Home insurance is an essential safeguard for homeowners, offering protection against unforeseen events that could impact your financial stability. In Utah, where natural disasters such as earthquakes and wildfires are a reality, having a comprehensive home insurance policy is particularly important. A critical component of any home insurance policy is personal property coverage, which ensures…
mexico maid makes our day More of
The idea that one has a servant has never set well with my libertarian leanings. Additionally having been retired since 1993 where we embarked on more affordable lifestyle. It is gratifying reading supportive comments. Did you see the movie “failure to launch? Basicly a story About 30′s Something children still living at home.…
the maid
We have a maid. I have not been pulling my weight for the last couple of months. We hired a fellow that in a short time was robbing us blind! But now we have a gem! Our new help brings us good food made at her house. Recipes to follow stay tuned!
Springsteen
Technology change, we will call it, has had its way with me of late. I mean getting here to post an entry has been all but impossible! I am trying to be patient. 30 minutes a day with a good book may add years to your life, according to a new study. Out of 3,635 people surveyed…
Hello World
Hello World! It has been a while since you last heard from me. Bringing you up to date would be a major task – so we will not go there. What we can do is start afresh and get back to ‘normal entries’. I would like that – and it is my Blog after all.…
Old Hippies
Here is our little Hippie table sitting on our deck in Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Back in the 70′s (as in 1900′s and 70′s) we were Hippies’. There are less and less of us Hippie types as time reduces. But, we that remain are far from forgetting our roots – which included that and the rest…
Remember a time…
Few things test a relationship more dramatically than a search for a dream home. Anita and I have been on this search for many years now (more than 30 – that is a long search).You get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when your partner rejects a home you believe suits you…
As the World Turns
This is a catch-all. The kind Kim (one of my favorite readers – and I his) kids me about. Bouncing between subjects is just part of my conversational nature – one topic leads to another and so on. We have been working daily on the new casa – many projects (read opportunities) there. The tile was…
No Shoe Zone
We are coming off of a week or so tiling project – with more to come. In many countries like Japan, Korea and Turkey it is considered a major faux pas to walk through a house with shoes on. In some schools in Sweden, children are even required to remove their shoes. In Japan, removing shoes has also…
Buying Land in La Punta or La Barra
One of the best real estate opportunities may also be a disastrous move. The gambler gets the pot but of course at a risk. Like any gamble there are odds – odds are if you play your cards right you can go away a winner. The Calypso Couple now owns two such gambling properties, or…