tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52090762024-03-05T09:25:11.582-06:00Journeyin'...from my Journals: reflections on 28 years of Fulltime RVingJourneyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-81574506457218569052021-01-23T14:26:00.001-06:002021-01-23T14:26:40.691-06:00Itchy Hitch...and a reset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;"><i><b>Still Journeyin'...</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: helvetica; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: helvetica; text-align: start;">Yes, its still me and this is still my <b style="font-style: italic;">Journeyin' </b>blog and I will still be talking about our experiences as Fulltime RVers but we have have made some major lifestyle changes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: helvetica; text-align: start;">We did a huge reset to our lifestyle last year just a month before the pandemic struck. We wrapped up 27 years of full-time RVing and traded our 42' Landmark full-timing fifth wheel for a tiny 25' motorhome. The </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: helvetica;">one-ton diesel GMC truck left at the same time as the 5th wheel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>The "before":</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #20124d;">I call our cottage decor style Coastal/contemporary. We purchased the sea otter lithograph at least 30 years ago at </span><a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/" style="color: #20124d;">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a><span style="color: #20124d;"> before we went fulltime RVing but had never framed and hung it!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Lots of life changes!</i></span><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoOnyj7Rt3n1_fDS-QMg4UpCljfzi-FnakDKWJH2DY6b7n_I136CrUhYxqXX5u4l0CpLQGAsHLYlo_Dx61Xvw-9zxGs4-rlTD9t-7x2EoKRy68vQOsXg5PrLr7JpDDM6W6OaO/s2048/DSCN9100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoOnyj7Rt3n1_fDS-QMg4UpCljfzi-FnakDKWJH2DY6b7n_I136CrUhYxqXX5u4l0CpLQGAsHLYlo_Dx61Xvw-9zxGs4-rlTD9t-7x2EoKRy68vQOsXg5PrLr7JpDDM6W6OaO/w192-h144/DSCN9100.JPG" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #800180; font-family: helvetica;">One of my Grandma Lempi's teacups</span></i></div><br /></td></tr>
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<span><br /></span></div>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-12099313615768606512020-02-04T11:26:00.000-06:002020-02-04T11:26:00.646-06:00Patience pays off...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Almost two years ago my friend Patty gave me a Christmas Cactus plant (Scientific name <i>Schlumbergera</i>.) About a month later it gave me one small pale bloom and then nothing! For the following two Decembers, as recommended from my research, I faithfully gave it 12 hours of darkness each day. NO blooms!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The first bud blossomed! First, it appeared that it was a white flower but turned a pale pink. And the same for the second blossom! I hope this is the beginning of a very long life for my plant. I've read that they can live as long as 50 years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How does that old saying go?</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> "Patience is a virtue." </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A lesson for life from my Christmas Cactus!</span></div>
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<br />Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-4283779665142580462019-12-26T14:24:00.001-06:002019-12-26T14:24:31.590-06:00Christmas Newsletter 57th Edition...<span style="font-family: Magneto;"><span style="font-family: Lydian BT;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whew, its been a busy year for us! A major change from traveling the country as fulltime RVers for 25 years to living in a cottage in the Texas Hill Country.</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">Our home is no longer one that moves! My annual Christmas newsletter shares a bit of our 2019 adventure.</span></span></span><br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-9697814608845109772018-11-25T20:13:00.001-06:002018-11-25T20:13:33.417-06:00Fulltime RVing…it can get harrowing<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Although our Plan A usually gets changed to Plan B and even Plan C (“our plans are like jello” is one of our mottos) we have a pretty routine fulltime life….this harrowing experience was an exception!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cpACLDk-jeA/W_tWoAmU8pI/AAAAAAAAG5E/LBOkxS07UagM85lcAt3LqElueh4wZSSXwCHMYCw/s1600-h/2014-06-25-21.34.59-dulee%255B1%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="361" height="361" title="2014-06-25 21.34.59 dulee" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="2014-06-25 21.34.59 dulee" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4cgpAjWCj0M/W_tWpBEKvaI/AAAAAAAAG5I/L8gNZgsubWAcmSkOL5v-OZNBZCj_yGbsACHMYCw/2014-06-25-21.34.59-dulee_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> Our travel plans took an unexpected turn when Dulee, our 12 year old rescue Bichon Frise, suddenly had a health issue in his spine. A local Jackson, MS veterinarian X-rayed him and referred us to the </font><a href="http://www.cvm.msstate.edu/"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine</font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> which is located 2+ hours away. With the possibility of spine surgery we decided to move from Jackson to </font><a href="https://www.belairervparkstarkville.com/"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Belaire RV Park</font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> in Starkville for two weeks of observation and treatment. </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">We had a lovely grassy site but it rained, <strong>a LOT</strong>, during the entire two weeks in Starkville! <font face="Segoe Print" size="3">The night before we were due to leave, neither of us slept very well, worrying about the probability of a troublesome muddy exit. </font></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Our fears were not unfounded! When GET backed the truck up to the 5th wheel we could see that the ground was VERY VERY mucky. He pulled forward about five feet and then the wheels started spinning…oh no! Putting the truck into four-wheel drive did absolutely nothing! Big ruts in the mud! Let’s try a shovel, nope; boards in front of the tires, nope. </font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Eav4HWPJpgI/W_tWpl-r4lI/AAAAAAAAG5M/ZTfTAVympXEI2MC8jEki7Y56XZbvDs8BwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_1118205"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="426" height="210" title="20181113_111820" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20181113_111820" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kFZtyKSr3s4/W_tWqfI7DcI/AAAAAAAAG5Q/H9zNAMpDyaUmzX4Rez3li04iOVMVCHhgACHMYCw/20181113_111820_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HYXTXAIlRZ0/W_tWqxkUZRI/AAAAAAAAG5U/U41gEQTY6yYqHS7uXNzT6XMyO2k5eCgfgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_1120306"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="426" height="210" title="20181113_112030" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20181113_112030" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--cpBQFZ1qdk/W_tWrlB06BI/AAAAAAAAG5Y/qVSES9pdntU0QtPu3TxVTA9egXICb0K5wCHMYCw/20181113_112030_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">GET called Chris, the park owner who also happens to have a garbage business. “Can you help?” “Sure, I’ll be there in about an hour” and he was. With his garbage container hooked up and both his truck and our GMC in four-wheel drive…NOTHING! The ruts in the mud only got deeper!<img width="498" height="245" title="20181113_111617" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20181113_111617" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hAFdbWS3y6Q/W_tWsPv3udI/AAAAAAAAG5c/UNEDeFPF7M0TfF8nIsvgbtEX6wm9FVaEwCHMYCw/20181113_111617_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jcYlfIbC9yg/W_tWsj64LgI/AAAAAAAAG5g/GLbt9Qjcc-YzErmOtAoqVJMDjSEfgQNQQCHMYCw/s1600-h/mud%2Btire%2Btrack"><img width="396" height="385" title="mud tire track" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="mud tire track" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DV4arUX8gbw/W_tWtR4hJyI/AAAAAAAAG5k/SG_RGJHMSuUiopZ3J_RuGU8T_52bf3McwCHMYCw/mud%2Btire%2Btrack_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">This called for greater measures! (our 17,500lb 5th wheel plus the approximate 7,000lb truck makes for a pretty heavy load) Chris unloaded the garbage dumpster and hooked his hydraulic cable line onto the tow hook on our truck. </font></p><blockquote><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><font color="#ff0000"><strong><font size="4">HIS TRUCK WORKED HARD! OUR TRUCK WORKED HARD!</font></strong> </font> </font></p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vmh7KRIOGgc/W_tWuHYIDpI/AAAAAAAAG5o/mXnPEdRlbt0Ot1tQMAHECfuKqDDli5yogCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_1124171"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vmh7KRIOGgc/W_tWuHYIDpI/AAAAAAAAG5o/mXnPEdRlbt0Ot1tQMAHECfuKqDDli5yogCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_1124171"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a>i<font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FOSIx7lquyI/W_tWvJ9oUyI/AAAAAAAAG5s/2f8IIQ06SoAGig41hTWjnzd8NMEk8s0IgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_1124177"><img width="386" height="192" title="20181113_112417" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20181113_112417" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nyFvUpchofE/W_tWvpB_5FI/AAAAAAAAG5w/FXpKO2mACF0oA5xH8_TTEDjXXnyHLhzYACHMYCw/20181113_112417_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></font>s<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xDfMTj10Q6o/W_tWwU20ArI/AAAAAAAAG50/41_AJ2rS3xQ6dZQCJnSWIaUNj_VYfkjEwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_112625"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vgHFxVLr5bI/W_tWxAJFcCI/AAAAAAAAG54/olS-Dx4Ea4Ma2lBDlURJh3A4rMtg8oT9QCHMYCw/s1600-h/20181113_1126255"><img width="390" height="193" title="20181113_112625" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20181113_112625" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9_c0TXRfF5w/W_tWxlfOVwI/AAAAAAAAG58/_cJz5GyjakcbH9d7IkS8-v9NQrggmUfXwCHMYCw/20181113_112625_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p></blockquote><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Little by little there was movement and finally success! <em><strong>Oh my, it is scary to see your <u>home</u> and all of your belongings shimmying, shaking and listing to the side as it struggles through thick mud!</strong></em> </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Both the truck and the 5th wheel were heavily splattered with mud. Wish I had thought to get pictures but by that time our shoes were soaked and we were cold! </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">However, we were out of the mud and back on the road. Next stop Natchez!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Fulltime RV life on the road can be harrowing!! Never a dull moment.</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">P.S. A few days later our equipment is all clean…no sign of the mucky mud!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">P.P.S. Dulee responded to medication and didn’t require surgery!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UL3IuvOmE0E/W_tWySVRwyI/AAAAAAAAG6A/ycuKpSbZQ0cliD9WzwnmfTV8ICc2D9gBQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN1122%255B20%255D"><img width="146" height="208" title="DSCN1122" style="border-image: none; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN1122" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O3CGGM2a12c/W_tWy7sTXyI/AAAAAAAAG6E/1U-Fdh-5_cExn3C2QbKuSGBg4ptGXSLBACHMYCw/DSCN1122_thumb%255B21%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-91952064802721559192018-11-18T15:22:00.001-06:002018-11-18T15:28:54.134-06:00Fulltime RVing…another home improvement<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I’ve shared the home improvements we’ve made so far in our Landmark Fifth Wheel: all of the twelve window valances have been recovered, seven in the living area and five upstairs, new blue sofa, and headboard and bench are recovered.</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ebqM4sgDRdI/W_HXySymE7I/AAAAAAAAGyY/N1JmV6ketaYUAKqZmYYSqRlyF5PWDjoVwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0692_thumb113"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="238" height="213" title="DSCN0692_thumb11" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0692_thumb11" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4IkA_oEsXh8/W_HXyzIvFDI/AAAAAAAAGyc/g9gZXxb1oikkqR0Uui_8-77nVbbXNnVYACHMYCw/DSCN0692_thumb11_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGxjwC7qB_8-y8gRGz75Xz0Kpmw0Ht1Wo3w6rRDZNR3C8Xq6XL6ziZqrpPc8W2aVTqoDGNRyV1Xlwox3nQuRbilTJG0gfykRGquZwE8ok8fLetkUEnrVsNAiwhuHAm3Wdazdq/s1600-h/DSCN0704_thumb173"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="333" height="210" title="DSCN0704_thumb17" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0704_thumb17" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JFIL8nUpxys/W_HXz0fT68I/AAAAAAAAGyk/BS0l3EVIgzISVXhU4GcZmbSRqebLRoGBwCHMYCw/DSCN0704_thumb17_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2bFSOQumDsA/W_HX0V0kuGI/AAAAAAAAGyo/Xr-UhQfyrX4U57wbMwSNjJzcFpSpkKlyQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0710_thumb22"><img width="281" height="211" title="DSCN0710_thumb2" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0710_thumb2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-72RPbRkHe7A/W_HX1JpzTbI/AAAAAAAAGys/EeOwO_kolU4AFO1SRQWCVGnBViwLBamGwCHMYCw/DSCN0710_thumb2_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">We were anxious to get on with painting the kitchen island. Before, it was nice but too dark and too too brown!