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I had a friend who passed away a long time ago and

I had a friend who passed away a long time ago and before she left, she would always tell me "Dream big and make it happen." That's kind of become one of my mottos in life. It's really the only thing we can do. So get out there and start working because dreams don't just happen.⠀
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Tenía una amiga que falleció hace mucho tiempo y antes de irse, siempre me decía "Sueña en grande y hazlo realidad". Eso se ha convertido en uno de mis lemas en la vida. Realmente es lo único que podemos hacer. Así que sal y empieza a trabajar porque los sueños no se occurren simplemente solos.⠀
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2020 has been pretty hard on all of us. I’ve per

2020 has been pretty hard on all of us. I’ve personally gone through a lot just like all of you and I think it’s important to be open about the bad just as much as I am the good. In March, I had COVID19 and it was really bad. My occupation has come to a halt and I’m pretty uncertain about the future right now. I’ve gone through a pretty intense depression but kept up appearances for the sake of my family. And just the other day we had a car wreck that totaled our vehicle and hurt my arm and back. Add all that to the other things going on in our country and yeah, 2020 is an ugly year. There is plenty of good this year too! One thing I’m celebrating right now is getting back down to my Pre-Covid weight!! Just know you’re not alone and we are all going through it. Feel what you need to feel. :-)

2020 ha sido bastante duro para todos. Yo personalmente he pasado por muchas cosas como todos ustedes y creo que es importante ser abierto acerca de lo malo tanto como lo soy de lo bueno. En marzo, tuve COVID19 y fue realmente malo. Mi ocupación se ha detenido y estoy bastante inseguro sobre el futuro en este momento. Pasé por una depresión bastante intensa, pero mantuve las apariencias por el bien de mi familia. Y el otro día tuvimos un accidente automovilístico que totalizó nuestro vehículo y me lastimó el brazo y la espalda. Agregue todo eso a las otras cosas que están sucediendo en nuestro país y sí, 2020 es un año feo. ¡También hay muchas cosas buenas este año! ¡¡Una cosa que estoy celebrando ahora es volver a mi peso anterior al Covid !! Solo sepa que no está solo y que todos lo estamos pasando. Sienta lo que necesita sentir. :-)

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Does anyone else enjoy going to local markets when

Does anyone else enjoy going to local markets when you travel abroad? It's the best place to take in the local atmosphere and see how the people who live where you're visiting live. Markets are also the best deal for your buck...you can usually find great food at the lowest prices. Sometimes you can even pick out your food and have it cooked for you there. If you're traveling abroad and there is a market of some sort, you need to visit it.⠀
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¿Alguien más disfruta ir a los mercados locales cuando viaja al extranjero? Es el mejor lugar para disfrutar del ambiente local y ver cómo vive la gente que vive en el lugar que visita. Los mercados también son la mejor oferta por su dinero ... generalmente puede encontrar buena comida a los precios más bajos. A veces incluso puedes elegir tu comida y te la cocinen allí mismo. Si viaja al extranjero y hay algún tipo de mercado, debe visitarlo.⠀
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Bern, Switzerland was not a city I planned to visi

Bern, Switzerland was not a city I planned to visit during our last trip to France, which happened at the beginning of 2020. But the country's train workers were all on strike so there was absolutely no service. Renting a car was our only option for traveling to each of the destinations we wished to visit during this trip. When we left Strasbourg to go to Grenoble, the shortest route had us driving through Germany and Switzerland. Along the way we stopped in Bern briefly to take photographs. Isn't this gothic cathedral beautiful?⠀
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Berna, Suiza, no era una ciudad que planeaba visitar durante nuestro último viaje a Francia, que ocurrió a principios de 2020. Pero todos los trabajadores de trenes del país estaban en huelga, por lo que no había absolutamente ningún servicio. Alquilar un auto era nuestra única opción para viajar a cada uno de los destinos que deseábamos visitar durante este viaje. Cuando salimos de Estrasburgo para ir a Grenoble, la ruta más corta nos hizo pasar por Alemania y Suiza. En el camino paramos en Berna brevemente para tomar fotografías. ¿No es hermosa esta catedral gótica?⠀
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Alright, here's another before and after shot of t

Alright, here's another before and after shot of the garden. The first pic is obviously the after and the second is the before. In both pics you can see our grape vine area. We cleaned up the area, pruned the vine, and built a beautiful bed around it in order to hold in the mulch. Before, it was all grown over with weeds, unruly, and just a general mess. The difference is astounding!⠀
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Muy bien, aquí hay otra toma del antes y el después del jardín. La primera foto es obviamente el después y la segunda es el antes. En ambas fotografías se puede ver nuestra zona de vid. Limpiamos el área, podamos la vid y construimos una hermosa cama a su alrededor para contener el mantillo. Antes, todo estaba cubierto de malas hierbas, rebelde y solo un desastre general. ¡La diferencia es asombrosa!⠀
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One of my favorite things to do is go fishing even

