Jammin'

We made up a couple huge batches of jam this weekend. Some plum jam from the plums off our tree and some apricot-pineapple jam, which is an old family favorite. It didn't take that long really because we already had the plums processed and frozen from a few weeks back. The apricots we found at a fruit stand and just used canned pineapple for convenience. We figure that you might as well make a lot in one session because you have to use so much energy to heat up all that water for the canning bath anyway!
We also found that if you use plenty of Fruit Fresh or ascorbic acid in the mix, the fruit retains the nice bright color in the jar for as long as you store it.

Uruguay

I've been following some folks' blogs who live in Uruguay and I must say it looks like an interesting place for one of my "home bases". It seems very stable and is close to many countries I wish to visit. Definitely a good jumping off point and with the seasons opposite, I have some flexibility on when to be there versus northern hemisphere destinations.
I only wish the US dollar was stronger in Uruguay. The stupid things we've been doing in the States have decimated the dollar's value so much, so we have to keep an eye on that for a few more years.

Seems too long until retirement!

Well I think about retirement every day. Where to go...where to live...where to journey... Not sure if my wife and I really want to stay in any one place, but are looking at various options. The world is a very big place and all is so interesting to visit. There are so many blogs out there that help immensely with informative stories. I will keep reading and enjoying. ":-)