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eLSqbLzE8Ck/W_HZhcOLCjI/AAAAAAAAG2Q/jSMWl7CVB04v4AQYQCcUt35-1yuDvSv8QCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07757"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjDY0BZ5vbfwa_et_h2JLCtlsAh05Yx34Eh_mXnFWpR-7GUcq_ohBHKX6SDSd_vLkcjhXUiVtphjDKFbrdy-J3dQ7_lt-YNKVzhluU3n_lKHUocpCXyb6hqd86YKUJc4X_wGS/s1600-h/DSCN0775%255B2%255D"><img width="431" height="362" title="DSCN0775" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0775" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mau9UYqroZ0/W_HX2kTNOgI/AAAAAAAAGy4/fbrORKUGnEYh4THj3Qw655o1qA06jb9DACHMYCw/DSCN0775_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I4Go0-IVk8M/W_HZjDnOSyI/AAAAAAAAG2Y/ppebjqMM93gq_MRKi-TwX5qIgXcQT5tEwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20150530_0801547"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qd2dEho4wJc/W_HZjsJuL5I/AAAAAAAAG2c/w7nTdGZHwc4D6NzSAf3j7Q08KbTEwrdFQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20150530_080154%255B1%255D"><img width="306" height="365" title="20150530_080154" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20150530_080154" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qv0CH0nAaXI/W_HX4V6JGQI/AAAAAAAAGzE/S8TDBu8wb38niRrpQm0_Yqla7fgmEnaiACHMYCw/20150530_080154_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>BUT</strong> we were more than a little hesitant about embarking on it. </font></p><ul><ul><ul><li><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">What if we mess it up? </font></li><li><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">What if the paint peels? </font></li><li><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">What if we choose the <em>wrong</em> color? </font></li><li><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">What if…? What if…? </font></li></ul></ul></ul><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I did a lot of research about paint, pri<font face="Segoe Print" size="3">mer coats, methods, top coats etc. leading into the project and before heading out for supplies. Boy, did we luck out at Home Depot! The paint department guy, wish I knew his name, was wonderful. Most likely looking very confused, we were standing in front of the paint we had determined might be right for our project when he said <strong><em>“No, not that one, this is much better. You don’t need a primer or top coat. Use these sandpaper blocks. Buy this very good brush.”</em> </strong> He was wonderful! We left the store, pretty confident, and all set to go.</font></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>Mega Blue paint color is chosen from dozens of sample chips and paint is being applied with the “very good” brush. Two coats did the job.</strong></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZDlmV8Yb15M/W_HX4-YqfQI/AAAAAAAAGzI/xIPXkVb9sL8Ecrvq7WPG2JWxkgaThRUZwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0787%255B11%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="309" height="233" title="DSCN0787" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0787" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B_Zu-uDiqCE/W_HX5dJiDjI/AAAAAAAAGzM/RRXOyYh2fVsgGAWn9jVfZqoDJzBnLLn1ACHMYCw/DSCN0787_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C21C66EBTKU/W_HX5_Y-NxI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/qmo4fUBUt-IWdTB2qFYuMy2GLpg5eaLqgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0781%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="233" height="310" title="DSCN0781" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0781" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D1hizURVIpw/W_HX6fImMYI/AAAAAAAAGzU/-0gGfq2C98IrkdBfpAdhyh4FoZlOobJYwCHMYCw/DSCN0781_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9lB269lGyY/W_HX66DeXBI/AAAAAAAAGzY/wc2msveGfJwmW_3E3UaMkVkodT95oQMLgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0811%255B6%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="317" height="239" title="DSCN0811" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0811" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FAWWPDidboc/W_HX7QCTO-I/AAAAAAAAGzc/xuNwXYh9gWs2jkYPN0FrUlCuaT8SgbjUQCHMYCw/DSCN0811_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>But first, a thorough overall sanding. Supervisor in charge of sanding is Zodiac.</strong></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VaQdtLWR-cw/W_HX7z1SV_I/AAAAAAAAGzg/7HwpaH6d8zgYm2o6aWw9jhx1em9Ee526gCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0784%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="228" height="302" title="DSCN0784" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0784" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t4eCDcHK4AI/W_HX8mvfjZI/AAAAAAAAGzk/pnXqfn1uRuYSwSxPlJDW1aedcH3kA7BoQCHMYCw/DSCN0784_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-098qKc-0o2I/W_HX9ORCC1I/AAAAAAAAGzo/Oy2vd6BmFZo2BRaTbAxw4UJEIxKiV-tEgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0780%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="350" height="263" title="DSCN0780" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0780" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uBmVlznOyZU/W_HX9mLFEJI/AAAAAAAAGzs/cvWUvEgYpFMAVVCYjN4T7Xc0yB_g8pFYwCHMYCw/DSCN0780_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AtEy4vzvJB8/W_HX-GxCFrI/AAAAAAAAGzw/rSBrlvbpdnE0-HMVe7_KXJ2npbVUS5XUwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0785%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="252" height="335" title="DSCN0785" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0785" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RIxN2XIB9zs/W_HX-zjgCtI/AAAAAAAAGz0/WAHtJ95L6T4VPKSGuxM6CaWH9B-rbQKHQCHMYCw/DSCN0785_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>And the dreaded time-consuming taping off.</strong></font></p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HcONdaNy-S8/W_HX_dR_dAI/AAAAAAAAGz4/Gjg69TcJv1Uhro8rGpoqkJHbREvuRic6QCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0777%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="270" height="358" title="DSCN0777" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0777" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8qSmUex5Mgw/W_HX_6qTuGI/AAAAAAAAGz8/zBTxPwU2uyYUVDu_uJJ8rp3WqS_VjkNyQCHMYCw/DSCN0777_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--WIKNviOc0M/W_HYASxc0gI/AAAAAAAAG0A/CIBCVKOa9J0W_OwmE3blnw8ItkQgBzeHwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0782%255B4%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="328" height="247" title="DSCN0782" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0782" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JuIM2WRQkPc/W_HYAyDmolI/AAAAAAAAG0E/lvIfsvXAKfUexgrr8inbxmRgei_HbjC0gCHMYCw/DSCN0782_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S6RM_VAJnBE/W_HYBkt4DnI/AAAAAAAAG0I/fs2wtMzWJdIBqs_3wL0cMYU-0pwbUHZUQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0778%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="221" height="358" title="DSCN0778" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0778" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ke5fIV4_Xzo/W_HYCKboi-I/AAAAAAAAG0M/3Q5qshgJ_gEpdGd9cicSzVyPaKJQiqthwCHMYCw/DSCN0778_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>One final touch was replacing the brushed nickel knobs in the kitchen area of the rig with these I bought on E-Bay. $26 for 24 knobs!</strong></font></p><p align="center"><strong><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3aIStdgwzrg/W_HZJ9SasmI/AAAAAAAAG14/xT4w-6u1zdsXxvxN_TFY9aONikzvepYjQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180918_170040%255B3%255D"><img width="244" height="139" title="20180918_170040" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180918_170040" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n210ipaL7GY/W_HZKlBcUuI/AAAAAAAAG18/j87HqEtV-JcGVxd6L2y4WO5oFH-mqmh2QCHMYCw/20180918_170040_thumb%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></strong></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>But, what a great result! Were we pleased? OH YES!</strong></font></p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQ51BNfh-hw/W_HYCu2W3AI/AAAAAAAAG0Q/0IantAazsvIzpFMO_H3W8vcCfBlzUcKpgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN1106%255B11%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="306" height="230" title="DSCN1106" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN1106" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B9AtjrgxzJ0/W_HYDCqKj2I/AAAAAAAAG0U/BFv5g_CvmGUEQYqm86RSCOnNPuUL9sGxACHMYCw/DSCN1106_thumb%255B8%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uc9DZCGq4_s/W_HYDtQaCkI/AAAAAAAAG0Y/7AAh15gXFxw1aNNTYWLl8KoRylIxjfGxgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180922_103218%255B9%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="406" height="230" title="20180922_103218" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180922_103218" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uGxGvCKgARY/W_HYEWqTxuI/AAAAAAAAG0c/0PnIjtQ4U-UYYWRdCZ-VmLgpj00bE8UngCHMYCw/20180922_103218_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ApMXl9ucvKU/W_HYE_fdEtI/AAAAAAAAG0g/esW8TDj2lWoBAji3ahrVAY5Dc-Tq9_RAwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN1107%255B13%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="122" height="162" title="DSCN1107" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN1107" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1DyvAgFfHW4/W_HYFYKahvI/AAAAAAAAG0k/ev8zpEMyjCU5eix_BqGvPNeaUdyZY1t8ACHMYCw/DSCN1107_thumb%255B10%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">A little add-on project. The carpet on the steps leading “upstairs” was beyond cleaning so GET replaced and painted the new steps the same color as the island. So far the paint is holding up really well to daily traffic wear.</font></p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lcL_K984E1U/W_HYF_wVNYI/AAAAAAAAG0o/MMdsMJozN84A0LaoK18dur04TkKk74--ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0767%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="306" height="231" title="DSCN0767" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0767" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fLfWVyqeNY4/W_HYGrTdR6I/AAAAAAAAG0s/XmqxpFNlILsVuBrFXtUShTcEuDMMD0UGACHMYCw/DSCN0767_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SKWXXjXsArM/W_HYHAfRXWI/AAAAAAAAG0w/qJTXz0EAt5Elr5bKtM7gTiO0n-4U9k_ywCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN1109%255B4%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="309" height="233" title="DSCN1109" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN1109" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TrdsBcVr0To/W_HYHunn-2I/AAAAAAAAG00/uDBDp7vu8jA2HzxrDxt4W_ybwKofaEiVACHMYCw/DSCN1109_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="5"><strong>Another project completed!</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#cc6600" face="Segoe Script" size="6"><strong><font size="7">Happy Thanksgiving</font> </strong></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#cc6600" face="Segoe Script" size="6"><strong>from my home on wheels to yours!</strong></font></p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B4In_KW7pQs/W_HZkQnGXfI/AAAAAAAAG2g/VpeTCLJTHV4bW8IM8X0todqEGoDWnPWkgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0985%255B28%255D"><img width="868" height="239" title="DSCN0985" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0985" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NgqkZJdVm4E/W_HZlD-TrFI/AAAAAAAAG2k/NWn-2M5CL8cU3DAUpGfYsmUe-_g7sTeEACHMYCw/DSCN0985_thumb%255B30%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p><p align="center"><br></p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ehpboEd7tNA/W_HYJQIJhII/AAAAAAAAG1A/NjZjxb90eBU9NbvLuIdTnN_uHMAWoBKjwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0980%255B8%255D"><img width="184" height="244" title="DSCN0980" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0980" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v_iVe1icxOo/W_HYJ9aEH-I/AAAAAAAAG1E/Wexoqe_EddcBTWnEbuV-JiXDmO55B-_NwCHMYCw/DSCN0980_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p><p align="center"><br></p><p align="center"></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-25295927109191168292018-10-28T15:19:00.001-05:002018-10-28T15:37:12.203-05:00Autumn Full time RVing…Pumpkin<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I’m ready for Fall…have decorated my 5th wheel home for the season:</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-krOZ1ODmccM/W9YdFFmS__I/AAAAAAAAGxA/FgjeWpk7E3M9N1TK7rld6rbJRvSAdj_nwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0985%255B18%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-67c7NpUNrXk/W9YdK3NwmPI/AAAAAAAAGxE/QT_47fEniTU0bPq9hnlJE-97n62QDVcgQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0985%255B22%255D"><img width="841" height="228" title="DSCN0985" style="margin-right: auto; 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display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0989" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xorPJLdOOBQ/W9YZOfCS4UI/AAAAAAAAGuk/t8BNGcnPxYw32sL2jn_2L7jKfpiIAjRnQCHMYCw/DSCN0989_thumb%255B14%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lT9IsUUWeZo/W9Ydo2mYImI/AAAAAAAAGxo/a5EdkSI9T5g0Q0PCopdjmscm36veVyLfACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0986%255B14%255D"><img width="348" height="309" title="DSCN0986" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0986" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ULd_jePFrk/W9YZhaKH6pI/AAAAAAAAGu4/WxXr1eZMW7svT-86mN56296B2UY6rU9rQCHMYCw/DSCN0986_thumb%255B16%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">All of that pumpkin décor made me hungry for pie so that was next! About a week ago I made my first pumpkin pie of the year:</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0JhKsm2Kj6A/W9YZnrHnsOI/AAAAAAAAGu8/xdld2V9cShYf4HnCjk-nYgiAmnllqaYhACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSC07993%255B9%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="494" height="420" title="DSC07993" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSC07993" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sa8vnKwpA3Y/W9YZpkWmj2I/AAAAAAAAGvA/wCFM6PqHAWshF9fjKax6a2gvYib9l9aGACHMYCw/DSC07993_thumb%255B9%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">We haven’t gotten our fill of pumpkin so this morning I searched the web for a pumpkin muffin recipe and settled on a blog called </font><a href="https://lovelylittlekitchen.com/"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Lovely Little Kitchen</font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">. What a cute name for a blog! My 5th wheel RV little kitchen is my own <em><strong>Lovely Little Kitchen!</strong></em> </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I changed the recipe just a little by substituting Canola oil for the coconut oil (didn’t have any coconut oil) and adding about 1/2 cup coconut and chopped nuts. Maybe because of these additions, baking time in my convection oven was a little longer than called for in the recipe.