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CHOCOLATE HOMESTEAD

the journey is the destination

Chocolate Homestead, is a blog about my "retirement" journey to navigate my passions- artisan chocolate, tiny homes and finding community after 65.

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In the Flow

Have you ever thought about where you live and how that can accelerate or impede your life? I have always been fascinated with...

Changes!

Well it’s been a whirlwind couple months and not exactly what I would have anticipated in my crystal ball. In the beginning of August I...

Stepping into the Unknown

Well we are getting closer to moving day. I’ve decided to move to Green Valley, Az. This location 20 miles South of Tucson is at 3000’...

Live Large in a Tiny Home

2022 Platinum Cottages Luxury Park Model Home for Sale $130/k 399 sf plus 276 sf covered Trex deck. RVIA certified. Hardiboard siding,...

Tiny House Communities

Just like a lot of you, I spent my Memorial Day at a picnic. Our Tiny House Community, County Line Cottages held its very first holiday...

Accepting Changing Realities

This has been one of those weeks where I’m grappling with some aging and also friend's issues. A number of friends have had hip...

Spring Fling

It’s a beautiful spring day – sunny, blue sky and tons of puffy , flat bottom clouds in the sky The red poppies I planted in Nov as...

Ceramic Mosaics

Have you ever felt like you just needed some art in your life? I have always had artistic professions- from 28 years in the Fine jewelry...

Roadtrip to Millers Orchids

I have always had a “plant addiction” and it has taken different forms over the course of my life. When I lived in Albuquerque, NM my...

Happy Valentines Day!

Today is the day of love. It’s been commercialized but lets not forget the true spirit of expressing your love for a partner, a parent, a...

Happy Lunar New Year

It’s been a pretty mild winter in Central Texas so far. We had a 4 day cold snap over Xmas, dipping to 11 degrees at night and highs in...

Reflections on 2022

As 2022 closes, all I can say is what a year. It had some very big ups and downs that’s for certain. I was finally able to move into my...

Happy Thanksgiving

Alert: medical issue here…Well I’ve had an extremely wonky month and am grateful to be here writing today. It all started with a kidney...

September to Remember

Greetings y'all! The past few weeks have been pretty exciting. I opened a new business called The Artisan Edge. My mission is to help...

Brain Teaser

Wow, I cannot believe we are in Sept. And thankfully the triple digit temps have cooled off and even better we’ve received RAIN! This was...

Where are You in Your Housing Journey?

Hi everyone. A few days ago I turned 68. Wow, where did the time go? That number seems larger than the way I feel. Oh, I have the typical...

Whole Foods Here I Come...

I started with Whole Foods this week. It’s a part time position in their bakery dept but this first week is all paid trainings on company...

Mojo

The Pandemic has slammed many of us who once had thriving business’ only to be shut down, stressed out financially and wondering what to...

July Has Arrived

July has arrived and the temps here in Central Texas have been hovering near 100 degrees since late MAY. This apparently is not typical,...

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