both are full resorts with everything you could want right there.

We have made another change in our lives. Karin has invited me to move into her house. I am renting my condo and have a new man cave in one of Karin’s bedrooms. We believe it is the best arrangement for us.  I know that our children are happy about it because they all worried about us living alone. I’ve fallen down the stairs twice, but it was ok I didn’t bleed on anything. Karin has needed a few quick rides to the ER just to keep them on their toes in case she ever really needs them.

We did not make any new year’s resolutions this year. We decided to choose a word that we could use to evaluate all of our activities in 2020. Karin’s word is JOY- will it bring joy to her or someone else? My word is HAPPY- will it make me or someone else happy? It makes our choices in life much easier and is working well for us.

Published in 2017

Most recent. – published in 2019

I am still writing, it makes me happy and I hope, occasionally someone else. I have two new books being published this year. Karin is working on one that should be out in 2021. Karin and I still each have our own paths to follow and support each other in them.

Till next time, stay close to home, wear a mask where necessary and remember, Patience is a virtue, but don’t be too virtuous or you won’t get anything done.