The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – or what I’d rather call the Awesome, the Not-So-Hot, and the Downright Freaky. It’s what this past week on the road looked like for me. Let’s start with that last bit, the
There’s Something About a Breakdown…
Oh my, where do I start? Breaking down is probably the number one thing that keeps so many people from even starting on a road trip. We freak ourselves out with the “what-ifs” and the “I don’t know how to’s…”
It’s the Pits – or What a Stop at the Olive Pit Looks Like
I’m here in Northern California in olive country. It’s also almond and walnut country, and home to the Sunsweet-label dried plum industry. The Rolling Hills Casino is located here as well as the Sevillano Links Golf Course. The town of
A Boston Fern as Old as My Son Gets a New House
Every few years, I buy a new pot and a new bag of potting mix, and I spend an afternoon re-potting a Boston fern that I've been moving all over the West Coast with me for almost forty years. Yesterday
Five Apps That Make My Life on the Road a Little Easier
I love apps. My life on the road is made so much easier by using apps. There are apps for finding campsites, vegan eateries, translating languages, or locating the nearest cheapest gas station or free wifi. And then there’s the
Olympic National Park – a Mini-Pictorial
I thought we were just going to spend a few days in Olympic National Park up on the Olympic Peninsula in the State of Washington. Ha! Two weeks later, Dinah and I were still there. No cell signal, no service,
Monday Rambling: Back on the Road Again
I’ve started the countdown to getting back on the road. I hate that I’m counting it down because I really don’t want to be “off the road.” I want to stay on the road. Being off the road is killing