As noted in the post about my years bouncing between AIPT, WHD Planning and Live in HoCo, the financial crisis of 2007-2008 did a number on my confidence in our family’s (and nation’s) financial situation. I was 50 years old and didn’t need to make much to safely glide into my full retirement years/funds but …
My first trip back to Spain to see Laurie since 2018 (technically, Portugal that trip). I stayed in La Losa for a while, then Laurie and I headed up to Logrono in La Rioja and Hondarribia in Basque Country. Wednesday, August 16 We took Luna to the vet’s house in La Losa where she would …
My first trip back to Spain to see Laurie since 2018 (technically, Portugal that trip). I stayed in La Losa for a while, then Laurie and I headed up to Logrono in La Rioja and Hondarribia in Basque Country. Thursday, August 10 Since my flight left at 6pm and I had to be at Dulles …
Sunday, July 23 We returned to the Inn at Little Washington to celebrate Barb’s retirement and also our 40th anniversary, our sixth visit to the Inn in 30 years, and first since the restaurant received its third Michelin star. I dropped Barb off at noon so she could settle in, do some reading and have …
July 3 – Barb retired, Allie home for July 4 August 7 – Travel planning, Bill Barnett October 21 – General updates, population musings December 2 – 9 – Billzpage issues December 15 – Medical lessons December 16 – December ruminations, retirement outlook and Billzpage directions December 30 – Holidays with Allie, year end wrap …
The final leg of our 2023 England trip, following London, Oxford and Cornwall. Sunday, May 21 We had one last breakfast at the Padstow Harbour Hotel. I tried eggs florentine, served like a benedict on an English muffin. It was again more than I needed but quite tasty. We bid farewell to Padstow and drove …
The third leg of our 2023 England trip, following London and Oxford. Wednesday, May 17 The Greenbank Hotel breakfast was a la carte, not buffet, so Barb got a full English Breakfast but couldn’t get crispy bacon. She was slightly sad. I had mackerel baked with eggs and cheese, basically a little quiche that was …
The second leg of our 2023 England trip, following London. Sunday, May 14 I bought train tickets from London’s Paddington Station to Oxford several months in advance of our trip. A few weeks before our travels, I got a notice of rail strikes in England near our travel dates and a notice that the direct …
This was the vacation we originally planned for May, 2020. We wanted to visit our friend Ada in London one last time before she transferred back to DC. We bought our British Airways tickets and I was researching itineraries in Cornwall when the Covid pandemic squashed all plans. British Airways gave us vouchers for the …
May 2 The saga of the oven installation is finally complete. The installers never came last Monday, and after many, many phone calls with Best Buy’s customer service we determined that I needed an electrician to first install a new breaker. Once that was done last Thursday, we were able to reschedule our installation for …