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mJZPZwhpfhM/W9YZr8EQg7I/AAAAAAAAGvE/YJk0Svc5W54EqcszZiVNTtIj8VEBQtmTACHMYCw/s1600-h/pumpkin%2Bmuffin%2Brecipe-1%255B11%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="414" height="500" title="pumpkin muffin recipe-1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="pumpkin muffin recipe-1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiouBXiB_KDGaxI_chvT3YJiHYcEjW2lh7ChY3Hte6S8ImRXnCTRxPNYkfQ_wL4eUtox5R7Pcw7kzFvvGRKAwTAMgwU5ibkxODwRUUO1_3sGx-ehyphenhyphen81Q31g2cSFzDKuvi1Ow2w/?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QcmNyHkbbXs/W9YZwQ2W5dI/AAAAAAAAGvM/cgpabp54afcuB2kI5Q-Kz37i4KKiegghwCHMYCw/s1600-h/pumpkin%2Bmuffin%2Brecipe-2%255B18%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="445" height="510" title="pumpkin muffin recipe-2" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="pumpkin muffin recipe-2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WsxWomUIDAc/W9YZxi7hDTI/AAAAAAAAGvQ/-S6YNJId2SIY1wZUa7YRETwTJYpH5JuEwCHMYCw/pumpkin%2Bmuffin%2Brecipe-2_thumb%255B16%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">The recipe made twelve tall puffy muffins…we’ve already eaten a few! Have saved this recipe!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IqMGnh2lPmY/W9Yd0vXjqyI/AAAAAAAAGx0/Ugo23sjhkSQDYTmBWsvbiar3r-1K6kQJACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN1040%255B12%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U_NKrQnU7IM/W9Yd9Yh0XdI/AAAAAAAAGx4/0Y3R28_ChvURs9jqvWpgX864kud69LsswCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN1040%255B13%255D"><img width="550" height="440" title="DSCN1040" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN1040" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QSwaURPXstY/W9YcJrbLLtI/AAAAAAAAGww/-F_p5bmlvKcyhFbOj13DkZgBWQtXc2LOACHMYCw/DSCN1040_thumb%255B13%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></a></p><p align="center"><font color="#d93535" face="Segoe Script" size="6"><strong>Happy Autumn Day from Jackson, Mississippi…</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#d93535" face="Segoe Script" size="6"><strong>where we have the A/C running!</strong></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-42910863534980085042018-09-07T16:03:00.001-05:002018-09-07T16:09:16.801-05:00Fulltime RVing…baking goodies doable in a RV?<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Unlike the previous five 5th wheels we’ve lived in during our 24 years of full time RVing, our Landmark 5th wheel doesn’t have a conventional oven. However, It did come equipped with a convection/microwave oven and we bought a Breville toaster oven so I do have baking capabilities. I really like the toaster oven but it is the mini model that has size limitations. Fine tuning operation of a convection oven is a bit challenging but it gets easier with each use.</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">I don’t bake very often for one simple reason: if I bake it we will eat it and we don’t need to eat more sweets!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">A few weeks ago our friends Sandy and Rick treated us to a delicious catfish lunch at their beautiful home. For dessert Sandy served a blueberry galette. Wow, we were impressed! I was shocked when she explained how easy it is to make this tasty dessert and decided that maybe, just maybe, even I could manage it!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">I had wild blueberries in the freezer and a pasty shell on hand so my first foray was blueberry much like Sandy’s. Turned out pretty good!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YjrTeAXBMk8/W5Lm81B36tI/AAAAAAAAGnY/S7qJspHeRhcHvuBmoGuIEypI7Kf0IMLRACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN075811"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p2NRbGjX4to/W5LorVa-fbI/AAAAAAAAGp0/O5L546zHOnws4pkSPPlKohf3LhR6doAYACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0758"><img width="427" height="322" title="DSCN0758" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0758" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jC6inxkDYns/W5LospwDLmI/AAAAAAAAGp4/zX4Lde1N0uczUM6qeOJM3bPPw9UEKz8ZACHMYCw/DSCN0758_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IBqPDzfUCeQ/W5LnA00dAoI/AAAAAAAAGng/JciygfgH_yg_AS-QCFewtQt21GXSzysUgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07608"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l06B3NeKzuM/W5LothYAU3I/AAAAAAAAGp8/g-9NK51OlrUhc7uWdY0LZqtwwVTaBZ9KACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0760%255B1%255D"><img width="427" height="321" title="DSCN0760" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0760" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pQWSFyDeuIg/W5LovORZd_I/AAAAAAAAGqA/gfqI6Akn0mgGtE5BRzv6QR10DkYnXP2MgCHMYCw/DSCN0760_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">GET loves peaches, me not so much, but I decided to treat him on this second attempt; a little more difficult but not too bad!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">I chose </font><a href="https://www.marthastewart.com/908598/stone-fruit-galette"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Martha Stewart’s Stone Fruit</font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"> recipe. I peeled and sliced about six small peaches. My slicing technique leaves a little to be desired. Very few nice uniform slices!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6LcuoA4qi2Y/W5LnDIE18NI/AAAAAAAAGno/SLLa-PYDh_YEa8TSLwURTDwMogjo8AqAwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07914"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SjNgNuEZlew/W5LnEppJKXI/AAAAAAAAGns/S37pV4OeHqs0_K1z5p2eEkI3QRuSluoyACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN079210"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="415" height="313" title="DSCN0792" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0792" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vWQoki4sUoU/W5LnGoox9LI/AAAAAAAAGnw/m9zfq6Zn0X4oC1SburbOVajrscgAv3LNACHMYCw/DSCN0792_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="414" height="312" title="DSCN0791" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0791" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vaxOl_NyODc/W5LnIUjV4GI/AAAAAAAAGn0/MVks2hMkwAA1BCyVbQ2zbE3qXcy_v_00wCHMYCw/DSCN0791_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Following recipe instructions I first lined my baking pan (also my pizza pan, pans in a RV have to be multi-functional!) with foil and then topped the foil with non-stick parchment paper. I didn’t have any parchment paper and considered skipping this step but wanted to follow Martha's recipe. (And I had noticed that Sandy baked hers on parchment – if she did it it must be important to success!)</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6LcuoA4qi2Y/W5LnDIE18NI/AAAAAAAAGno/SLLa-PYDh_YEa8TSLwURTDwMogjo8AqAwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07914"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dnF1tveTP5A/W5LnI6PN3FI/AAAAAAAAGn4/xmlserJgdB0biF-AIi_xWGP1BUk_rLpcwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07889"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="415" height="313" title="DSCN0788" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0788" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fm2npn7uK_8/W5LnKqG9g9I/AAAAAAAAGn8/i2Wv6fJt9fw5luv3tjUzZQRf1aaQ0zNEgCHMYCw/DSCN0788_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qYQL7Jb9d-M/W5LnLBuC7iI/AAAAAAAAGoA/x1SibSgTaWgLncr8z4mMLzf1QXYTqIw2ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07896"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="418" height="314" title="DSCN0789" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0789" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tGzu7G5GfN4/W5LnORsQ0CI/AAAAAAAAGoI/m9Fj1VTmAak63QTQ4t68OkJSi9Ab8u4dwCHMYCw/DSCN0789_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">The recipe called for lemon juice. I got <em>creative</em> and included the zest of the lemon. Cornstarch, sugar and salt rounded out the ingredients. (Interesting that it called for no spices?)</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ywi3bsMHQ0E/W5LnROeGmgI/AAAAAAAAGoM/OwertlLCq8cluF8Y-chFkmDGMusy_VsGQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07937"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-udJ-Gust6pE/W5LoxTs2VdI/AAAAAAAAGqE/_u7xec5THvckwH2RhHMlSeeG3oxtf0dKACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0793"><img width="542" height="408" title="DSCN0793" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0793" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cuW6s1eoBrg/W5Lo0OHC4LI/AAAAAAAAGqI/hlLJNAFBPuUf6SNcR6-UXbs9pG2As1X8ACHMYCw/DSCN0793_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Sandy said she uses ready made pie crust so I followed suit. <a href="https://www.pillsbury.com/products/pie-crust/refrigerated-pie-crust">Pillsbury</a> makes such good pie crust that I don’t think there is a good reason to make my own! I know there are fabulous made-from-scratch pie crusts, in fact my sister-in-law Lee makes one, but for my level of baking Pillsbury does the trick.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LpV8myJllD4/W5LnXP0S3zI/AAAAAAAAGog/W1CiZNr0OTcgl0yoAGWIMu_jVTUG2V_GACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN08006"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="423" height="317" title="DSCN0800" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0800" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--XFZpf8ufDU/W5LnZUpMY0I/AAAAAAAAGok/uxkARN-uSIAgxd10vsxnYqLHuhMgGZ8lwCHMYCw/DSCN0800_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">I brushed a beaten egg on the crust and it was ready to go into the 375 degree oven. I think that I should have lowered the convection oven temperature to 350 degrees because the peaches got a little blackened on top!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uIUyWgAUk8I/W5Lnc5UMyPI/AAAAAAAAGos/anO8eu7F-yoe2aYmTTfvUleAtdnmlyR0ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07996"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="423" height="319" title="DSCN0799" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0799" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Anrq9SHasM/W5Lnffb5GfI/AAAAAAAAGow/7rAK7aH3HNonrYD9m46ob5_u-uLYgl3bQCHMYCw/DSCN0799_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lm0_ei6brFw/W5LnhJy85eI/AAAAAAAAGo4/MgwNKE9WwWY0rDEJjKyO895t5rjGy89ygCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07984"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="431" height="324" title="DSCN0798" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0798" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iezQQVGJknA/W5LnhmMusQI/AAAAAAAAGo8/kIsfn3hcw1Q5K0MZ9lC3vXN20UIoYFHuACHMYCw/DSCN0798_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Looks pretty in the shiny convection oven!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IwQusOx6pCs/W5LniztmLxI/AAAAAAAAGpA/ivXB-qhhV5MXfg8Kcm25vjCLi_OuuCKLACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07964"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><img width="496" height="373" title="DSCN0796" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0796" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p2xymJya8lQ/W5Lnl1WcE6I/AAAAAAAAGpE/G5B2OvMHpdcKo-h63gvI_38OqzTYXMSTACHMYCw/DSCN0796_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Out of the oven in about an hour, slid onto a polka dot plastic plate, sliced, topped with <a href="https://www.bluebunny.com/">Blue Bunny vanilla ice cream</a> and served on a paper plate! GET likes it!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8xJdFfbOXu4/W5LnnvM0MiI/AAAAAAAAGpI/C6vaWI9tGVUyRQpMRjHZbSane_JHcm99ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN08084"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c1P21qz7grI/W5Lo25spLFI/AAAAAAAAGqM/Npx6B4UgZRQoCqF1svO3tnb_O3_o1iFZQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0808"><img width="421" height="316" title="DSCN0808" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0808" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sXgsXOm8lzo/W5Lo5HRzIMI/AAAAAAAAGqQ/H1XQ59MMzaMleJfkSiFe2whosIb_80sGwCHMYCw/DSCN0808_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-essyr1SWpog/W5LnrPS4iBI/AAAAAAAAGpU/4IuapHxiRXch4_47ir7i0Tz_h__yL4DigCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN08104"><font face="Segoe Print" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FapNBNTcUTM/W5Lo9x9yMqI/AAAAAAAAGqc/SO3eyS3rc48FCSe-w3yu_mt7d7hesV5JQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0810%255B1%255D"><img width="421" height="316" title="DSCN0810" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0810" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ia7z__FqBXs/W5Lo-VRm-EI/AAAAAAAAGqg/Gjwwbzz40xo7SGM2ijEIfx9dvAOP3WrTwCHMYCw/DSCN0810_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="4">Baking in a RV…yes, very doable with just a few adjustments!</font></p><p><font size="3"></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-27649793903307415992018-08-26T15:19:00.001-05:002018-08-26T15:25:53.082-05:00Full time RVing…do we cook or do we eat out?<p><strong><font face="Segoe Script" size="5">The answer: YES.</font></strong></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">We eat <strong><font color="#00e639">at home</font></strong> quite a lot but also <font color="#ff0000"><strong>eat out </strong><font color="#000000">quite a lot!</font></font> Part of the fun of eating out, other than not having to cook, is experiencing the food of a particular area of the country. </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Monterey Peninsula in California is our home base and also where most of the country’s artichokes are grown. Our favorite place for artichokes is <a href="http://www.pezzinifarms.com/">Pezzini’s Farm Stand</a> and the adjacent <a href="https://jenpollackbianco.com/where-to-eat-in-monterey-county-the-choke-coach-in-castroville-california/">Choke Coach</a> in Castroville.</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Upon arrival at the farm stand which sits in the midst of artichoke fields, we eat<strong> <font color="#ff0000">“out”</font></strong> with an order of deep fried dusted with parmesan cheese and a side of home-made ranch dressing.