Lemons Way

I'm back out at sunset, the golden hour, enjoying the cool breeze while the dog frolics about in the backyard. She comes to me with a toy from time to time for a brief moment of play, but otherwise occupies herself. I've made a healthy salad, along with some...

The 7th graders are back from their civil rights travel and study adventure. It's spring here in Tucson, and that means warm weather and the plants are thriving before the brutal summer heat arrives. It is a good time of year to hang outside at sunset and...

The folks at Loma seem to wanna get rid of their old and unused toys before they depart for the long summers. I picked up several this season. Lou and Ingrid invited me last summer to drive their old motorized golf cart to keep the engine in decent shape. I...

One kid is on a class trip and I’m with the other on the Aliner in driveway of B1. Indie is in bed with me, getting her dog hair all over everything, but it’s such a small space it shouldn’t be too hard to clean up tomorrow. Won’t be the first time,...

The morning started early meeting C at the airport to send her off for her seventh grade class trip. They arrived to their home away from home not long ago in the dark while it is still light out here in the west. After the airport send off it was rush to the...

We three enjoyed a hearty dinner at our old favorite Italian restaurant in downtown Tucson on fourth Avenue. As we left I saw a SpaceX rocket taking off to the west. You can just see the contrail in front of the trolley. We enjoyed cheap wine and drove past...

It's rainy and cold, but we will be comfortable and warm tonight, Indie and I. A relatively quick and uneventful drive from San Carlos to Tucson on this Easter Sunday, not too busy, and I avoided the crowds as planned. The dog is happy to be home and healthy...

It's not yet 6:30 in the morning and I am up on deck enjoying coffee in the early morning light. I had a rare uninterrupted night’s sleep. Yesterday must have made me exhausted with all the goings-on, culminating in a night walk with the dog outside the...

We're posting from the magic Pueblo again. A great couple of days here. Plenty of good times and adventures galore. We are blessed.

I'm back after dropping Brett off at his parents house in Tucson and then spending a day in town running errands and getting things done before returning yesterday to the little half trailer half structure here in Mexico. The dog got a stomach bug yesterday...

After a good night's sleep for all of us, we packed out and we’re ready to leave shortly after 8 am, resulting in a quick and easy ride home with a relatively early 4 pm arrival. The photo shows the solid brunch we had at Johnny's tacos. Machaca and beans...

Brett worked on the design most of the day, employing the diligence and focus I remember from childhood, but even more pronounced. In between we walked the dog, ate good food, and went to the marina and hung out on OZ. Brett took a long hard nap on deck while...

I'm here with my childhood best friend, Brett Miller. He's engaged in a unique and amazing design project. It is the sort of advanced expertise I could not otherwise access and could not afford even if I could. We are so very blessed. It is kind of funny...

These times are definitely unique and special in spite of the seemingly uneventful period of time in which we currently live. Peace and blessings.

It is Sunday morning, one child is playing with a friend over the internet and simultaneously talking to him on the phone, the other is still asleep or watching TV in her room. I've put away the dishes, finished cleaning the kitchen, fed the dog, and am...

Once again, we begin the day in one magic Pueblo and end the day in another. Caught a few traffic jams along the way and stopped for brunch at Johnny's in Hermosillo and then for a haircut from Martin in Nogales. Indie was such a good girl in the backseat the...

One nice thing about this place is I don't really have negative thoughts very much. I can busy myself with the most mundane things. Recently, I've been studying continuously variable transmissions. A vintage motorized golf cart I have acquired needs repair in...

As always, the sunrises and sunsets. A frozen pizza for dinner in Mexico. Listening to billy Joel with a friend. First night dinner with Lou, we enjoyed shrimps fried in butter served with potato chips. I had the prop removed again to send to Mazatlan for one...

We are back in San Carlos after a long 10 days in Tucson, made better by the time spent with the children and Nana. Aunt Rhoda is in the hospital injured from a nasty fall. I came out here anyways because there is really nothing I can do. A boring, uneventful...

Just drove across town and back to bring the kids to their mother, who is taking them to a party tonight and then back to her house because it will end late. A busy five day block filled with school, homework, breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, a couple meals...

Sitting in dad's old lift chair working with the government health care marketplace representative. What a time-consuming confounding process this has been. Truly a testament to the state of healthcare in this country. The photos are from here and there and...

I woke early after a long night of sleep, and the sun was just coming up over the horizon as the dog finally needed to go out. Enjoyed coffee on the deck as I have previously described and then a walk with the dog and then packing out while attending a...

Tried switching out the spark plug on the little mini bike the following morning and, sure enough, it started on the first kick. I don't know why, we just replaced the spark plug, but this is a higher quality one and hopefully it will last longer. I went...

The sunset was plenty good tonight, tarnished only by the inability to get the little mini bike cold started yet again. But we are safe and healthy here on deck at Loma Del Mar in San Carlos, and that is a relatively minor problem in the celestial scheme of...

