No post tomorrow…Heading to Manta for doctor appointment and shopping…Easy grocery app we recommend…
Based on the stops we have tomorrow, we won't have time to do a post, especially when we're leaving the house at...
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Mondays are okay when retired…The US celebration of Thanksgiving is approaching…
In my old life, I always dreaded Mondays. As a business owner for most of my career, I often left folders...
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Update on my weight loss…Tom is at his lowest weight ever!…Not me!…
It's time for an update on my weight loss. But first, let me tell you about Tom! Since we left Minnesota and...
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Thanks to our readers who wrote with thoughtful wishes…No”haters,” thank you!…
Over the past many weeks, we've received countless messages. After yesterday's post here, in which we addressed our health issues, we received...
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The days and nights seem to blend together and the weeks are flying by…
With only 51 days until we depart Ecuador to head to Tom's pulmonology appointment in the suburbs of Chicago, time is flying...
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Medical care in Ecuador…
Many travelers often mention that Ecuador has good medicalcare, especially when many expats settle in the country for that reason, along...
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Fascinating facts about Ecuador…
Sorry,, but yesterday was a hard day for me, and i didn't upload a post. Here we go for today. Unfortunately, while...
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The constant sound of the surf is soothing…The good, the bad, the ugly…
Wherever we are in this house, even at night when the aircon is on in the bedroom, we can hear the sound...
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Thoughtful update from reader/friend….Thanks, Bob!…What inspires expats to live in Ecuador…
Yesterday, we received the following email from reader/friend Bob, whom I've never met but who found our site on Tom's Facebook...
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An amazing encounter with Raphael..Again, it’s the simple things…
Last night, as we were preparing dinner of pork chops, rice, green beans, and cooked carrots for Tom and grilled fish (unknown...
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