Author: Josie

I first visited Albuquerque about 10 years before moving here. It was a family vacation and we were driving through the city on our way to a family gathering further north. Unfortunately, it was such a brief experience that I didn’t get to see much of the city. When I eventually moved here for work […]

I have been checking the wildfires in California religiously. My husband and I have a vacation planned there and don’t want to be caught in a bad area. The alisal fire has really been one I have been watching. In October it was burning along the coastline in Santa Barbara. That is where my husband […]

Then the weather won’t matter All of my friends and I love to go fishing near Tampa Bay when the weather is nice. I’ll even go fishing when the weather is cold, as long as I have plenty of time to prepare. The fish don’t care if the water is warm or cold. They will […]

Just a short distance from San Francisco is the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge. There is a lot of great fishing in San Pablo Bay, and my friends and I like to take the boat there on the weekends. Everyone went fishing last weekend and I put the boat in the water at Mcnears […]

I know that things will never be like they used to be, but I am glad we are getting back to some kind of normal. I can handle wearing masks in public, and getting a vaccine, as long as it means I don’t feel like a prisoner in my own home any longer. Thankfully the […]