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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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Preparing to Move

With my house firmly in production I have shifted to the thought of moving and all that entails. The thing I dislike most about moving is...

A Home on the Horizon

At long last I’ve been given a production date and estimated delivery date for my Park Model house. It will go into production on Feb...

Reflection and Rituals

I got an email this week from the Blackbird Saloon, a favorite historic bar in Cerrillos, NM where I lived. They were posting their...

Where Has the Xmas Magic Gone?

I was with a friend this week, a grandmother of 6 and she was lamenting all the lists of Xmas wants from grandkids and son- in- laws. The...

December 2021

A happy Thanksgiving to all as we enter December and kick off the holiday season. This is my first holiday season I am not working 7 days...

Dentistry in Mexico part 1

It never fails, some medical crisis always seems to crop up costing a ton of money. Since I’m saving diligently for my house, it’s a big...

The Drunken Botanist

This has been a busy few weeks. I decided I wanted to do some part-time work as a liquor sampler, which are 3 hour gigs typically in a...

Holiday Prep to Afford My Tiny House

Due to the recent increase of cost for my tiny home, I’ve decided to go back to working a bit ( in addition to the cooking and errands I...

Fall In Texas

This is my first fall in Texas and I’m enjoying the weather. Temps have dropped into the high 70’s, low 80’s and most days are sunny. Our...

Dog Days of Fall

It’s officially fall! A big thanks to everyone that came out to the SW Chocolate Festival. It was great to connect with our old customers...

Southwest Chocolate Festival/Albuquerque

Its been over a year and a half since our March 2020 and 2021 chocolate festivals were both cancelled. It has been re-scheduled for Sept...

Fall is in the air!

Sept has finally rolled in and that means some good things on the horizon including the SW Chocolate Festival in Albuquerque and...

Learning Software

When one wants to frustrate themselves you just need to try to implement some software! I am no tech whiz but I plod my way thru website...

Georgetown Lake

I chose this area of Texas to live for it’s amenities, one of which was access to lakes or rivers. The Hill Country offers quite a few...

Road trip to County Line Cottages

I decided to take a road trip and visit County Line Cottages 55+ community in Liberty Hill, Tx. As the name states, County Line sits at...

Vanilla

Today I started a new batch of vanilla extract and it took me back to my time in Hawaii. A few years ago I ran my signature chocolate...

You've Got a Friend?

I recently read an article about the disintegration of American society and the fact that few of us have many close friends compared to...

Ecole Chocolat

In 2007 I was a student at Ecole Chocolat, an on line program for chocolate making. While an on line program sounds strange, it really...

Where do you park a tiny home?

Anyone who has been considering a tiny home knows one of the biggest challenges is where to put it. If you own a lot of land that’s...

Home and Garden

With chocolate on hold right now, due to no commercial kitchen, I’ve looked at other ways to make money. I often sign up to do focus...

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