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April 2020

Bear and Not Bear

Bear and Not Bear

People are putting bears in their windows to amuse passersby. We wanted to get in on the fun, but our house isn’t ideal since we don’t have any windows on the front of the house.

So we did what we could with the “windows” in our front door.

Slimy, Glowing Things

Slimy, Glowing Things

  • Travel
When I first arrived as a new immigrant to what was then immodestly known as “God’s Own Country”, there were far fewer major tourist attractions than there are today. The mud pots of Rotorua bubbled as they still do, Queenstown was a charming village set amongst mind-numbing scenery between
Matia Island

Matia Island

  • Travel
Unlike Sucia Island, where the Spanish pronunciation is not commonly used, Matia is pronounced Mah-tee-ah more often than not. You will find some who say May-sha, but not many.

Most of this 145 acre Island is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a National Wildlife Refuge.

Sucia Island

Sucia Island

  • Travel
Arrrrrgh! Grab a chart me mateys and follow along as I tell ye a tale o’ social distancing on the high seas. Arrrrrgh (again)!

Or, you can have a look at the route we took here.

Let me begin with a short history lesson. These Islands were “discovered” (in the

Left Unsaid

Left Unsaid

  • Travel
This is supposed to be a travel blog and one thing’s for sure, there won’t be much traveling for a while. So I’ve decided to say a bit more about our February trip to New Zealand.

Let’s begin in Rotorua.

Back in the day, this North

Moving On (again!)

Moving On (again!)

They say that the third time’s the charm. I hope so because I’m getting tired of moving this blog!

So, what’s going on? It’s not easy to find a good place to host a blog. Some are free, but insert ads into posts. Some are difficult