One of my favorite things to do is go fishing even if I don't catch anything. But it is even better if I catch some fish that I can then clean and eat. I find it rewarding to catch my own food sometimes. When we went camping earlier in the summer, I tried my hand at trout fishing but had no luck. Oh well!⠀
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Una de mis actividades favoritas es ir a pescar, incluso si no pesco nada. Pero es incluso mejor si pesco algo de pescado que luego pueda limpiar y comer. A veces me resulta gratificante pescar mi propia comida. Cuando fuimos a acampar a principios de verano, intenté pescar truchas pero no tuve suerte. ¡Oh bien!⠀
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These days you are just as likely to catch me plan

These days you are just as likely to catch me planting something or tending my garden as you are to find me hitting the road. Both activities are adventures of their own kind and I really need them in my life. I definitely enjoy the novelty of travel each time but love growing things as well. ⠀
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En estos días, es tan probable que me pille plantando algo o cuidando mi jardín como me encuentre saliendo a la carretera. Ambas actividades son aventuras en su propio tipo y realmente las necesito en mi vida. Definitivamente disfruto de la novedad de viajar cada vez, pero también me encanta cultivar cosas.⠀
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In the town of Vienne, France you can find many re

In the town of Vienne, France you can find many relics of the past but, to me, the most impressive located in the Jardin de Ville which is dedicated to the dead of two world wars. But it also houses the remnants of a Roman Road discovered in 1895. This road and it's marker were part of the Roman colony and thus the Roman empire. It's crazy that they've survived this long.⠀
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En la ciudad de Vienne, Francia, puedes encontrar muchas reliquias del pasado pero, para mí, las más impresionantes se encuentran en el Jardin de Ville, que está dedicado a los muertos de dos guerras mundiales. Pero también alberga los restos de una calzada romana descubierta en 1895. Esta calzada y su hito fueron parte de la colonia romana y, por tanto, del imperio romano. Es una locura que hayan sobrevivido tanto tiempo.⠀
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I found a herd of sheep in Romania wandering the c

I found a herd of sheep in Romania wandering the country side with their shepherd. After avoiding being mauled by the sheep dog, the sheep seemed rather inquisitive. They smelled foul but it was still a cool situation to stumble into. I've never met a shepherd before and they've always been something you read about in stories or hear about in Christmas songs. It was one of those moments I'll cherish and it happened in a remote field in a remote part of Romania.

Encontré un rebaño de ovejas en Rumania vagando por el campo con su pastor. Después de evitar ser mutilado por el perro pastor, la oveja parecía bastante curiosa. Olían mal pero todavía era una situación fría en la que tropezar. Nunca había conocido a un pastor y siempre ha sido algo sobre lo que lees en las historias o escuchas en las canciones navideñas. Fue uno de esos momentos que apreciaré y sucedió en un campo remoto en una parte remota de Rumania.

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Typically we make our way to NYC a few times year.

Typically we make our way to NYC a few times year...at least every two months or so if not more. When you visit as much as we do, you don't feel so frantic to see and do everything the city has to offer. When we visit now, we like to take our time experiencing the city. One of my favorite things to do is head over to Brooklyn, find a park with a view, and chill.⠀
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What is one of your favorite things to do when you visit the city?

Por lo general, nos dirigimos a la ciudad de Nueva York varias veces al año ... al menos cada dos meses más o menos, si no más. Cuando visitas tanto como nosotros, no te sientes tan frenético por ver y hacer todo lo que la ciudad tiene para ofrecer. Cuando lo visitamos ahora, nos gusta tomarnos nuestro tiempo para experimentar la ciudad. Una de mis cosas favoritas para hacer es ir a Brooklyn, buscar un parque con vista y relajarse.
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¿Cuál es una de tus cosas favoritas para hacer cuando visitas la ciudad?

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After a rough week, I’m actually feeling much be

After a rough week, I’m actually feeling much better and it is increasing exponentially. I haven’t experienced such a schism of fortitude in some time but thankfully it is behind me now. So now, time to tend to some plants and figure out where I am going to put my green girls that need to come inside for the Fall and Winter.

Después de una semana difícil, en realidad me siento mucho mejor y está aumentando exponencialmente. No he experimentado tal cisma de fortaleza en algún tiempo, pero afortunadamente ya quedó atrás. Así que ahora, a cuidar algunas plantas y averiguar dónde voy a poner a mis niñas verdes que necesitan venir adentro para el otoño y el invierno.

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It’s been a rough few days. This whole lifestyle

It’s been a rough few days. This whole lifestyle change is hitting me fairly hard but I’m going to roll with it. I’m just glad I have my ride or die to roll with me!

On a side note, we have a ton of projects to complete and summer is almost over. It’s crunch time.

Han sido unos días difíciles. Todo este cambio de estilo de vida me está afectando bastante, pero voy a seguir adelante. ¡Me alegro de tener mi viaje o morir para rodar conmigo!

Como nota al margen, tenemos un montón de proyectos por completar y el verano casi ha terminado. Es hora de la verdad.

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You know you've been working hard when, at the end

You know you've been working hard when, at the end of your work period, you are literally covered from head to toe in dirt and grime. It was hot and all that but totally fulfilling to see work coming to fruition.

