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2025 in Photos 😎

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Greetings Friends and Family, As you probably know, 2025 has been a year of major transitions for me and Jim. We sold our condo in Annapolis and bought a place in San Miguel de Allende (SMA) in the central highlands of Mexico - our new permanent home. We still have the trawler, Neverland, in Anacortes WA and live aboard it in the summers, cruising the Pacific NW.  If you are curious about SMA there's a lot on the web, since it has been named, both is the past and for 2025, as the most beautiful city in the world.  Below are a few photos to help describe what we've been up to this past year. First, a few photos of the center of SMA which is about a 20 minute walk from our place. There is no need for a car here since we walk everywhere.  Below is a pastel of a main street in the city center. I never lack for things to paint here! The temperature is a pleasant 55-75 F from September through April and it's safe and fun to walk, so the streets are alive with people, music and ...

Happy holidays!

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Greetings friends and family! Here are a few photos of our 2024 - mostly in Mexico, the Pacific NW and New Zealand, with stops in the US in between trips. Take a quick flip through them! I wish I could tell you what some of these photos are about, but nah, that makes  just too many words, right? The first photos are of a 4-week stay in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico last winter. Steep cobbled streets, gorgeous facades, doors and door knockers, fascinating history, culture and cuisine, music, art, dance and most importantly, precious time with friends. We loved it so much we’re going back this winter. After a short stay to enjoy spring back home in Annapolis, we headed to Anacortes Washington to relaunch our Eagle 40 Pilothouse trawler “Neverland” for 4 months - our second season of cruising in the San Juan and Gulf Islands, along the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia and through Desolation Sound. Looking through my MANY photos to pick a few to add here, I can’t believe how fortun...