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...
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.
Have you ever thought about where you live and how that can accelerate or impede your life? I have always been fascinated with...
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...
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’...
2022 Platinum Cottages Luxury Park Model Home for Sale $130/k 399 sf plus 276 sf covered Trex deck. RVIA certified. Hardiboard siding,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vanilla is a coveted and popular spice and is used in its many forms-whole split beans, vanilla paste, dried powder , vanilla sugar and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 and the temps here in Central Texas have been hovering near 100 degrees since late MAY. This apparently is not typical,...