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WfGGW3Vl-mg/W4MMdGWNyzI/AAAAAAAAGkc/JxezyCg_HXYUI4pYK09_v4a1nud4EjK5ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN74724"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-odWshS37vEg/W4MMd-AgT3I/AAAAAAAAGkg/IfxRNzQSoqow33gveTDyDAtZBLxKpJk_ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN747211"><img width="428" height="308" title="DSCN7472" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN7472" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jh-8LB144ys/W4MKupTRb1I/AAAAAAAAGf0/j9Kr6HA-UIgOlcCQTNa3q4H8A5xBrbXrACHMYCw/DSCN7472_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6SzrpRS-u4I/W4MMejUrAcI/AAAAAAAAGkk/SYQLChSKyHgXAu2ge0NKXW3L8LA-VEcsACHMYCw/s1600-h/20180522_121146-Penassi-artichokes4"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ijlnUZ_-5po/W4MMfo1-plI/AAAAAAAAGko/SsSpiid08VokXEYyZzqfhFDyT2FkA3FGwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180522_121146-Penassi-artichokes"><img width="430" height="244" title="20180522_121146-Penassi artichokes" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180522_121146-Penassi artichokes" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kqNYO2PLWvA/W4MKwsoSOBI/AAAAAAAAGgA/xPjDsnvLbAkUuf12Pu-tqVGspDKsuOPjgCHMYCw/20180522_121146-Penassi-artichokes_t?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Our view while eating is artichokes growing in the field. </font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XNVLr3lrVEs/W4MKxSwX4yI/AAAAAAAAGgE/0c9qtOQ09FQ7ldeVW8MVizkfSX5rn6zlQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN01259"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="481" height="361" title="DSCN0125" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0125" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bbHCdaPzimQ/W4MKx5c9jdI/AAAAAAAAGgI/NhnceJB1fxsGUcZADqSeL9alZu8DCD_GwCHMYCw/DSCN0125_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Before leaving Pezzini’s we always grab a $10 bag to take home. <strong><font color="#00d535">Eating at home</font></strong>, yum. </font></p><blockquote><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><strong>My preferred (quick and easy) preparation method:</strong> </font></p><ul><li><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Trim the top and some of the side leaves, rinse under running water, drain excess, but not all, water off.</font></li><li><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Place in a baking dish, cover tightly and steam in the microwave for about 8-9 minutes, depending on the size of the artichokes. </font></li><li><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">When done leaves should easily be pulled off. We eat them dipped in melted butter.</font></li></ul></blockquote><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4t_ZY99tnqc/W4MMgREwy1I/AAAAAAAAGks/s1kZ7b_1IVMSsyjYdAIwATLdfZ5nkhcaQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN89719"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RFourH1FmsA/W4MMhJ6MKGI/AAAAAAAAGkw/AV0PdX8a6SkCL2qajeUGj1WmyphOLzelwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN8971%255B1%255D"><img width="366" height="486" title="DSCN8971" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN8971" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4_pX0M6lZrs/W4MKz4dhZ2I/AAAAAAAAGgU/-1F7Q6izmEMIRVl5fb6ms7tRM3GalOr8ACHMYCw/DSCN8971_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GBT7SZCgTb8/W4MMh7DNB-I/AAAAAAAAGk0/aEhhS3NnY7sPijecO11R5zlf9BzSbqp0QCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_07796"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z340aDT8K-o/W4MMiqZrXSI/AAAAAAAAGk4/a4dZsE2s1WkEO9CipU4XM2dkNaeXsZR0wCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_0779%255B2%255D"><img width="368" height="488" title="IMG_0779" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_0779" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IXnAxIj-q2o/W4MK2ID-9lI/AAAAAAAAGgg/0-XvAQBxKoEkymDaiQbV16AVvLH6mk_3gCHMYCw/IMG_0779_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Definitely <strong><font color="#ff0000">eating out</font></strong> at the <a href="https://www.bigtexan.com/">Big Texan</a> in Amarillo! We didn’t even attempt to down the 72oz steak to receive it for free but the food from the menu, GET’s ribeye in the photo, is great!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D_qkZznWoHM/W4MMjV0aPnI/AAAAAAAAGk8/F9rnA0jO2sgfWzM262KvrKuqPkgO7eVFQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170610_2030577"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EBYWH33p1cQ/W4MMkeFI4AI/AAAAAAAAGlA/uhRTFHAv-l47LcZZi0W-atsWASnMy9CxQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170610_203057%255B1%255D"><img width="262" height="464" title="20170610_203057" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170610_203057" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GBjwfbyImcQ/W4MK4A8Dv5I/AAAAAAAAGgw/n7k7uzCbTS0GweXOwb8eZtCEdZ1mJNl2gCHMYCw/20170610_203057_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qC0IWsu6mio/W4MMlM3Mr-I/AAAAAAAAGlE/4aiw10tlNpoc2KruEdXxft3h5YFR5l6NgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170610_19511510"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y_uGv6h5vE4/W4MMl9CgS1I/AAAAAAAAGlI/ADVzf7ql0XYWd28JVQPlDghXVa6kZujMwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170610_1951151"><img width="515" height="395" title="20170610_195115" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170610_195115" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1s-lrXwAL5w/W4MK6O_NeVI/AAAAAAAAGg8/Hz5qjvR5VcQNgCqUgZiwdY7zNjm0INORQCHMYCw/20170610_195115_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script"><font size="3"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Eating out</font></strong> at the Bonsai Food Truck in Santa Fe. Asian shrimp tacos? YES! </font></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2NIVz2WDkpw/W4MMmjRmpzI/AAAAAAAAGlM/_REyeltKhfY9gyD5u1bPGOdXuU2K7-fSACHMYCw/s1600-h/20170713_133601-18"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cG80U5sOWps/W4MMnknc9dI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/Fb8uU6j_TDIVHnBClCw-5JpIS2_1mKNngCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170713_133601-11"><img width="500" height="339" title="20170713_133601-1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170713_133601-1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CDCVjfl9IIY/W4MK8Bp5ZCI/AAAAAAAAGhI/j7hWTzdyfd06I-IIgynxULPdI7klfKsZQCHMYCw/20170713_133601-1_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9rCgZUSyPQI/W4MMoTPWfiI/AAAAAAAAGlU/xFgM5J5CDWYpDIGrVZg1GNl909lSbZdUgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170713_132940-16"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ABV2-dV1yis/W4MMpKxsyWI/AAAAAAAAGlY/0Kal2KLUw_kuIoi_6ygQMI_KOPUG-LALQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170713_132940-11"><img width="302" height="387" title="20170713_132940-1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170713_132940-1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--nTcL7Dkpfk/W4MK-J7OoVI/AAAAAAAAGhU/_k0yCgw8MuQWAum_rlGMdUufme7oBSkVACHMYCw/20170713_132940-1_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">We eat tacos <strong><font color="#00ff40">out</font></strong> but they are also one of our regular <strong><font color="#ff0000">at home</font></strong> meals. I must admit that I love my home made <em>build-your-own</em> tacos! GET’s build-your-own-doesn’t seem to include much lettuce, does it?</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CclmdSQaczI/W4MMp3a21-I/AAAAAAAAGlc/7Rw-pYVtCIQ0WPkoMxrFC9hb-gbzxTlVwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170321_182723-13"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8E4ZSjK9qVY/W4MMqslRTTI/AAAAAAAAGlg/40Ki4K4kx-4lCmq9BbxdxPxaC6GEAqxFACHMYCw/s1600-h/20170321_182723-11"><img width="333" height="356" title="20170321_182723-1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170321_182723-1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-guA9MkTysvA/W4MLAL5roSI/AAAAAAAAGhk/_5QOW1Opr5EZvCeDCG-Ex_Jz0_wvmErMQCHMYCw/20170321_182723-1_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8nds-_EhUsk/W4MMrfcnoLI/AAAAAAAAGlk/G-ALAxNiRn8Jhu6QQuInzvYJzALDpkz8ACHMYCw/s1600-h/20170321_1831205"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mNtbYQaJwtY/W4MMsN1G8SI/AAAAAAAAGlo/owrNH25exhEzcHltsoN3zDCJ1FsNU5wSwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170321_183120"><img width="524" height="297" title="20170321_183120" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170321_183120" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WLIvvDDRWo4/W4MLCKq9jTI/AAAAAAAAGhw/VGBZThQZbLI4ljRcBbxL-zqSermirmUwwCHMYCw/20170321_183120_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script"><font size="3"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Eating in</font></strong>…is there any better way than a family BBQ? My brother Don grilling those burgers and dogs! How about a perfect strawberry from the Farmer’s Market in Bellingham, Washington?</font></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EHZno1I0iuU/W4MLCwqzQdI/AAAAAAAAGh0/oZL8zawM_ZM76Dtdn668jBXB9vJ4SxJrACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSC042046"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="479" height="461" title="DSC04204" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSC04204" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D4DKy25RikU/W4MLDRPkBfI/AAAAAAAAGh4/LExyDIJr6lQSSk22WsCvZA7Px96LUdmDwCHMYCw/DSC04204_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FPRnumhJisI/W4MMtL8faWI/AAAAAAAAGls/9Nan_ne0VG8yPQNlo8O6gEJcqhb4_FWdgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN01095"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Vi0gcUBkdQ/W4MMt8IGJhI/AAAAAAAAGlw/GB2z8aB6TW01hnp-ii8g5TLHnAnF5JbOwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN01093"><img width="378" height="285" title="DSCN0109" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0109" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PcPmTekSswQ/W4MLFUhvmSI/AAAAAAAAGiE/XnETUHnsI_YEYSImkburM6Ee7ogP1TidQCHMYCw/DSCN0109_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">When we spent the summer hosting at <a href="https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=16">Lemoine State Park</a> in Maine I ordered lobster rolls almost every time we <strong><font color="#00ff40">ate out</font></strong>! The park rangers treated us to a lobster boil!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_h_GDyW3WzM/W4MMui4tQ9I/AAAAAAAAGl0/-xQMmmMbOgIddc69caimUmjKvZ6KY_gtwCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_04544"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zdhu41sZA6Q/W4MMvV9j5dI/AAAAAAAAGl4/hnm6kOYjTSclZm_zVd5_9GbZ5ldMxE5NwCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_04541"><img width="430" height="323" title="IMG_0454" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_0454" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BqtalD-7FK8/W4MLHXB6o2I/AAAAAAAAGiQ/jjmfujMVUGELPXynbwh--MAgxOxQdMQnQCHMYCw/IMG_0454_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MYNajKgiunY/W4MMwHt-KFI/AAAAAAAAGl8/JVOqPBwV5DQAXP1bcREIjt_TM7QJPZyDACHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_04615"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zfxlpwa3A7Q/W4MMw-4TxYI/AAAAAAAAGmA/jhFt0Y_QmO0hKRtdgM-U1LMLnE_aQQ0oQCHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_046111"><img width="427" height="322" title="IMG_0461" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_0461" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jP2vBUmDRhU/W4MLJec_3RI/AAAAAAAAGig/QeIfEd5pAJUV7RAmXV_5_nnVzK8A0DJ1QCHMYCw/IMG_0461_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">But we <strong><font color="#ff0000">ate in</font></strong> when we tried our hand at a lobster boil. How‘s that for home cooking?</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EHzwHRMhuCE/W4MLJw3RbEI/AAAAAAAAGik/Yi6t9UxIplQC20HxrQTKEk0vFXvbM8fvQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN52598"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="492" height="370" title="DSCN5259" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN5259" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wjZ8UxMGq9A/W4MLKlaUg5I/AAAAAAAAGio/e6l5wUvIhdIzQ1Xkhlp7Ipkira_iQFjTACHMYCw/DSCN5259_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">I think everyone has a <strong><font color="#00ff40">eat out</font></strong> pizza night! We loved <strong><font color="#ff0000">eating in</font></strong> with the grandkids (they are now teenagers)…they told their Dad that only Grammie knows how to make the best English muffin pizzas!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0rtZYPXzov4/W4MMxnzCsmI/AAAAAAAAGmE/wDuBWzLrn6M5OdnLfO65pgvdb7cj7zsPwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Thomas-Farewell-Pizza-Party-Sept-10-%255B1%255D"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NDnOqRnCio8/W4MMyWg0_QI/AAAAAAAAGmI/45q_k1k-aUgiF9SNe-TMCw-Adm0wMAjSgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Thomas%2BFarewell%2BPizza%2BParty-Sept%2B10%252C%2B2010%2B002"><img width="423" height="318" title="Thomas Farewell Pizza Party-Sept 10, 2010 002" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Thomas Farewell Pizza Party-Sept 10, 2010 002" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n-ojFWM6Ghg/W4MLMbt0xTI/AAAAAAAAGi0/ayP2mzHtCL8yYOovoSGuA4yLZ4qWTIuYgCHMYCw/Thomas%2BFarewell%2BPizza%2BParty-Sept%2B10%252C%2B2010%2B002_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EvodTpsEfik/W4MMzI7oQ9I/AAAAAAAAGmM/OhKNZbpSkBo3A4-GesQMeCoHEr-5-gNNwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSC02006.JPG-Friday-night-pizza7"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fv8O69kY4DI/W4MMz1XZUlI/AAAAAAAAGmQ/5RBKnd0cLZwpWQI-pdrJPOqsYQksUnTwQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSC02006.JPG%2BFriday%2Bnight%2Bpizza"><img width="397" height="316" title="DSC02006.JPG Friday night pizza" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSC02006.JPG Friday night pizza" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TA_LAc0ygNY/W4MLOYla1lI/AAAAAAAAGjA/3Os_CymYLpsWLlV8t2Oo1L2Veui8IpWHgCHMYCw/DSC02006.JPG%2BFriday%2Bnight%2Bpizza_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">Salmon, rice and roasted green beans <strong><font color="#ff0000">at home</font></strong>.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R3cfifp6Vzw/W4MLOzF1_PI/AAAAAAAAGjE/4Jpp1jSjUewQcgtPTeuX5leB3T2nce5XACHMYCw/s1600-h/20170302_1847365"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="423" height="239" title="20170302_184736" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20170302_184736" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R9PST89ikNA/W4MLPleU8aI/AAAAAAAAGjI/rCP5yjv6Wg8mixwhjnAUQnrwIgh9h0R4ACHMYCw/20170302_184736_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">After having a gallette at Sandy and Rick’s home I thought I would try one <strong><font color="#ff0000">at home</font></strong>!