Adventures in Estes Park and Dillon, Colorado

We are planning to head back to Florida later this week. Florida Power and Light has sent us messages saying that Fort Myers should start to get electricity back this Friday and 95% of our county should have electricity by Sunday. Suffice it to say, we are super excited to make it back home and … Continue reading Adventures in Estes Park and Dillon, Colorado →

Making lychee-infused vodka

It is harvest time for the lychee tree in our backyard. This is Elise's favorite climbing tree, and she has been known to spend hours up there with a good book. I am thinking about putting some kind of sitting area underneath it, because the tree provides superb shade in the summer months and you … Continue reading Making lychee-infused vodka →

The effect of inflation on processed foods

Although it is trendy in the mainstream media to do so, I am not going to waste any time here debating whether inflation exists, is durable, or if it is a good or bad thing. I can tell you as a former government economist and someone who has managed a multi-billion-dollar bond portfolio (which is … Continue reading The effect of inflation on processed foods →

Permaculture and deep mulch gardening

I have been gardening for decades and have built some fairly remarkable outdoor spaces in the various places our family has lived. However, it was not until we relocated to Florida that I discovered two approaches to living in harmony with the environment that have radically changed my worldview. Those would be permaculture and deep … Continue reading Permaculture and deep mulch gardening →

Medieval literature and some seriously good South Florida cuisine

I have been slowly working my way through All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C.S. Lewis 1922-1927. These are Lewis's journal entries after he returned from serving in World War I. During the war, Lewis made a pact with some close friends that if any of them did not survive the war, the … Continue reading Medieval literature and some seriously good South Florida cuisine →

More fantastic Fort Myers restaurants

We love eating out and trying new restaurants. Unfortunately, the dishwasher in our kitchen broke this past week and we've been forced to replace it. (In fact, we decided to splurge and replace all of the kitchen appliances in our new house simultaneously so they would match. That's going to be a fun delivery.) Sans … Continue reading More fantastic Fort Myers restaurants →

A Splendid Evening in Historic Downtown Fort Myers – 10 Twenty Five Gastropub and The 86 Room Speakeasy

Our neighborhood in Fort Myers is off of a famous street called McGregor Boulevard. McGregor Boulevard runs along the delta of the Caloosahatchee River, which drains the northern edge of the Everglades into the Gulf of Mexico, and leads to historic downtown Fort Myers. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison built winter estates side-by-side on McGregor … Continue reading A Splendid Evening in Historic Downtown Fort Myers – 10 Twenty Five Gastropub and The 86 Room Speakeasy →

Baumkuchen

Our family was absolutely exhausted when dinnertime rolled around tonight. It was the first meal of the day for us, as we all happened to be too busy to stop and cook. So we decided to go out for German food at the Schnitzel House in Fort Meyers Beach. Coming from a family of Northern … Continue reading Baumkuchen →

Some new favorite places to eat in Fort Myers and Cape Coral

I am going to try something new on my blog. Our family loves to go out to restaurants and bars all the time. I thought it would be a nice thing to highlight the ones we love, for folks who live in South Florida or are traveling here and want something besides chain restaurants and … Continue reading Some new favorite places to eat in Fort Myers and Cape Coral →

My kind of day

We had such a wonderful day. I woke our daughter up at 5 a.m. to do some stargazing. No, it wasn't the comet we were after. Just before sunrise this morning, you could see the crescent Moon and five planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - mostly in alignment from east to west … Continue reading My kind of day →