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Springtime-Growth Followed by New Snow
Spring in the Northwest is inconsistent. Life change can be like that. When we think we have it figured out, WAM-POW-ZAP (put your other...
gouldjg3
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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Learning the Unknown
Time is not so many days on a calendar as it is a series of events. One experience created after another. I spent the last two days in...
gouldjg3
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Words are Important
Words are important. Put enough words together and you have a thought. Enough thoughts create a world. I learned I make up my own...
gouldjg3
Nov 19, 20222 min read
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Ajijic State of Mind October 22
Today marks the halfway point of our third trip to Ajijic, Mexico. We spoke briefly to a couple waiting at the light to cross the traffic...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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Changes in Store by Beth Handewith Gould February 22
Coming to the Lake Chapala area sparked a long held desire for me. Here is possibility, adventure, and a chance to make some long desired...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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You're Not in Kansas Anymore February 22
Things are different in Ajijic. Often not jarringly different and maybe not even noticed at first. Here are examples in no particular...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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We Don't Know What We Don't Know February 22
February 19, 2022 The thrill and the challenge of being in a new place is we don’t know what we don’t know. So much of what we don’t know...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Looking for Mayberry February 22
Why Ajijic and Lake Chapala? February 15, 2022 Our friends, Tom and Steve have invited us to visit for years. Other friends moved to...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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We stay Rustica February 22
Rustica is our Airbnb and aptly named. It has its limitations but the price and location can’t be beat. Just a block from the main plaza....
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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We Made it Back February 22
February 9, 2022 We made it. Yay! We arrived in Guadalajara and remembered where to go, kind of. Our second trip back since September and...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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Challenges and Rewards February 22
February 11, 2022 Being an older traveler presents both challenges and rewards. We now have some resources we did not have when we were...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Chasing Dreams February 22
February 10, 2022 Sometimes dreams come true. Most times, you have to wrestle them down and make it yours. Beth and I have recently...
gouldjg3
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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