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Today’s story is written by expat expert, Rosemary Bointon. She helps older people work out what to do now to live longer, in better health with more fun and adventures. Enjoy this article all about moving abroad. Living the Dream: Moving Abroad Later in Life Have you thought about living abroad as part of your […]

Thank You For Your Love & Thoughts Darling, what a week it has been… especially for the people in the USA. I just want to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who commented on my blog post this Tuesday titled, “I Hope Elsewhere Goes Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I talk about topics […]

Why I Named My Pooch, America Good! It is Tuesday morning, election day in the United States of America. You will read my story Thursday, two days after the election; though I suspect we will not know the results because for the first time in history we are not playing by the law of the […]

Darling, I was very dismayed, disappointed, and exasperated when I read Peggy Noonan’s Saturday Wall Street Journal column. She writes her point of view every Saturday and I have been one of her ardent readers. That is until I read Saturday’s column. After several minutes of reading and re-reading, I told my Ultimate Concierge I […]

We sold and closed on our second home in California in a week! We chose to sell the Shangrila furnished. I wanted to take all of our personal possessions because every piece had a story. So, 83 boxes of our personal life went with us. And, as I sit at my computer at 5:29 am, […]