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1zFTbFcmcic/W4MLQLZ2u2I/AAAAAAAAGjM/FnEwkLrVQFAcEISEq4gyI2562SLIHshAwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07575"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="352" height="295" title="DSCN0757" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0757" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2U-iBe_JhAQ/W4MLQru9PnI/AAAAAAAAGjQ/fGHqOYK_3MY38Zn39cCcQWqme6TFKyUTwCHMYCw/DSCN0757_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><br><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3">I guess we do <strong><font color="#00ff40">eat out</font></strong> a lot…I don’t take photos everywhere and found these in my files really quickly!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dVuadjX7ARM/W4MLRAFOhvI/AAAAAAAAGjU/nB1wGLZ4hDANPxSdFybZWFCCRuN8BwyMACHMYCw/s1600-h/IMG_06335"><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="233" height="370" title="20180315_174328" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180315_174328" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v_EvHmaEiPI/W4MLR5YT8QI/AAAAAAAAGjY/zeZG4H-7yY0GQfPSi7R9WLL4p0TBBcwcwCHMYCw/20180315_174328_thumb8?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><img width="376" height="288" title="20170428_183810" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170428_183810" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ywQo-6iYlLI/W4MLSUqArPI/AAAAAAAAGjc/XRgsr2GPb2UdzEYYdKKuPAXi2yuXnEtXgCHMYCw/20170428_183810_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"><img width="180" height="302" title="20170724_130517" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170724_130517" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q25a2UKKhks/W4MLS87qoII/AAAAAAAAGjg/oidAZteNB1cMXvtPqVxLJ6dRnmX1aGYyACHMYCw/20170724_130517_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"><img width="233" height="290" title="20170727_183206" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170727_183206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AgOoYC9il14/W4MLTcW3qpI/AAAAAAAAGjk/A1912UFpzIUQCWE7SlZWAMY4veWt5aKTgCHMYCw/20170727_183206_thumb8?imgmax=800" border="0"><img width="212" height="281" title="DSCN6372" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN6372" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-anE78LqYaLM/W4MLT1aGhXI/AAAAAAAAGjo/x1RrM_MF_nYPpGkharADoWLRdfr7xw-8QCHMYCw/DSCN6372_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"><img width="329" height="203" title="IMG_0633" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="IMG_0633" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tOWHV9FN7tc/W4MLUprfdSI/AAAAAAAAGjs/pYT8nwdBAE8Qf_PwVsVyshnCohN9uztPwCHMYCw/IMG_0633_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Segoe Script">I think we’ll <strong><font color="#ff0000">eat in</font></strong> tonight. What looks good? I see eggs…breakfast for dinner tonight, it is!</font></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Script" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VloHtSzKY0w/W4MLVFXjERI/AAAAAAAAGjw/0lrpnEYQFBAvDHKdRyEK8zwRWo-2FFSmgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07614"><img width="364" height="484" title="DSCN0761" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0761" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8W0J6dkOxWU/W4MLV34sxiI/AAAAAAAAGj0/-kVX55iQeigOrPUmwmAiESPQv5Aa5Kf7wCHMYCw/DSCN0761_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Segoe Script">But tomorrow…who knows? <strong><font color="#ff0000">In <font color="#000000">or</font> <font color="#00e138">out</font></font></strong>?</font><br></font></p><p><font size="3"></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-76081420589122093752018-07-09T15:56:00.001-05:002018-07-09T15:56:00.570-05:00Seven windows plus five more! OK, we did it!<p><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">I’ve been itching to take on these projects since the day in 2015 we bought this <a href="https://heartlandrvs.com/#top">Landmark 5th wheel</a>. Brown, brown, brown was the theme of the décor and there was plenty of it including the seven windows in the main portion of the coach, four in the bedroom and one in the bathroom. <font color="#693434"><strong>Why do RV manufacturers think that RVers prefer brown??</strong></font></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#0000ff" face="Lucida Handwriting" size="5"><strong>Part 1: Seven Windows</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#693434" face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><strong>Before:</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">The bells are Christmas décor.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EICz5ELkkCo/W0PLa_MnXDI/AAAAAAAAGbs/4MG_sFHKk-8Ch1rA9yoNjwkzleBnu-xjgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Valance-before8"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="683" height="279" title="Valance before" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="Valance before" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q_Mq7dI8hRw/W0PLbpESmkI/AAAAAAAAGbw/yKSaljScU0ERV0Po7_WMIxrdz6SvO6AQACHMYCw/Valance-before_thumb9?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">I made several trips to <a href="https://www.joann.com/">Joann Fabrics</a> and took photos of fabric possibilities. Some fabric looked good but wouldn’t work due to print size and/or color. The tan fabrics blended and disappeared into the wall color so they were eliminated. Some of the prints I really liked were just too big for the 7” high valances. </font></p><p><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">And, then, of course , there’s the compromise aspect between GET and I! We’ve been married a very long time but still don’t agree at first go-round on almost any and all decorating!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FWilbxMv1EA/W0PLcKjuK1I/AAAAAAAAGb0/0t5pv2skyRIOnmx_nJDSsbRN9s8-IM7oACHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1711157"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="199" height="114" title="20180209_171115" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171115" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qQbNRt0zAdY/W0PLclhoJxI/AAAAAAAAGb4/mz7WPk7dFpwvWONH7l7BN9QTxPWiMEymACHMYCw/20180209_171115_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eZaqna_mJZM/W0PLdI146kI/AAAAAAAAGb8/x8t8Z8BtfrwiB2EdzK4L-ePojBfPF2IKgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1711368"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="199" height="113" title="20180209_171136" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171136" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t8a9GMmCgNo/W0PLeTi-QhI/AAAAAAAAGcA/VY0CoowVwqwZ7s0sl7YCTKBh53hXJ7JAgCHMYCw/20180209_171136_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gB18Qycnb-A/W0PLe7vu6UI/AAAAAAAAGcE/iPUi7PXAHoAWYg8agupQFHwl8fbvXrRWQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1712028"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="200" height="114" title="20180209_171202" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171202" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1LAKXP7TDNM/W0PLfhW9VQI/AAAAAAAAGcI/2v-2cZETm0EL68bx9nPyvKbbz0zBXHseACHMYCw/20180209_171202_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H9f8KjSYCiI/W0PLgL38rzI/AAAAAAAAGcM/SfAVVOacW-45vdCtIXb-BNAPmft4HkmGACHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1713119"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="245" height="114" title="20180209_171311" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171311" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UfgA4CPnv1M/W0PLghtxKGI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/njqTY4PEeWI48g2U0TXB8ixrr2THDZ1lQCHMYCw/20180209_171311_thumb9?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jE68KWZyMjE/W0PLhdfB9FI/AAAAAAAAGcU/kEVHIeHEkQYxK3bQhbqxcBqujrdYc99WACHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1714346"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="212" height="122" title="20180209_171434" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171434" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SlYBITb3MdY/W0PLhwCO4xI/AAAAAAAAGcY/Wbz55IAtuOwqrO-Tc_76K3zfWUe6m61gQCHMYCw/20180209_171434_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8kqV1q-y3Kw/W0PLic-x3fI/AAAAAAAAGcc/MoVLPR_9nGoij8ZJ1RD69B1rZJW3qp9AQCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1715046"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="211" height="121" title="20180209_171504" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171504" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O4nxgdlHTh0/W0PLjBM4hkI/AAAAAAAAGcg/J1Z7_oE-fGEGDVpia8F0HUrgHBYFr1y8wCHMYCw/20180209_171504_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wwVLx8OvbM8/W0PLjlGrhuI/AAAAAAAAGck/1AHgwHgH2zUkmx1F_j-hw0G5Gv21BI2gwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1715437"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="211" height="121" title="20180209_171543" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171543" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JSAC24wqfWc/W0PLkA-MwKI/AAAAAAAAGco/6smZWVm10Jsqz680KfI687gKZDczrF6wACHMYCw/20180209_171543_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hF2oyRjwY3A/W0PLkgWm8bI/AAAAAAAAGcs/XYykCjorgcoAezqX0zqOg48-skKfkC9rwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1722035"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="211" height="121" title="20180209_172203" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_172203" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XUAT9m2dX78/W0PLlaVsyVI/AAAAAAAAGcw/Bkx2f0qNzogzEP5N1hJxEQ49zR3CVNNpgCHMYCw/20180209_172203_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><strong><font size="4">The winner!</font></strong> </font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">It was very expensive at $49.99 a yard but on sale for $19.99 per yard and then I had a Joann coupon so instead of $149.97 my final cost was $51.17! What a deal!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IcgIpe4ns1o/W0PLl8BsscI/AAAAAAAAGc0/n5ZmfmgPr4I_wIOdNkrbHezqL9GsTdEUgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_1716547"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><img width="325" height="299" title="20180209_171654" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_171654" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kmBXPhcjzpA/W0PLmhEK_HI/AAAAAAAAGc4/fkGaZpE8kEIbq7Aez-R3NPQDFX3ETATLACHMYCw/20180209_171654_thumb8?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><strong>The “pattern”</strong></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">Since the fabric was pretty expensive, even with discounts, I wanted to make sure I had it laid out to most efficiently accommodate the seven pieces. I also made sure I followed the <font color="#fd0000">“measure twice, cut once”</font> rule!</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><strong><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NB2cq3uC9q4/W0PLnCPcFTI/AAAAAAAAGc8/_ab1r94RjFcljUd9Ahc6YQA1B9JauoBwACHMYCw/s1600-h/Pattern9"><img width="258" height="383" title="Pattern" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="Pattern" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9WriHdXlpAU/W0PLnxIAdzI/AAAAAAAAGdA/2AYP1O6_utswkFQsgNTCyQ5HnWMcJ2iEgCHMYCw/Pattern_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></strong></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">The bed is my largest flat space so I laid my cutting mat on it and it worked quite well. Of course, I had to work around the napping little brown dog, Zodiac!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N8BFu3TGXCo/W0PLonjFwHI/AAAAAAAAGdE/B-wv2tm16r0YRvqBKoBNNnSBgYY5gcZewCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180314_1405494"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="455" height="258" title="20180314_140549" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20180314_140549" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K_pdGshUwEo/W0PLpGH_1BI/AAAAAAAAGdI/0ofTCZHOLWQJ4NjnoXtOvH7IhGfxPAxXACHMYCw/20180314_140549_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Lucida Handwriting">Stapling the fabric around the valance (or is it a cornice<font color="#000000">?) is pretty straightforward, although time consuming initially, had to remove the majority of the many staples from the original fabric layer. I didn’t completely remove the original layer.</font></font></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2lYOE-4y9GM/W0PLp346ckI/AAAAAAAAGdM/hJKsdLw7xyokXlH_jaGIJv_OhW2VK-LgwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06651"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="457" height="454" title="DSCN0665" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0665" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Imb2Cpgu-Yw/W0PLqaVF3xI/AAAAAAAAGdQ/deRPhlLi1dMBovYbMZ-XkY2zF0TVW-TmwCHMYCw/DSCN0665_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><strong>After:</strong></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">I’ve noticed that many who are renovating their RV’s have been hanging traditional curtains. Our rig came equipped with really upscale shades so no way was I going to remove them. I also prefer a more contemporary scaled-down look. </font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">I’ve been following and getting a few ideas from <a href="https://rvinspiration.com/category/decorate/">RV Inspiration</a> which is an informative and helpful site for decorating and renovating RVs. Most of the featured RVs have been done in cottage-type décor but there are still ideas to be had for our more contemporary home.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s8oY36Rs2fc/W0PLrC7fcnI/AAAAAAAAGdU/rJUn_8q7AjoH1RNHoMyFrPX1rsTZnsQMwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06727"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="519" height="393" title="DSCN0672" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0672" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FAehERvmp-Y/W0PLrxNfWwI/AAAAAAAAGdY/z6bvaV5sc8U3WvhpmfWCYDB2EHOzRdydQCHMYCw/DSCN0672_thumb11?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">We donated the bulky (and pretty uncomfortable} brown leather sofa and replaced it with this contemporary blue sofa. Yes, that is a real dog! If I had tried to get Dulee to pose he would have immediately moved or at least turned his head! <br></font></p><p align="left"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qfLyf7Zy-WQ/W0PLsRNB-8I/AAAAAAAAGdc/T_HUTJKbOUQcNk9mADAe0f0dvRX4fhmUACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06802"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="438" height="343" title="DSCN0680" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0680" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KZyIwgkhGjg/W0PLs7UdpNI/AAAAAAAAGdg/b9wN7g9YcPchXDY52bJBcrH1grGF_NojwCHMYCw/DSCN0680_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zh5GMC0PM0A/W0PLtTsKWhI/AAAAAAAAGdk/k4Ppqlp_vcEozNWPN81E24s4PRPf4XzawCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN069210"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><img width="386" height="345" title="DSCN0692" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0692" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zc5ecQNDKI4/W0PLuGYGJhI/AAAAAAAAGdo/Wv8i78vhVB0sUqiEqSX3TYqz04j4sUdYgCHMYCw/DSCN0692_thumb11?