In my dreams last night I traveled to New Zealand. I don’t remember any of the details but it was a happy event. Then, early this morning I opened one eye and took in that golden light of early morning reflecting off the pillow and sheets. I opened the other eye and looked out the…
Life is quiet for me in Ohio, waiting out the storm! Crisp mornings drinking coffee outside in my lounge chair. Nice neighbors to chat with in the evening. I grew up here and left, they stayed. We exchange stories and laughs. We tour each other’s RV, making notes, comparing features. I tell Mike, how can…
Update from mission control: 1 week from today, Tango, Blue Moon, Flying Cloud and I head down the road. Our destination is Northern Florida. I have been accepted to participate as a volunteer in a conservation/ecological program. I do not yet know their policy regarding blogging so I won’t be too specific about where I am…
When I bought my new camper, Blue Moon, I knew the queen-sized “camper” mattress would be the first thing “out” the RV door! I know from experience how uncomfortable they are for more than 1 night. However, the transfer of goods to the new camper from Half-Moon was a hurried affair in the RV dealer…
When Don the Baptist and J-Bird plan an adventure, the end result will be interesting at minimum. Maybe crazy. What will happen this time? Grizzly? Moose in the campsite? Now that would be cool. DtB, who is now traveling to Zion National Park, and I spent a few days up at Priest Lake. The adventure…
We headed west on I-90: Flying Cloud, Blue Moon, Tango, 1 potted red geranium, 1 pot of mint, and me! The family is growing. It felt so good to be on the road again. We only traveled 12 miles, however, which was the plan. I can’t stay in my friend’s driveway for more than 30…
We all know about freeway exits and the numbering system. Exit numbers correspond to the closest mileage markers along the road. In Wyoming, I exit I-25 at exit/mile marker 81. That exit is 81 miles north of the Colorado/Wyoming border. The first exit over that border into Wyoming is #4. When I visit the…
I am learning the ways of Blue Moon– a camper twice the weight and height of Half Moon. That means camper blooper stories and lots of them. But first, I pulled into a Corps of Engineers (COE) campground near dark. I was so excited to find a wooded and gorgeous place right on Johnson Creek.…
My work in ND is finished, and I like the idea of staying in the Spokane area while I await the next interim call. I wasn’t sure when I left ND if I would hang around here, but I’m loving it. I am reintegrating into city life while living so close to the great outdoors.…
In the past, I wrote about simple living in rural areas. It seemed to me that the only way to a simpler life is to be removed from the mayhem of modern culture. However, I am discovering that life is simpler, in some ways, IN the city. What the heck? Yesterday morning. My to-do list included:…