It is raining cats and dogs! I am not sure where that phase came from but that is what my grandmother would say whenever there was a heavy downpour. Of course if you live anywhere in the U.S. outside of Hawaii, you already know that severe weather has dominated the news all winter. We’ve heard … Continue reading Our First Time Camping — We Were So Young and Dumb
I have memories of my father sitting at the kitchen table thumbing through a stack of papers. He wore a white wife-beater t-shirt and had a yellow number 2 pencil tucked behind his right ear. His fingers danced across the keys of an adding machine as the tape ran down to the floor. With his … Continue reading Our RV Living Expenses For 2020
Grammi and I were a little sad that we couldn’t spend Christmas day with all our children this year, but getting together for a week afterwards more than made up for it. We rented a wonderful three story log cabin with five bedrooms, a hot tub, game room, and a spacious balcony overlooking a stunning … Continue reading Hiawassee, Georgia
Here we are in the third week of the new year and I haven’t made a blog post since before Christmas. There seems to be so much going on…so many distractions. I’ve been struggling to find time to clear my head and organize my thoughts. It’s not like there isn’t something to write about because, … Continue reading A Simple Adventure
Finally, we are done! The gifts are wrapped. The food is prepared. We’ve checked our list…twice. Now we wait. For as long as I can remember, Christmas Eve has always been a time for family to gather at our house. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, all came to our house to feast, and to celebrate. We … Continue reading Merry Christmas and Joy To All
Something hidden begs to be found. There was a recent story in the news about the discovery of a treasure chest hidden a decade ago in the Rocky Mountains by Forrest Fenn. Much has been written through the years about Mr. Fenn, a wealthy art dealer, and the pursuit of his hidden treasure. He left … Continue reading Geocaching
Even before we bought our camper in April of 2019, we were hearing all about the Blackstone Griddle from the different RV forums we follow. The Blackstone Griddle, if you’re not familiar, is a gas grill with a heavy steel flat top cooking surface similar to what you would see at a fast food diner. … Continue reading Blackstone Griddle Review