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="center"><font color="#0000ff" face="Lucida Handwriting" size="5"><strong>Part 2: Five Windows</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><strong>Before:</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">Really brown aren’t they!</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lKCzEf_Op-U/W0PLuniFQAI/AAAAAAAAGdw/SUfgGC4UsMA1lB3ydFENYe94PvEt6yn4wCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN01024"><img width="434" height="326" title="DSCN0102" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0102" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xeGXepGJSiQ/W0PLvfixFRI/AAAAAAAAGd0/pArmppgdz2wM4U4dm1LljXdCf4p655VigCHMYCw/DSCN0102_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">Stapling in progress:</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZqVi8kyMXpA/W0PLwOCB3oI/AAAAAAAAGd4/F2LJfvdlg1082VhAIO_2XPpEtwG-C4UEwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN01124"><img width="381" height="287" title="DSCN0112" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0112" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o748_tTsnGc/W0PLwkfLukI/AAAAAAAAGd8/sMoPsxzqv40_VGSDmCNIFX-14Jcc7SQzgCHMYCw/DSCN0112_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><strong>After:</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">Bedroom and bathroom </font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xrjdm8a5j2Q/W0PLxSB6m_I/AAAAAAAAGeA/oYP0vUGbMl4c1L7ELnqdYSVKBORYVn5LwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN02326"><img width="424" height="319" title="DSCN0232" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiCJZgF6ZNOkuV5ZuIctfcB5igUP-Kfzf1VYXfcCemMull-CJJR6HOWy_NChRRE2cUK7aUYw9_p9L62oXmlnWaXUA7e6IO33YoGE2AX7kIBRWDpc7xbTM1Bl6NL9oJYKigh1s/?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vzjoM6jOV6E/W0PLyRoVTQI/AAAAAAAAGeI/puZZP9PPSLo01d6i-vOTa3LMpk4reYo5gCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07026"><img width="424" height="319" title="DSCN0702" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0702" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xgi79Rh81DY/W0PLzObs7HI/AAAAAAAAGeM/PwbHIJkvTOo6AhOUCIc9p6LUtC08TtytQCHMYCw/DSCN0702_thumb3?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p><p align="center"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="4"><strong>Another after:</strong></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">Don’t have a “before” photo of the headboard but believe me it was very BROWN! Dark brown stained frame and a dark brown fabric insert.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">I used the existing headboard, added padding, and tufted it with metal sand dollars. Couldn’t find burlap fabric I liked so purchased burlap “ribbon” and made my own cording.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Narp52usa30/W0PLzi9LgHI/AAAAAAAAGeQ/zCOdZ6KrwVcEAyVzBFs5V8ZMHQfNNlo7wCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07014"><img width="399" height="300" title="DSCN0701" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0701" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7BHQX2GG20A/W0PL0J1OPaI/AAAAAAAAGeU/oIOJ5gHMajMT8JTa3VngbOjFxp6MWw2cwCHMYCw/DSCN0701_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">It matches nicely with the comforter set I purchased on-line from <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/">Wayfair</a>. </font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7uL9vuwq4u4/W0PL08rrARI/AAAAAAAAGeY/jXqRI6RL570TYlx1DTww0zfktKfeKEldACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN070418"><img width="537" height="339" title="DSCN0704" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0704" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fQcAbie0_F8/W0PL1a9Eb4I/AAAAAAAAGec/98kJoeaQKrUK3jJK4OgaiG9ia2HOY9qZACHMYCw/DSCN0704_thumb17?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">The bench in the bedroom was upholstered in, NO, NOT BROWN, but ORANGE! Oh no, almost as bad as brown in my book.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hn-kl007PNg/W0PL10o52dI/AAAAAAAAGeg/Cl4jN4Q5EMsHfrohTn-oLuy_Lqa0PZq3ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07105"><img width="440" height="331" title="DSCN0710" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0710" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KW1aj2as900/W0PL2Uh7heI/AAAAAAAAGek/2ILSI5CYwoAe7lDk-a_6kB9Q78fZDcwmACHMYCw/DSCN0710_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">I really didn’t have enough extra fabric to properly do the bench (a project I really hadn’t planned on ) so the underside is a little rough. Lots of safety, T pins and straight pins. But, who will see it anyway? See the patch of original orange fabric?</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ezVcoDie1Bc/W0PL3G6V4mI/AAAAAAAAGeo/ZOBCBEb03q0BfllnnVndJf_X93i6vNoMACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN07115"><img width="518" height="390" title="DSCN0711" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0711" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rv4SBGWXcsc/W0PL3oBPPeI/AAAAAAAAGes/nlt3d8_uIVQezmjQNuBhw_o8v0LfA-EXgCHMYCw/DSCN0711_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="left"><p align="left"><p align="left"><font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="3">We are well on our way to creating a bright and airy home on the road…more ideas in the mill! </font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-80214872338787571992018-03-20T00:12:00.001-05:002018-03-21T11:29:48.187-05:00Rookie mistake after 23 years of Fulltiming? YEP!<p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">A few days after leaving Laguna Seca last month we noticed big scratches and a teeny ding on the top front of the fifth wheel. We’ve been fulltime RVers for more than 23 years…we should know better! <font face="Segoe Print" size="3">So, how did this happen? Heaven forbid---a</font> rookie error!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N-G2gEJ7fSQ/WrCYPc7WkyI/AAAAAAAAGZE/44XTX0m0zPAyqrdwSDg28LSEQT-qF6zXgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180209_111359"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="464" height="317" title="20180209_111359" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20180209_111359" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ga5g7VUaQcw/WrCYQAXLC2I/AAAAAAAAGZI/5S-2CSKno04WdUILh_CNSioUo4kLT6hSACHMYCw/20180209_111359_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">The front side (the right side) overlooked the race track. </font></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ugUZEY8u_4/WrCYQ6Uc3YI/AAAAAAAAGZM/MSwlYQ2QI6QRRkMIdenK-IL85SJUyMvhACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0205%255B12%255D"><img width="552" height="397" title="DSCN0205" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0205" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f6n_EYQz2mw/WrCYRRV6uvI/AAAAAAAAGZQ/3PtFO-cHoW4uUdSkxE49_fn8Q6-wcMO5ACHMYCw/DSCN0205_thumb%255B13%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> However it was backed (the left side) by numerous Coast Oak trees. </font></p><p align="left"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AqSAJ5gcqpU/WrCYTZ0Bh-I/AAAAAAAAGZU/v5Y3d8z_VosIFNR2egdob9FTDeRC00fNgCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180202_0822377"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="611" height="346" title="20180202_082237" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20180202_082237" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z-vzEAmcpMM/WrCYUNC1MJI/AAAAAAAAGZY/R2MfpM4Q1MYOs0uK7F85KU9USF8d5J-pgCHMYCw/20180202_082237_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">And the ding on the fifth wheel happened on the right side where there were fewer trees! </font></p><p align="left"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U7IKPcGhQdM/WrCYU2K7rSI/AAAAAAAAGZc/DQhx7xBrLVginUkYPNw49p62WozGLYAcQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0263%255B7%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="575" height="428" title="DSCN0263" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0263" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c5av7-VKw78/WrCYVYpVCVI/AAAAAAAAGZg/PU1j_5uT4GgBrXvBVWqcvAWaZ9yGpO8_QCHMYCw/DSCN0263_thumb%255B8%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I was spotting on the <em>right</em> side of the rig while GET backed out and where the oak tree growth was the thickest and closest to the side. Oopsie, there must have been a wayward large branch on the left side that scraped the front. Neither of us noticed or heard anything but the evidence is there…luckily GET was able to rub most of the scratches out and applied a little paint to the nick.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">We’ll never make a rookie mistake again…ya right…HA!</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-35668316964168496992018-02-01T21:56:00.001-06:002018-02-01T21:56:32.728-06:00Life in a RV…filling nooks & crannies<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Cords snaking here, there and everywhere and the laptop propped against a chair, on the recliner, on the credenza and pretty much a tripping hazard! That was GET’s laptop! (not related at all but YES, he is a diehard Raider fan!)</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zPh4oHy8smY/WnPhJVyRIBI/AAAAAAAAGWU/nzkMUqEiNokFHEe1v8IGx-SXedC-WBItQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06215"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qidGLYaLmLw/WnPhLKe3n2I/AAAAAAAAGWY/s_4oDspxveESbvAzRF25bKHjafB6VsHZACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0621"><img width="270" height="246" title="DSCN0621" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0621" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FL3mcgA1f_U/WnPgEdtMAvI/AAAAAAAAGVs/s09spZcRFNA6Hja2g3ut4kuOwSD50kKKwCHMYCw/DSCN0621_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oN2xZIqLhcU/WnPhLkYUGmI/AAAAAAAAGWg/FSoNV1pxRy0eBsGt8tuub0UmfZhG8tZcwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06223"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ctG5uTWiQrY/WnPhMfd91aI/AAAAAAAAGWk/vwE0_7kvQt46q4MQW5WcP0y3g2HU8ifmwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0622"><img width="260" height="196" title="DSCN0622" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0622" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DtssJGX4HUc/WnPgLwG7alI/AAAAAAAAGV4/jjdcQe_3oSwM6IsT0FdLahi_H-2eoutcgCHMYCw/DSCN0622_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jcUFAmpi5eQ/WnPgk78VuCI/AAAAAAAAGWA/fI0FCiRPA3Ea46FMqauUTSaA0JVOEt3pQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06235"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="329" height="248" title="DSCN0623" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0623" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oJm6dUTf32s/WnPgs6gQCPI/AAAAAAAAGWM/KeeEsLm1Um8YGAXTSqD5Ne2gatRv45bygCHMYCw/DSCN0623_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5EsKVU_ea0g/WnPg3_K23lI/AAAAAAAAGWQ/-qSG8ltXXKYxOtXo2YFjlCxkTZesv_0PQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06264"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7H_8ccTbIQ8/WnPhMxAtllI/AAAAAAAAGWo/u1hAQ_Rqd3YK_2E0J-2rz63ghfW6d6S3wCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0626"><img width="366" height="276" title="DSCN0626" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0626" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-82LrTIgwOjQ/WnPhNZuFxZI/AAAAAAAAGWs/pr5lzD6C67M-mTu8VpoF43-jpGtC8GFKACHMYCw/DSCN0626_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">This is my computer desk but he had nothing! Do you see the hook behind the chair for my purse?Another nook & cranny solution!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L_1DQly_Bkg/WnPhNg2dD-I/AAAAAAAAGWw/dcFqWB9e85ogp76aS0aGnHlhNb9hIe35QCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN064017"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--yvTodB25-g/WnPhOOfMTwI/AAAAAAAAGW0/F0ltRrX-Q4wfz1h4B6xw4-vEkQrhhi8ggCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0640"><img width="345" height="407" title="DSCN0640" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EI-d_cFiYhw/WnPhPJWwYrI/AAAAAAAAGW4/NmwNjpIHovIoKeSIbtLDsuxPQMffABlrwCHMYCw/DSCN0640_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Our chairs are quite sturdy and have a solid stabilizing rung. Umm, I had a thought: I could place a shelf on the rung for storing his laptop!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sazDY55R52I/WnPhPuXnZnI/AAAAAAAAGW8/txDQIEmazsAHj3EL0DzwL-CA4pCRjbCHwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06124"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ox9Edqb6VAU/WnPhQGz0CKI/AAAAAAAAGXA/G8xTzozBfG0oyMHM-r-7tud2UWVRwJEAQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0612"><img width="542" height="407" title="DSCN0612" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0612" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qpiLyj9OKTI/WnPhQv1hGSI/AAAAAAAAGXE/Ea6MxvoiSMUu1sWZBeNvriVvtYsEsgEAwCHMYCw/DSCN0612_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">GET went in search of a board to use for the shelf and came back with a salvaged pre-finished shelf onto which we traced the chair rung outline! </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiookb2MOPZK8GqH7u7Ma5vSJHCZLGTj7PD_4x8cY5DOPiy1P5XDH-mYjo7ltNcI8_Gx_YLko7C3BTOoJTXHDUnKa1b_ZLb-oHnfM2TEMtPm_hSbEVQciFGbrWfLflMVHlihz7P/s1600-h/DSCN060910"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tkwvnZwfyLI/WnPhR4GUX0I/AAAAAAAAGXM/fx7cr3Z0eZ0f59omdctQON_avwXf_ZPxQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0609"><img width="472" height="354" title="DSCN0609" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0609" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5fgpRmNtsFU/WnPhSIetb7I/AAAAAAAAGXQ/KmzshyzadhY4L4kaknfC6GqKoFxFnusZwCHMYCw/DSCN0609_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">He then cut the board along the traced outline. Yes, that’s my picnic tablecloth! (RV’s don’t typically come equipped with a workbench so a picnic table often serves as a substitute.)