Plus: Summer to Winter in a Week In our last blog, Steven detailed our latest crazy plan. In preparation, we know we need to get used to walking and walking and walking. You already know about our death marches. A couple of weekends ago, we decided on a modified version, over to the National Mall …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
What? Students Who Want to Learn?? Yay!
We've settled in nicely here in DC. In an attempt to be useful and more a part of the community, I had volunteered to teach English to immigrant adults at the Washington English Center. I got lucky because I was teaching intermediate English, so we could have real conversations. If you have time and especially …
A Monumental Weekend of Tourism
Although we were in DC last year, we didn't really play tourist much. We spent our exploration time in our neighborhood of Petworth. This year, our friend Mary Jo and her son, Colin, came to visit so we just had to drag that poor teenager to every tourist sight we could think of. They arrived …
We Went to Lunch and Then to Dinner
It's Groundhog Month Here in Smoky Chicago What have we been doing for the past two weeks, you ask. Eating! Well, eating while we enjoy friends and family. That gadabout Steven has been dumping his wife to carouse with friends — oh, excuse me, not friends, business associates — every night (not every night! We …
It’s Been A Minute
Chicago, we love it ... and then it's 55 degrees in June We've been in Chicago for two week now and we're reminded of all the greatness of the city — friends, family, food, entertainment, architecture. Steven says Chicago is a Siren, and (don't tell him I said this) but he is right. Last year, …
Family: Both sides, all the time
We have been back in the States for a few weeks and it's been a very family time. You already know that we spent a week in Florida, but from there we flew to Baltimore for our granddaughter's birthday and Mother's Day. It's hard to beat having your 3-year-old granddaughter come running to you so …
News, views and booze
Plus, Cinco de Mayo in Mexico The news is we're officially Florida residents and we're lining up ballots for the next election. Vote early and often in these scary states! (That's the view in case you were wondering). We arrived Saturday evening, but the U.S. gave me some tummy trouble, so sorry for the delay. …
A Week of Lasts
My week of lasts started Friday, with my last yoga class with the amazing Valentina, who has almost gotten me doing headstands. No es adios, es hasta luego, she said, and while I have said that before, it's not that easy to keep in touch with all the wonderful people who have touched our lives. …
Eating, Walking, Biking, Eating
We kicked off the weekend with a BBQ with Stephanie, Teresa and Vanessa. The last time we tried, we were thwarted by people who planned and had reserved the roof deck. Friday, we were successful. Steph and Teresa brought meat from Chihuahua, Steven made chicken shwarma, I made vegetable fried rice and bought a veggie …
Seder, Pyramids, Baseball and Friends: A Perfect Weekend
What's Pesach without a seder? How would I know why this night is different from all other nights of the year? We decided to invite our friends over since they are interested in Judaism (one of them is technically Jewish, but was not brought up religious), so we trudged (and by trudged I mean Ubered) …
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Doing It On The Road 