Oklahoma City to Bethany, MO.: a long-ish day of about 430 miles but interesting enough. We have had an Illinois…
Day 4
Day four: from Bethany MO to Minneapolis! The shortest drive of the trip. And the one day where we are…
Day 2
The first day under our belt, the next two will each be a little longer so that we arrive at…
Road Trip!
We’re off once more! Can’t keep a good man down! It’s a bit of a spontaneous trip and we’ll serve…
Get yours now!
The lifetime Senior Pass is about to get a lot more expensive ! The deal of the century has been…
You Can’t Fool Your Own Psyche
We’re fixin’ to head out on another road trip and I woke — once again — before 4 a.m. It…
July 10, 2017
Is there nothing you can’t buy online? I’ve been toying around with the new car idea and it’s amazing how…
Change of Direction
I love dog parks. I rarely get to them; we haven’t had a dog in a number of years, but…
Walls — and not the Mexican one
I’ve been lucky to have some extraordinary men as mentors. One of the first was an old gent named Alec Muir…
Fatigue
It’s been a couple weeks after returning from our getaway to Blanco & San Antonio and I’m motivated to right…
The Career Challenge
When I graduated from school it was possible to enter the work force, work for one company your entire career,…
“On Why America Needs More Empathy”
I was impressed by this this article by Dan Rather published on Buzzfeed June 22, 2017. I thought I’d share…
Just the Right Size
I’ve made several trips to England & Europe; some of them just for photo opportunities. There are so many chances…
Our Babies are all Planted
The trick is learning to slow down. I’m getting there, but it’s not a quick journey! By the end of…
Butchart Gardens
We’ve been all over the U.S. and Canada both before and during our RV journeys. Now that things are settling…
Three times in one day
Oh, dear! Either I LOOK older than I think or I better start acting my age, or something. Yesterday I…
June 29, 2017
Yesterday I mentioned that it’s been a curious couple weeks, and it has… Palmdale RV Resort has been busier than…
June 28, 2017
I’ve been incommunicado for a couple weeks now. My laptop keyboard isn’t fixed yet. That’s not a terrible thing, I’m…
Oops!
My laptop is temporarily on the fritz! Resuming posts when fixed because I’m no good with cellphone keyboards!
Raised Beds
I’m pondering gardening options….
June, July, August Weather in Los Fresnos
Records for March-May 2017 One lesson we are learning is that weather service extrapolations from the stations in Brownsville and Harlingen for…
A Family Visit Before Returning Home
San Antonio waved goodbye to us as we drove off into the rising sun Monday morning. I was surprised after…
Back to the Gardens
We thought about returning to the festival on Sunday morning but the botanic gardens called our names just a little…
After Two Years, Finally the Lavender Festival
I’ve been thinking about attending the Blanco Lavender Festival for two years. We missed it in 2015. We were in…
SABOT — San Antonio Botanical Garden
Friday dawned with raindrops on the car — but that was just because the dewpoint was WAY up there! With…
I recognized you across the room…
Some years ago I was to bring a business associate to meet my boss at a bar. The three of…
Big Cities Aren’t all Bad!
OK — I love to eat. And if there is one thing good about a road trip it’s the opportunity…
Want or Need: buying decisions
Perhaps the best thing to come out of our RV experience is a deep appreciation of downsizing / simple living…
Not the young man I once was
Our last trip to Milwaukee took more out of me than I expected. We have done the trip in three…
Choosing to Surrender Freedom
In public and private comments since the post RV’ers No More the one undertone that has been implicit has been: How can…