</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Kih45OyD7k/WnPhSmhnfyI/AAAAAAAAGXU/i-rjETni1qMQcs-TdqnpxpTRyE0nzwvkgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06157"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HQPlzImxCPw/WnPhTchWnLI/AAAAAAAAGXY/k9OSAbYBwQU9KQJ6lqwUZBCLegetjRwFQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0615"><img width="452" height="340" title="DSCN0615" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0615" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X4hO7W7EaZw/WnPhTnOQBAI/AAAAAAAAGXc/DB9r4idk5ls9QRzHua9AsFWm3-9ADFJ9QCHMYCw/DSCN0615_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Nailed rubber feet to the bottom of the shelf in order to give it a snug fit and finally stained the one raw edge with a stain marker.</font></p><p align="left"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eGwB_3fBIvc/WnPhUcZYZeI/AAAAAAAAGXg/jQZJM-ic9GAlz7XER_TLMIChVBLeovPZACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06516"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FsrdU8SgtCM/WnPhU2L2svI/AAAAAAAAGXk/MsoNc-8yLVMs8DMPmRGgsuEpFZrk4pWAACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0651"><img width="482" height="363" title="DSCN0651" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0651" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6orQ2rxM0Es/WnPhVWtyriI/AAAAAAAAGXo/mD1R17-4SzEVSqWzGcg8FT7MQlpeurlbgCHMYCw/DSCN0651_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oqA76e-KoUg/WnPhVqnHl5I/AAAAAAAAGXs/A2RtxY7WWD8wViOJENd3ys52_R3KXZrmwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN065412"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c6YM5moNLT4/WnPhWvmh08I/AAAAAAAAGXw/1EeCvlAWUcIk8DPERWuGrCvpRa_nc9AbwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0654"><img width="296" height="225" title="DSCN0654" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0654" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-10DXBTXVhVs/WnPhW_HxyLI/AAAAAAAAGX0/GH7U6etpW7wa8ITXMffQIk6aABhd71n7wCHMYCw/DSCN0654_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9GUk86HTdDg/WnPhXZV1-kI/AAAAAAAAGX4/QEbB5MGY7mkm6X4wI1X74K8Eev0zNXLxgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06194"><br><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">And there we go—GET’s laptop has a secure home! And convenient too since this chair sits beside his recliner . </font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vk3D3stRSTw/WnPhX4D-88I/AAAAAAAAGX8/UjNweF9bOeImZqmEObBpbPeQbUFpbGU-wCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN061914"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-esq1ryevMb0/WnPhYhJLLiI/AAAAAAAAGYA/lKEMwdNY03wCggg3HJXUIc88CIlY9CduACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06192"><img width="472" height="355" title="DSCN0619" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0619" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fE_m0IbN1gs/WnPhZFnUstI/AAAAAAAAGYE/9YBu8iutZtw1d0UaIciuHV9CHbRwPM_jwCHMYCw/DSCN0619_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">A couple of my other “nook & cranny” storage areas:</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Shoe holder for cleaning supplies in the narrow space beside the washer/dryer. </font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NkrRfDW5Pvs/WnPhZdgrmVI/AAAAAAAAGYI/w1wlUr4CB0EtfnovtGuLRE2HxrwkYJPTQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN83375"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FQpsGKHKEiA/WnPhZxaOQaI/AAAAAAAAGYM/xVdAaIIIz4krDonIJohj_3i7Xj8iSBSiQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN8337"><img width="372" height="493" title="DSCN8337" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN8337" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dh79jnjOAaw/WnPhaVUIzPI/AAAAAAAAGYQ/J7EM0qaRnww_ly3pr2hNhAzqiXouLzkcACHMYCw/DSCN8337_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Wine glass racks in both corners under the living room cabinet.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MTU2nVV4NC4/WnPha2BE9RI/AAAAAAAAGYU/-Fr1_uEu_2UQeBr86Yvw2ttmtYFJSyx6gCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN83355"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Uzy9vzAAlBw/WnPhbQWUITI/AAAAAAAAGYY/5428YN0YmK0rKvMCjXEcHLnD8AfrcLAyACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN8335"><img width="342" height="454" title="DSCN8335" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN8335" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xOQTuvuHlPs/WnPhby0_m8I/AAAAAAAAGYc/xJU6byss9GwGodfcUhc2wMRbq841UrAVQCHMYCw/DSCN8335_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Excuse me while I nose around for a nook or cranny for more of my books or sweatshirts or ???.</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-18726981364586440292018-01-11T17:08:00.001-06:002018-01-11T17:11:11.494-06:00An Accidental Family History<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">As Denise, Stanley and I looked at the 2016 <em><strong><font color="#ff0000">T</font><font color="#ff0000">homas Times</font></strong></em> Christmas newsletter Stanley asked if I had saved copies of my old newsletters, noting that they are a look at our family history! His observation set my creative juices flowing. <strong>I would make Christmas Newsletter albums for the grandkids!</strong> </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-04CC2St98z8/WlfuLyB5ZTI/AAAAAAAAGT4/d7X2yV1e_RYEvjFMOXWn8IWQ8SKaNHeNgCHMYCw/s1600-h/2016-front-half%2Bfold%2Bformat%255B4%255D"><img width="318" height="481" title="2016-front-half fold format" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="2016-front-half fold format" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aviWzReNXY0/WlfuMgPRKMI/AAAAAAAAGT8/WnD5r7mJrRU8CT6v_kK1xIHL2MaDIYgFwCHMYCw/2016-front-half%2Bfold%2Bformat_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I assembled all of the newsletters beginning with 1992. (I’ve done Christmas letters many times through the years but none of these survive.) Some of them were easy to scan, a few I have saved in my laptop so they were also easy to retrieve and a couple, which I had originally formatted on colored cardstock, were a bit more challenging to make good copies.</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BokWEMuMjjI/WlfuNgDRksI/AAAAAAAAGUA/tDONXb419U01xfjYKqJBbV5GGzRoCwX9gCHMYCw/s1600-h/19933"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="368" height="288" title="1993" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="1993" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZBaU8XXLzW0/WlfuOsxLa_I/AAAAAAAAGUE/0Wj5TWgLmIs5WGOYxGOXepef7jUcy_L_ACHMYCw/1993_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3QwJNMmZWgA/WlfuPvGvqsI/AAAAAAAAGUI/8ony9RDtw4QVP_V5exco_R1JlYzoF5oSwCHMYCw/s1600-h/1995-version-1-pg-16"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="338" height="418" title="1995-version 1-pg 1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="1995-version 1-pg 1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u7cNOcO_DvI/WlfuQSugIzI/AAAAAAAAGUM/T1XS8ymcVhwx_bqnhBW4WmBlqWUTmm3CgCHMYCw/1995-version-1-pg-1_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qCrmmnofAmw/WlfuQ_R-YkI/AAAAAAAAGUQ/UaDfcsu1kbMl--pG58Idf5EFpy74euscgCHMYCw/s1600-h/1995-version-1-pg-28"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="347" height="425" title="1995-version 1-pg 2" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="1995-version 1-pg 2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kDalq9jIJCA/WlfuRW727SI/AAAAAAAAGUU/Pn-0_tVIq8Aj_1HIhLw4iOZib8wUAu5SACHMYCw/1995-version-1-pg-2_thumb5?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qCrmmnofAmw/WlfuQ_R-YkI/AAAAAAAAGUQ/UaDfcsu1kbMl--pG58Idf5EFpy74euscgCHMYCw/s1600-h/1995-version-1-pg-28"><br><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I chose a loose leaf format so additional years could be easily added (maybe they will bind them in the future?) and purchased 1” binders, a different color for each “grand”, and plastic sheet protectors. </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5aa9Eq31pmc/WlfuR7q0ZrI/AAAAAAAAGUY/bcevmk6-mskutWWCaJV1e3mmmBjRLPiNgCHMYCw/s1600-h/binder%255B2%255D"><img width="239" height="476" title="binder" align="left" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="binder" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uqGYM4PWWL8/WlfuSMC58JI/AAAAAAAAGUc/78Slb1HMV5AzLWCMni4g8LEgZXgWo_CfQCHMYCw/binder_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oUpxesaHmyg/WlfuSqcIl3I/AAAAAAAAGUg/5LtA-6JexHg_3ek_ayE5t4M7mG4dfO2TACHMYCw/s1600-h/sheet%2Bprotector%255B2%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="304" height="333" title="sheet protector" align="left" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="sheet protector" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OguSFmUofT0/WlfuS5yevYI/AAAAAAAAGUk/XD6ZbpfCf_c-yWrqN1IE7-Ta9C2lpqVHACHMYCw/sheet%2Bprotector_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KEL4DIwwzRA/WlfuTgAeOWI/AAAAAAAAGUo/xGOLy8reVkom1wmxojhkvrpXwYG3M82-QCHMYCw/s1600-h/20180111_132309%255B5%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="291" height="420" title="20180111_132309" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20180111_132309" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zSccOZ7wIBU/WlfuUD_RZ9I/AAAAAAAAGUs/bBkseauzBlALjtQyXEukWccCI0v3UgaDgCHMYCw/20180111_132309_thumb%255B6%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><br></p><p><br><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></p><p><br><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">In order to customize them for each kid I used actual mastheads from different years for the album covers. The photos are a mini family tree: Us, Russ & Denise, Gary & Vivian and Kelle & Joe, and the “grands” Jorden, Stanley, Mary and William. </font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-60O6khvwZBk/WlfuUtfHeKI/AAAAAAAAGUw/wOxe9vGs2r06lt1BKBLMy1RpZzEys6UvACHMYCw/s1600-h/Cover-Mary14"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="282" height="364" title="Cover-Mary" align="left" style="border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Cover-Mary" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NZZ3x11WH3I/WlfuVMcyBwI/AAAAAAAAGU0/RqfAUCALecQ2NQebCnqZkQSjqnZqjyE0wCHMYCw/Cover-Mary_thumb12?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DW2wEbygUMM/WlfuVvRBFVI/AAAAAAAAGU4/yrLUDFr8nCsEWqCOcEwgNYqumtPVV78rgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Cover-Stanley14"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="282" height="365" title="Cover-Stanley" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Cover-Stanley" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJVYuF1jpcc/WlfuWJAvvlI/AAAAAAAAGU8/KNrm5JQkPeAFm-sO9TLJtxykiB26X6cngCHMYCw/Cover-Stanley_thumb12?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_NtToUk9S4g/WlfuWiBJ-CI/AAAAAAAAGVA/Q1I0oXSLzNEkEtdaZ-FT80zB0B695CfPgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Cover-William12"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="291" height="367" title="Cover-William" align="left" style="float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Cover-William" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ai7R-Q0ozUE/WlfuXKwL_6I/AAAAAAAAGVE/fm-F5fXAI-cuUA5413WqJlG3_U6oVcbkwCHMYCw/Cover-William_thumb10?imgmax=800" border="0"><br></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Finally, I slipped a little dedication card into each album:</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HArNgsGczv8/WlfuXjIsu9I/AAAAAAAAGVI/0ntT0jQK3Zsr_M7SS_id44CQ7-0nbQvtgCHMYCw/s1600-h/dedication-card15"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="399" height="288" title="dedication card" style="border-image: none; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="dedication card" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a3gftVCB4pg/WlfuYK7WIwI/AAAAAAAAGVM/W9bSox-litA95vsb9B0Cof3UIzaCHONFQCHMYCw/dedication-card_thumb13?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">When I shared a photo of the albums with daughter Kelle she replied “I want one!”</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yo2dhtRC2Q8/WlfuYiGqywI/AAAAAAAAGVQ/rH8FQcBbMKkBH232QnPj-m9jkJwwgH3cACHMYCw/s1600-h/20180111_132213%255B2%255D"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="275" height="360" title="20180111_132213" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="20180111_132213" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tJkZ5EKa_Ds/WlfuZMtwqmI/AAAAAAAAGVU/HOz53z5ywW4mY1i4382QLP8EYa_UMePlwCHMYCw/20180111_132213_thumb%255B5%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><br></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I enjoy receiving Christmas newsletters but Christmas Newsletters as family history? Quite a concept! I wish I had saved my older ones and also those of friends and family!</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-72434975147733115702018-01-04T11:51:00.001-06:002018-01-04T11:51:14.167-06:00Christmas Newsletter-55th Edition<p><font face="Heather" size="3">I’ve used this format for our annual Christmas newsletter for many years.</font></p><p><font face="Heather" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QZI7Jz1dl64/Wk5pikvmqvI/AAAAAAAAGRU/cx4GaQIkM-kR-tSbBliTf4QOI-9EC1jQQCHMYCw/s1600-h/2017-p%2B1%255B17%255D"><img width="711" height="863" title="2017-p 1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="2017-p 1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sy3REY8c_V8/Wk5pjAZPMcI/AAAAAAAAGRY/T-vbQkZhZWop6IzItw0ERW4kQSfxl60fQCHMYCw/2017-p%2B1_thumb%255B13%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GIQLTqeI7JY/Wk5pjsWkPMI/AAAAAAAAGRc/-ANAFQEIy60HyqMH4pCsN7Xzj9XdbG1nwCHMYCw/s1600-h/2017-p%2B2%255B22%255D"><img width="718" height="871" title="2017-p 2" align="right" style="float: right; display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="2017-p 2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PFKxsdI4iF4/Wk5pkIDYf5I/AAAAAAAAGRg/Rjl0oGTIUKMQKXmVjGEZxXhTj88_5x7qgCHMYCw/2017-p%2B2_thumb%255B18%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><br></p><p><font face="Heather" size="3"><font size="5">Happy 2018 Blogger friends!</font></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-49255239065291858442017-09-11T12:51:00.001-05:002017-09-11T12:51:41.326-05:00Fulltime RVing, my five favorite places…<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>“What is your favorite place?”</strong> is one of the most frequent of the questions I get about fulltime RVing. After 23 years of living the fulltime RVing lifestyle this question is so hard to answer. We have enjoyed <strong>something</strong> about every place! Number one and two are definitely in favorite order; after that they can be rearranged depending on my mood! And, depending on my mood and our recent travels it could be totally different!