Back up on deck for coffee and morning light. A nice afternoon, made BBQ ribs for dinner in the little gas oven. It cooked 'em fall off the bone tasty. A delicious and cozy night, culminating with a great wake up, feed the dog, and say hi to the kids over the...

After a good dinner and a long, restful sleep, I was awoken by Indie a little before 6:30 in the morning, hungry for her breakfast and needing to go out. The light was just coming up when I opened the door to let her outside. Now we're enjoying coffee up on...

I returned to San Carlos after the usual 10 day absence, consisting mostly of time with the children and time at home with Indie, with a few dinners at mom's and some shopping for food and such in between. Another uneventful drive down here, stopped to pick up...

The sun has just set over the foothill on this winter’s afternoon in Tucson. A big block with the kids has come to an end, and it's just Indie and me. The photo montage shows the sunset tonight and last night as I made turkey dinner for the kids. We had such...

I've mentioned this before, but more and more, I'm realizing the plans I make for my life, as often as not, are superseded by reality. It's like riding atop a wave of purpose and serendipity. After several weeks of work, the roof liner on B1 has been...

The pineapple upside down cake I made tonight with the recipe from the artificial intelligence, pickle and veggie appetizers, a treat from Mexico, the Mochis land, and a few sunset pics from this evening. Peace and blessings to you!

I feel like we are experiencing a lot of the same things at this point and the newness has worn off. Still, I love coming up here and enjoying coffee as the sun rises and happy hour as the sun sets. The relative simplicity of life here. Yesterday, my big...

I am back up on deck, enjoying the afterglow with the golden retriever, Indie. I've got the propane heater going cause it's kind of cold here and I am in a heavy sweatshirt. Didn't go to the sailboat this afternoon and made food and pineapple cake instead....

A pleasant day here in the magical Pueblo. Toured the central mall in Guaymas this morning after breakfast and walking the dog. It has a surprising amount of shops, but it really wasn't comparable to Los Mochis, especially the food. Returned home to a nap,...

I bought a new carb, air filter and spark plug set for the dirt dobber mini bike, but it only took the new spark plug to get it running like a top again yesterday with Manuel’s help. Kept the rest of the stuff since it only cost 16$ altogether from Amazon....

It doesn’t seem as magical when it’s overcast and cold, but at least I have plenty of hot, delicious coffee while I keep busy today.

We made it back to the magical pueblo just before sunset, enough time to do a little shopping and make it back to unpack and relax tonight. It is a cold here. I am staying inside instead of hanging out up on deck like usual. An uneventful trip down here, after...

The montage depicts the delicious lunch from Johnny’s tacos in Hermosillo, the tip or temporary import permit for the sailboat, which I had to send to the broker along with the insurance documents and a copy of my passport. I didn’t even stop at the boat...

There wasn't anything happening today of interest particularly, I rested in the afternoon and ate a few tostadas for snack, just the hard part not the rest of the good stuff. Went with Lou on his razor side-by-side to a new place on the beach that is still...

I woke up to another clear, cool morning and made breakfast for the dog and a cup of coffee for me before heading up on deck. Went over to visit with Lou last night and saw he had a cup of ramen noodles for dinner, so had him and his dog Liza over for a hearty...

What you are seeing, dear blog groupies, is the sunset tonight, the jacket potato I made, and Indie enjoying this place in this particular time. This was one of those many blessed days here. A hearty breakfast. A good walk with the dog. A pleasant nap in the...

Left the storms in Tucson yesterday morning, which came just after the garage roof was redone and the hole in it fixed. Great timing. Next week the rest of the roof is getting done. The price was rather staggering, but it will give us protection from the...

I’m up on the deck, watching the sunset and enjoying a cuppa coffee before it’s time to begin the going home routine. A few more pictures from yesterday and the day before, including some of my meals, my friend peter’s RV as his boat is in the work area...

I am up at the bow of the sailboat, sitting in one of the folding chairs that came with the boat and that fit perfectly up here side-by-side, though it's only one chair for me. Reminds me of the times towards the end, when I could hear the screaming in the...

Took a little tour through some unknown parts of Guaymas yesterday morning to help a friend buy a used computer for school. Had some time left and enjoyed a walk around the new malecón. I remember the night I first anchored off the city of Guaymas in the...

Friday and Saturday we’re kind of a whirlwind here. There was a full moon last night, and it came up over the mountains as we were touring the hill lot after dark before dinner. It dawned on me that that same moon will come up over that same mountain in late...

After the sunset, I made a quick dinner for myself and the dog, ate up all the candy in the house, and headed to bed. I heard a mosquito buzzing shortly after I tucked myself in, but couldn't find it to kill it, so I turned on the air conditioning because it...

The two days blocks with and without the kids seem to fly by.