Sabes que has estado trabajando duro cuando, al final de tu período de trabajo, estás literalmente cubierto de pies a cabeza de suciedad y mugre. Hacía calor y todo eso, pero era totalmente gratificante ver que el trabajo se hacía realidad.

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I thought I did not like desert environments becau

I thought I did not like desert environments because of a bad experience in the desert of New Mexico but then I visited Joshua Tree National Park and realized the desert is an astounding place of beauty. At this point, I want to purchase property in the town of Joshua Tree because I love it that much.

Pensé que no me gustaban los entornos desérticos debido a una mala experiencia en el desierto de Nuevo México, pero luego visité el Parque Nacional Joshua Tree y me di cuenta de que el desierto es un lugar de asombrosa belleza. En este punto, quiero comprar una propiedad en la ciudad de Joshua Tree porque me encanta.

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This pond is nearly finished being constructed and

This pond is nearly finished being constructed and I cannot wait because it’s required so much effort. In the last few days, we installed the underlayment, the liner, the skimmer, the pump, and waterfall filter. We arranged rocks to cover every surface because beneficial bacteria need a place to grow and to protect the liner from UV rays. Then I build a cascade which is why I was in the actual pond as it was filling with water filtered for chlorine and other chemicals.

We are so close!

Este estanque está casi terminado de construirse y no puedo esperar porque requiere mucho esfuerzo. En los últimos días, instalamos el contrapiso, el revestimiento, el skimmer, la bomba y el filtro de cascada. Colocamos rocas para cubrir todas las superficies porque las bacterias beneficiosas necesitan un lugar para crecer y para proteger el revestimiento de los rayos UV. Luego construí una cascada, por lo que estaba en el estanque real mientras se llenaba con agua filtrada para cloro y otros productos químicos.

¡Estamos tan cerca!

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What dreams may come, as they say. We are closing

What dreams may come, as they say. We are closing out one of the most insane summers of our life. I’m fairly certain none of us have experienced a year quite like this one. With lots of change comes lots of uncertainty but we will meet it head on. Nothing like the thrill of standing at a precipice!

Qué sueños pueden venir, como dicen. Cerramos uno de los veranos más locos de nuestra vida. Estoy bastante seguro de que ninguno de nosotros ha vivido un año como este. Con muchos cambios, hay mucha incertidumbre, pero la enfrentaremos de frente. ¡Nada como la emoción de estar parado en un precipicio!

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Alfie is pretty proud of the garden bed he built f

Alfie is pretty proud of the garden bed he built for me and I absolutely love it's interesting shape and design. Next year, the bed will look amazing filled with all kinds of beautiful and yummy plants! Stay tuned for the big posts coming up about our garden remodeling processes.

Alfie está bastante orgulloso de la cama de jardín que construyó para mí y me encanta su forma y diseño interesantes. ¡El próximo año, la cama se verá increíble llena de todo tipo de hermosas y deliciosas plantas! Estén atentos a las publicaciones importantes que se acercan sobre nuestros procesos de remodelación de jardines.

#gaydiy #gayhome #gardening #gardener #gaygardener #gayguy #gayman #gayhot #diy #gardenbeds #lifestyle #gaylifestyle #mynormalgaylife

Digging a goldfish pond seems simple enough; dig a

Digging a goldfish pond seems simple enough; dig a hole, line it, install the equipment you need and fill it water. But let me tell you it is so much more involved then you first imagine. The heat has been intense and it’s rained a lot which has slowed down our progress. I'm definitely looking forward to this particular project being completed.

Cavar un estanque de peces de colores parece bastante sencillo; Cava un hoyo, cúbrelo, instala el equipo que necesitas y llénalo de agua. Pero déjame decirte que es mucho más complicado de lo que imaginas. Definitivamente estoy deseando que se complete este proyecto en particular.

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The mountains are simply stunning. I lived in the

The mountains are simply stunning. I lived in the Appalachian Mountains for 5 years and wouldn’t trade my time there for anything. It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Las montañas son simplemente impresionantes. Viví en las Montañas Apalaches durante 5 años y no cambiaría mi tiempo allí por nada. Es uno de los lugares más hermosos del mundo.

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Monday was this guys bday & I’m so glad he was b

Monday was this guys bday & I’m so glad he was born and I get to be part of his life. He’s one of the sweetest, most kind, caring, oh so smart, and nurturing people I know. He always has my back and I couldn’t ask for a better husband. And he’s sexy as can be to top it all off. I didn’t post much about it on social media because we were busy exploring the High Country for his bday and we didn’t have service either. It was great living our life for a bit and celebrating.

El lunes fue el cumpleaños de este chico y estoy muy contento de que haya nacido y puedo ser parte de su vida. Es una de las personas más dulces, amables, cariñosas, tan inteligentes y cariñosas que conozco. Él siempre me respalda y no podría pedir un mejor marido. No publiqué mucho al respecto en las redes sociales porque estábamos ocupados explorando High Country para su cumpleaños y tampoco teníamos servicio. Fue genial vivir nuestra vida un poco y celebrarlo.

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