Though our grass really needed it, I was disappointed that it rained all day Friday because I wanted to take advantage of the slightly cooler weather to get a lot of work done outside. But as it turns out, Mother Nature never consults with me ahead of time. However, yesterday turned out to be a […]
I’m back with more questions from blog readers about RVing, my writing activities, what’s happening in our lives since we hung up the keys, and all kinds of other things. While I try to answer all questions individually, I also share some here occasionally. Q. In a blog last week you talked about carrying a […]
Anybody who’s ever had a colonoscopy knows that the prep is so much worse than the actual procedure. Terry had already been sick for a week, and going through that sure didn’t add to her comfort level. But she’s a trooper and she got through it yesterday morning, getting a report including photos that all […]
I was back at it yesterday, using my Kubota tractor to spread gravel on our driveway and then smooth it out with the tractor’s back blade and the bottom side of the bucket loader. It’s all done, and while it’s not as neat and tidy as somebody with more experience could do, a guy’s got […]
Terry worked feverishly all through the day yesterday doing the final edits and suggesting corrections to my latest book, Big Lake Assault, and I was making the changes as she handed them to me. After so many delays, there was no way I was going to let it go another day before the e-book went […]
I learned very early in life to never tell my mother I was bored, because if I did, she could always find something to occupy my time. And it was never anything fun. What’s fun about wiping down the furniture with Pledge or washing the windows? Don’t bother trying to think of an answer to […]
Every time we passed Russell’s Travel Center on Interstate 40 in eastern New Mexico, I have joked that we needed to stop at the “family business,” but until a trip out West last year, we never got around to it. When we finally did, I was amazed at how much we had missed! You can […]
Yesterday was an eventful day for us. Terry started the day by making us some mixed berries and half a bagel each for breakfast and then baked some delicious blueberry muffins. Just about the time they were ready to come out of the oven a very nice young lady named Jackie and her mother Lisa […]
Terry and I have been looking for a new primary care doctor since we first moved here, and we had narrowed it down to Pickens County Primary Care in Reform, about 10 miles west of us. We had our first appointments there yesterday afternoon and we were very impressed. Terry’s appointment was for 1:30 and […]
Note: This is a repost of a blog from April, 2017. Motorcycles. Some people love them and some people hate them. If you’re one of those who enjoys the thrill of travel on two wheels and the wind in your hair, you know a special kind of joy and freedom those who confine themselves to […]
Yesterday was a beautiful day, with lots of sunshine, a high of about 68o degrees, and a nice breeze blowing. A perfect day to be outside working, and that’s what we did. I think I mentioned that Terry had ordered a couple of Vego Garden raised beds for growing herbs and vegetables, but only one […]
Between itching from all of the fire ant bites and a bout of restless leg syndrome, I only got about three hours sleep Friday night. When I was a youngster I thought nothing of getting by on that little sleep, and would still go to work the next day and do my job. But I’m […]
I am a big believer in karma, and whenever someone has done me wrong, I don’t worry about getting revenge because I know that karma will come by and bite them in the butt sooner or later. The problem with karma is it goes in both directions. In yesterday’s blog I said that I had […]
A while back, somebody asked me how come I’ve got a nice Mustang and a fancy pickup truck to drive around in, and also a Kubota tractor, and a Kawasaki Mule, while poor Miss Terry didn’t get anything. How fair is that? When it comes down to it, Terry would much rather have a pickup […]
It’s official. We are now honest to goodness Alabamians. Yesterday we drove down to the Pickens County Seat in Carrollton to get our Alabama drivers licenses. But of course, as with everything with us, it was not without some confusion. Pickens County is very small, so the man from the Department of Motor Vehicles who […]
I spent most of yesterday working on my new Tinder Street book, A Changing World, and as always with this series, a lot of time was dedicated to research and checking facts to get the timeline correct for the events that were happening in the last half of the Great Depression. I’m about 8,500 words […]
When I mentioned in my blog a few weeks ago that we were going to be making a major change in our lives, I didn’t want to jinx the deal by telling everybody what was happening until we were sure everything was going to go through and we would actually close on our house in […]
We were up early once again yesterday because we have so much going on right now. This is a trend I need to put a stop to before it becomes a habit I can’t break. 😊 The first order of business was to get our pontoon boat out of the garage and onto the scissor […]
The small southern Alabama town of Andalusia is a friendly place where southern charm and hospitality reign supreme. It’s the kind of place where everybody knows their neighbors, where people say hello when they pass you on the street, and where you can always satisfy your hunger for boiled peanuts, grits, or fried catfish. And […]
Note: This is a repeat of a blog post from 2014 that is just as true today, and may burst someone’s bubble, but it’s something they need to understand about the fulltime RV lifestyle. I get a lot e-mails and letters to the editor and see posts online from people with limited funds who want […]