Monthly Archives: September 2025

Day 4 – St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 by Paul

St. Croix trivia includes its status as the location of the easternmost point in the United States, Point Udall, its status as the only U.S. territory where people drive on the left, and the location of the deepest point in … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Charlotte Amalie

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2025 by Paul

Charlotte Amalie is a city and cruise ship port on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas.  It is the capital of the US.  Virgin Islands.  Its Danish colonial architecture includes Blackbeard’s Castle, a 1600s watchtower.  The 99 Steps ascend to … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Boarding Our Ship!

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2025 by Paul

At 6:00 am, it was already 85 degrees and climbing! One look at Mary and I knew she needed a Starbucks fix.  I took the elevator down to search for her coffee.  I was looking at the directory, and when … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – We Are Off!

Posted on Saturday, September 27, 2025 by Paul

Nope, the sounds of Alexa’s going off made us jump out of bed and finish packing before the 2:45 am departure from Orange.  Robin is coming back to our house to spend time since Bob is in New Hampshire for … Continue reading →

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T-1 And ALMOST Ready To Go

Posted on Friday, September 26, 2025 by Paul

Mary fixed the coffee this morning; I didn’t even know it was broken!  We checked in online.  When the system works and is NOT too complicated, it makes traveling easier. The system only hiccupped once, and that was when we … Continue reading →

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Normal “Kinda” Thursday!

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2025 by Paul

We were up pretty early and began packing using the front guest room!  I put together the roll-around clothes hanger from Amazon, and it is working out very well! We got ready to go to the Elks around 11:00 am … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Has Arrived!

Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 by Paul

I thought I was retired until Alexa began screeching that it was time to rise at 5:30 am.  We beat the roosters again, so maybe I will crow as I drive down the street. We headed for Mary’s PT session … Continue reading →

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More Good News!

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 by Paul

Today, we spent two hours working in the garden and then prepared for our visit to the cardiologist.   It was a good visit as the BP is normal, no atrial fibrillation.  I need to see him in about six weeks … Continue reading →

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Back To Work!

Posted on Monday, September 22, 2025 by Paul

Monday was a good day.  We visited the heart surgeon who did the ablation, and he pronounced me “No Afib”.  He did say it could return, but it also may be gone forever.  I was cleared for the cruise to … Continue reading →

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Today We Dance!

Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2025 by Paul

Mary was busy ironing for our upcoming trip and establishing her clothes menu.  We worked in the office until 3:00 pm, as it was time to get ready for the Starlighter’s Route 66 dance. Visit our dance on the Starlighter’s … Continue reading →

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Octoberfest At The Elks

Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2025 by Paul

The three of us were up and had our coffee before Robin departed for home.   She will return tonight for round two of the weekend, Oktoberfest! We worked in the yard for a bit, but spent the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Was A Good Day!

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2025 by Paul

We had one more morning in the garden and cut just enough to fill up two 90-gallon trash cans with trimmings.  Around 11 am, we started getting cleaned up, as we had a 1:30 pm doctor’s appointment with the vascular … Continue reading →

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Another Day… Another Dinner!

Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2025 by Paul

In the morning, we went out and trimmed about 1/10th of the summer garden, leaving the remains on the walkway for Carlos to remove tomorrow.    After the heart ablation operation, I was amazed at how much energy I had.  … Continue reading →

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Off And Running!

Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 by Paul

Examining our schedule revealed we had a busy day again, beginning with our hair appointments at 10:00 am in Huntington Beach.  We were driving the doodlebug today as the Silver Fox was in the repair shop getting a beauty treatment.  … Continue reading →

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We Kept Busy!

Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by Paul

After the loss of Scout, we wanted to keep busy!  So we did!  First, we dropped off my car for its 60,000-mile checkup.  We thought we needed a change of spark plugs, which would have been about $600, but the … Continue reading →

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A Very Sad Day Indeed

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2025 by Paul

This morning was very different.  We have been close to Scout for several days, seeing him slowly fail.  This morning, he was huddled up near the fireplace, and for the third day, he could not walk.  As usual, he was … Continue reading →

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Get ‘Er Fixed!

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2025 by Paul

Our son, Joe, came over this morning to breathe new life into the overhead bathroom exhaust fan and heater since I no longer do ladders!   I went to YouTube and have the video on how to replace the part.  

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The Holiday Season Has Begun!!

Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2025 by Paul

Halloween is only six weeks and a trip to the Caribbean away, so we thought we would start early when the selections are best! Robin stayed overnight last night and decided to go to Roger’s Gardens to start the holiday … Continue reading →

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To The Movies!

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2025 by Paul

The day started COLD as the overhead bathroom heater went south.  I called our handyman, and he came over, got the cover off, and gave me the part number.  I dialed into Amazon, and the replacement part will arrive on … Continue reading →

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I Escaped The House Today!

Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2025 by Paul

We got up, and Mary did the morning groin check, and I was leaking every so slightly on the right side.  It was not significant enough to worry about, so we proceeded with the morning shower and a new gauze … Continue reading →

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