The text from Katherine said, “Just passed the ‘Welcome to Anza Borrego State Park’ sign. Excited!” We had left Yuma, Arizona after a couple of nights stay, and were heading for the grand finale of our caravanning adventure together—a week at Anza Borrego State Park. A few minutes later, I got a call. “Stop at […]
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And suddenly, it’s the last day of June. For the past month, we’ve been immersed in decision-making for the myriad of details involved in a home build. But despite our dithering over which toilet to get, it appears that we’re still on target to move into our home by mid-August. Along with researching stuff and […]
Thank you, dear friends, for your great kindness in the loving and supportive comments you left in honor of my dad. During this time when we’ve not been able to gather with family and friends to celebrate my dad’s life and mourn his passing, your words have brought me comfort and lifted my spirits. I […]
Traveling provides ongoing lessons in the spiritual teaching of impermanence. While we really enjoy going back and revisiting places, things are never the same twice. Natural disasters rework landscapes, places become “discovered” and overrun with tourists, favorite restaurants close, or there are too many people at the local microbrewery and the resident kitty goes into […]
There’s only one highway that traverses Vancouver Island from south to north. Which means that as we returned south from our northern and western explorations of the island in early October, we had the opportunity to visit places that we missed the first time around. Southern Vancouver Island boasts of a Mediterranean climate, which seems […]
Earlier this week, we were sitting sit in front of our cozy fireplace, enjoying the warmth and comfort of our tiny house. I turned to Eric and said, “This is finally beginning to feel like home. Do you feel it, too?” He nodded, and said, “I love our little house.” In case you’re wondering, Magnolia […]
I grew up in the Jim Crow South, when segregation was the law of the land. Although I was a child, I have clear memories of “white” and “colored” drinking fountains. On a bus trip downtown—I was less than five years old—I remember a Black woman being told by the driver to move to the […]
After the languid Southern charms of Savannah and Charleston and the laid-back vibe of Asheville, Nashville was a bit of a shock. Brash, colorful, and loud, Nashville pulses day and night with the musical heartbeat that befits its title as Music City, USA. It was kind of overwhelming at first. It’s a big city, there’s […]
If you are a full-time RV’er, you know there are only a handful of reasonable possibilities when winter rolls around: Arizona, southern California, south Texas, and Florida. That’s about it. Most winters, we experience a little bit of it all as we travel across the country from Oregon to Florida. Were it not for my […]
Thank you, dear friends, for your compassionate, generous, and supportive comments in response to my last blog post. While this blog is primarily about our travels, everything that happens along the way is part of the journey. I don’t write about every flat tire or mosquito bite, but I do write about the big challenges. […]
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