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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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A Day at the Zilker Botanical Garden

In the late 1970’s my husband and I bought a house in Albuquerque. I was excited to work on the yard and we built a trellis, added a...

Creating New Routines

Life has been an unpredictable whirlwind since we closed our chocolate shop in Dec 2020. The choice to not renew our lease and plow...

Six Weeks In

Its been about 6 weeks now since I moved into my tiny house. Slowly the space is coming together. It feels like all I do is assemble...

First Week Living Tiny

I’ve been in my tiny house almost a week now and it’s been interesting. I am slowly putting things away and finding the best placement...

Dentist in Mexico Part 2

My problematic tooth broke so I couldn’t put off treatment any longer. I made an appointment with Dental Clinic Acuna in Ciudad Acuna ,...

A Plea to "Pay it Forward"

Plea to Pay it Forward Dear friends and customers, This is really awkward for me but I’m faced with some financial challenges trying to...

Scramble Time

The wait is about over. My home will be delivered March 14. (weather permitting). All of a sudden there is so much to do. Yesterday I...

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...

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