What does retirement mean?

  • Not having to get up in the morning and the freedom to stay up until 1 or 3 a.m. if desired!
  • Playing each day by ear
  • And here's the sad part - losing parents if they're still with you before retirement.
  • Lots of learning going on in this new lifestyle
Here it is 5 months into retirement and I feel like so much has happened! Big adjustments going on and most of them good and for the better.

Have a garden and have been harvesting it - it truly is a garden of plenty! Too many zucchini and cucumbers. Waiting for tomatoes to ripen - the stems are loaded!

Learning how to can vegetables and freeze fruits. Plan on doing more baking this winter - zucchini bread, peach cobblers, gonna try some pies. 

Spouse's dad passed away a month ago. Lots of family "stuff" going on - thankfully Dave's sister has a good head on her shoulders and is taking control of estate. And we are building a great relationship through the process.