What we've learned about retiring early, health, technology, RVing and an active lifestyle.
We had the first sprinkle of snow this morning. While our official close is tomorrow, I put the closed sign up. It’s always a rush to shut down services and close the campground before it freezes. It’s a miserable job to find shut offs and close them off in the snow. It has been a … Read more
It’s been a great start to September and the wind down of our camping season. Today was doing some work around the track. These three riders took advantage of the day and the track to give their mounts some exercise.
Both Della and I took a moment to pause when we heard of the death of Dr. DuBois today. We heard him speak several times and we both think he changed the course of our lives. We first were moved by his commitment to humanity. He was one of the first to recognize and treat … Read more
The BC Wildfire Service and Williams Lake Fire Department took care of a potential fire concern by doing a burn today. They shared a comprehensive plan with us and did exactly what they said they’d do. I’m impressed and loving the results. Now, I shouldn’t have to climb that hill to pick garbage. It’s really … Read more
We’ve spent the winter seeing a lot of doctors. We have just reached an age where we know that we’ve overlooked some things and we’re doing our best to avoid being limited in our lifestyle. We’ve observed that some Doctors will make lifestyle recommendations. Many simply prescribe drugs. I don’t know if this is because … Read more
Bad habits can include overeating, drinking too much, procrastinating or even feeling anxious.
My father-in-law, Maurice Burke passed away on Jan 24, 2021. He passed away at home at 90 years old of natural causes late at night surrounded by his wife and daughter. Burke Family a couple years ago In the time since I’ve had some thoughts about what I learned from him. For the past, 10 … Read more
We often hear I take vitamins so I don’t need Juice Plus+. With the help of Dr. Smokey Santillo, I’ll do my best to explain why that’s not true. Dr. Santillo is the developer of Juice Plus+. He did so to help his father’s nutritional needs during his bought of Cancer. Dr. Santillo recommends that … Read more
I’ve become a student of history. It teaches us how we reached this stage in our events. A couple of shows I’ve watched recently provided insight into why some people feel this incredible anger. The first is a Ted Talk with a link below. The Atlantic slave trade The second is a show on CBC … Read more
I’ve gotten some strongly worded replies to a couple of posts lately. The replies made me wonder and worry about people’s motivations for replying to someone they don’t know with pretty harsh words. I realize I don’t know people’s situations so I’m not being overly critical. Even though I receive hundreds of supporting replies those … Read more