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">1. <strong><font color="#0000ff">MONTEREY PENINSULA, CALIFORNIA</font>-</strong>this also happens to be our home base and where we lived before embarking on full time RVing. Our primary doctors, dentist, ophthalmologists, etc. are there but this is not why it is #1 on the list. I love the feeling of both small town and city on the peninsula, I love the bay which sparkles and is rich in wild life. The climate suits me too—pretty much 65-70 degrees year round. And, of course, good food like artichokes, calamari and produce fresh from the fields in nearby Salinas! We’ve been live-on volunteers and active with the track rental program at <a href="http://www.mazdaraceway.com/">Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca</a> for a bunch of years and love it also. GET is Track Rental Supervisor and I am a Sound Tester and Course Marshal.</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Before we moved to Monterey I fell in love with the area while taking a travel Geography class. It was so long ago that it was a cassette-directed class but I got to explore this historic and beautiful first capital of California. A few years later when my boss at Pacific Bell asked if I was interested in a transfer to Monterey I answered immediately: “well, I’ll check with Gary but the answer is YES!” So, three weeks later it became our home.</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="2"><em>Me, doing my class homework in front of California’s First Theatre.</em></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BBQChuFU5Do/WbbMfWrq5AI/AAAAAAAAGM8/aXqURoz3XpIE_Mlx3BvI7FAw7BkMmy7vgCHMYCw/s1600-h/1981-0273"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rdqnusly2c0/WbbMmKOz_NI/AAAAAAAAGNA/jTVTIdUfBs0qJJ7IRZy9GiWoiyyWbjudwCHMYCw/s1600-h/1981-027%255B1%255D"><img width="477" height="321" title="1981-027" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="1981-027" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fm2lGlvw4vY/WbbMmzxu7FI/AAAAAAAAGNE/XSiaRiGDa380IIQKj2Unnph9YMF47K47ACHMYCw/1981-027_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">2. <strong><font color="#ff0000">SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO</font> </strong>has been hands down a favorite place since first stopping overnight in 1995. We liked it so much that when we saw a <a href="https://www.workamper.com/">Workamper News</a> ad for hosts the following summer we immediately replied to Tom and Lisa at <a href="http://www.rancheros.com/">Rancheros de Santa Fe Campground</a> and ended up returning as hosts for at least four years! Let’s see, the magical sky, the Southwest architecture, the mountains, the weather including the summer monsoon rains, the feeling of small town and city AND the New Mexican food are just a few of the reasons it sits solidly at #2 on my list“</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="2">“Christmas” on the side-red and green chile and hot puffy sopapillias with honey!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XJmDWo6wM_w/WbbMnpmLuSI/AAAAAAAAGNI/sQjHg0NRvb8ZSb4rQCywtvKpguCslXt3wCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170601_1341586"><img width="335" height="592" title="20170601_134158" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170601_134158" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KXGK_2mxoZ8/WbbMoC4IdhI/AAAAAAAAGNM/z8buf1eUeIMWx31xH3hymHoI5trnSUTlACHMYCw/20170601_134158_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RvLsbyvw1T4/WbbMopUpypI/AAAAAAAAGNQ/scMT-kDXoy803yTMEN5jYriGmqxtBEfSwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170601_1346156"><img width="335" height="594" title="20170601_134615" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170601_134615" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aKWiDj2cXRg/WbbMpfOU4pI/AAAAAAAAGNU/9XgoVXt9WIsvNwQCqS_7VU2_AW8da-wGACHMYCw/20170601_134615_thumb4?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print"><font size="3">Oh my oh my…I am having a hard time settling on my next three! OK, here goes:</font></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print"><font size="3"><strong>3. <font color="#f5872c">ALASKA</font> </strong>no, not a certain area although we loved volunteering at Alaska State Park’s <a href="http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/northern/chenariversra.htm">Chena River State Recreation Areas</a> in Fairbanks. Denali National Park was awesome, Anchorage was special and I had the best halibut fish n chips ever on the spit in Homer! The <em>LLONNGG</em> drive up (and back) the Alaska Highway is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We felt we were in America’s last frontier.</font></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="2">Near the Arctic Circle at 1:00 am on Summer Solstice</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_G4i5YBiZug/WbbMp9KbheI/AAAAAAAAGNY/7XvqD6ADso0Kzu772grUUr8-lLu3gSTMwCHMYCw/s1600-h/1502995521344-d52d2ece-1dc1-4937-b85"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NG7PundkZqY/WbbMq8mX-sI/AAAAAAAAGNc/4OjVLAKynLEJZTpeFkgPFyxiBF-T7twpACHMYCw/s1600-h/1502995521344-d52d2ece-1dc1-4937-b85a-fbf5cd849135%255B1%255D"><img width="429" height="288" title="1502995521344-d52d2ece-1dc1-4937-b85a-fbf5cd849135" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="1502995521344-d52d2ece-1dc1-4937-b85a-fbf5cd849135" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-547yWmM478Y/WbbMrqT6XNI/AAAAAAAAGNg/Np1sv_jiQwsTjB6u3PEOqWxCloxzSfO1QCHMYCw/1502995521344-d52d2ece-1dc1-4937-b85a-fbf5cd849135_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lWbhXWej8lQ/WbbMscNzfcI/AAAAAAAAGNk/JcVkonacRpsFau3wUZAZgXU4fBw4DMsFgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Gary-and-Betty4"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M0ukwIITFmQ/WbbMtq3CV1I/AAAAAAAAGNo/EQ3eAOk4ay8vtis2fhJboVCfCRAo59QtwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Gary%2Band%2BBetty%255B1%255D"><img width="425" height="288" title="Gary and Betty" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Gary and Betty" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LjAN6ZSN1Zw/WbbMuNs9eiI/AAAAAAAAGNs/lvazYKtFneIEqmrLw3RA6qGu1z9LxglcQCHMYCw/Gary%2Band%2BBetty_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="2"><em>Camp Host site at Chena River State Recreation Area, Fairbanks</em></font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dKtGCSyPaTE/WbbMu3doYYI/AAAAAAAAGNw/FBRRUErU4jkz7u0f7_0imPmJE86b_V4xACHMYCw/s1600-h/1502994686092-ca24564c-77d7-4e0e-97a"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dpfo87V_Duw/WbbMxTn9dhI/AAAAAAAAGN0/qtaO0gJAO004h4jshklXBdoJukLnrFg6wCHMYCw/s1600-h/1502994686092-ca24564c-77d7-4e0e-97a0-73482773225d"><img width="432" height="266" title="1502994686092-ca24564c-77d7-4e0e-97a0-73482773225d" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="1502994686092-ca24564c-77d7-4e0e-97a0-73482773225d" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jiA--42sfS0/WbbM3WqOIlI/AAAAAAAAGN4/V2Rncf4yNCYzHtfMfblNmf2ZYDUpLcVAwCHMYCw/1502994686092-ca24564c-77d7-4e0e-97a0-73482773225d_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Since we couldn’t do the inside Passage in our fifth wheel we took an <a href="https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-destinations/alaska-cruises/roundtrip/san-francisco/index.jsp">Alaskan Cruise</a> a few years ago. We checked another state capitol off our list and visited the unique Ketchikan. No words can describe pristine beauty of the glaciers!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7HfnWWcN7eo/WbbM4U_b60I/AAAAAAAAGN8/tLrz-NAMs8U5srSs74oqQcT4xk_5wszLQCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN808211"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="487" height="366" title="DSCN8082" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN8082" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wEwrkdqEKqg/WbbM45VMkSI/AAAAAAAAGOA/2scmJTAy5k4Ze6hRxoCb8Z1hRjOoGwaWgCHMYCw/DSCN8082_thumb8?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sRl1xsDcX7w/WbbM5qT8dNI/AAAAAAAAGOE/LKIgwa19kdIDvrHqNm2BS8-6hq9pgwUMACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN83124"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="276" height="367" title="DSCN8312" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN8312" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Khx9dj6nCa4/WbbM5z3lx7I/AAAAAAAAGOI/nKctzyYTksU2ORL2Hf1CrxR65AbVT5muACHMYCw/DSCN8312_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x6YA0qfcUxI/WbbM6sM6ybI/AAAAAAAAGOM/Hp4GUYG0xT4a5igV8Je72LtEfrGB1LxdgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN820241"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BI_0wXXia8I/WbbM7NfUr2I/AAAAAAAAGOQ/7gs7pD7kY7coGMwpx3Lh5bjkPxxgacOSgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN82024"><img width="636" height="325" title="DSCN8202" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN8202" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J6GE25Q3woA/WbbM7l98fxI/AAAAAAAAGOU/gfGG_r15ygAapl3ZnMDrk_05X5HCFBCfgCHMYCw/DSCN8202_thumb7?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>4. <font color="#00dd00">MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA</font> </strong>– the beach, the quaint town, Dungeness crab fresh from a huge hot steaming pot, Morro Rock hiding in morning fog, finding shells and sand dollars while walking the beach …I feel so comfortable there!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6pVMrHomtgs/WbbM8UUR-wI/AAAAAAAAGOY/A1VDhbrEaDEwrntRdo0rdBz0_xijUmtawCHMYCw/s1600-h/HPIM2905-Morro-Rock7"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong></strong></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w7R1-KB69ug/WbbM9hS2qII/AAAAAAAAGOc/MsO55Dd1suAQ_wnLWXKsFSGWyTvfU13jQCHMYCw/s1600-h/HPIM2905-Morro%2BRock"><img width="501" height="376" title="HPIM2905-Morro Rock" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="HPIM2905-Morro Rock" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1pUfw_hl0U8/WbbNDQ3wRpI/AAAAAAAAGOg/asGLtDmTCrQzNM0Y7cfQuVY3DN-2BqmeQCHMYCw/HPIM2905-Morro%2BRock_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></strong></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>5. <font color="#8600b9">NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA</font> </strong>just<strong> </strong>may be on almost everyone’s favorite list! Of course, the food is a big factor: Red Beans and Rice, beignets, po’boys (I love shrimp the most), Crawfish or shrimp etouffee, King Cakes. The architecture, riding the trolley, the Mississippi River, tugboats and steamboats, the World War II Museum and, it goes without saying, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square and Bourbon Street!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="2">Christmas in New Orleans.</font></p><p><strong><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5AgZuqBB-GQ/WbbNEH5HgnI/AAAAAAAAGOk/gNWBxBfDWvo6fQFZLwY0_173Z4ZNEGHjQCHMYCw/s1600-h/HPIM16614"><img width="400" height="301" title="HPIM1661" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="HPIM1661" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xiLnu9dtQcQ/WbbNEXKZJxI/AAAAAAAAGOo/-yyWVTm9WxETzzcUkLJPsZiPG7to2edAQCHMYCw/HPIM1661_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></strong><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HGe7CLn30kI/WbbNFPQ-DKI/AAAAAAAAGOs/E5k0HHUAvTkA_JqAnpcRJKgnPBUlgubDgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN32435"><img width="437" height="293" title="DSCN3243" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN3243" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rHGgwDicjh8/WbbNFp5mBOI/AAAAAAAAGOw/ZkAkUpfj4ToW6AW4OuX-E6T2OZoeh8jFQCHMYCw/DSCN3243_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">It was a challenge to narrow it to five but I did it! </font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><strong>Some other places I <u>really really</u> like - in no particular order:</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Maine – the whole state!</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Natchitoches, Louisiana</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Galveston, Texas</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">All of the national parks</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Savannah, Georgia</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Charleston, South Carolina </font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Port Aransas, Texas</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Memphis, Tennessee</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">California in general</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">North Dakota, especially Minot – my home state and where my roots are planted</font></p><p align="center"><font color="#0000ff" face="Segoe Print" size="5"><strong>The more I travel the more places I find to love…we’ll keep going!</strong></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-61469018871424185242017-07-25T11:27:00.001-05:002017-07-25T11:27:51.445-05:00Diners Drive Ins & Dives-Yes but Food Trucks?<p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I’m a <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives">“Diners, Drive Ins and Dives”</a> diner. Show me a squeaky screen door, some retro décor, dollar bills stapled over the entire place, once even a bait shop in the front or maybe devoid of any “décor” and I’m in my food zone. But food trucks, no way!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Until a few days ago when we actually ate at one!! A <strong>BIG FIRST</strong> because I’ve always been a bit, well more than a bit, leery of them. I remember when they were parked almost exclusively at construction sites, referred to as “roach coaches” and, to me, that just didn’t sound or look like appetizing or safe places to eat! </font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SI7PpmRsSF0/WXdxS2hQ_JI/AAAAAAAAGKY/Vl2uWY3Esjstrl9xu_7g-k2M_Jkf-anhQCHMYCw/s1600-h/roach-coach3"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO51XilPW9rYu5QK9yypjezIbhwgf3nqOMhcXWwaSKWLnv5kJkPlkrb6lhbTefBdOQtLhBmGLD85PIyi7UeTKHPF6nOz5d28uxfwq_87iBV1VUd8YUFSiA0iYSbGSKJCwzqcJ6/s1600-h/roach-coach1"><img width="328" height="247" title="roach coach" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="roach coach" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SAuxpLDwEJM/WXdxUPIhGMI/AAAAAAAAGKg/Rm-eGmRd5BkZWOBQTvkfZK6iKdxalv1EwCHMYCw/roach-coach_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">In recent years they have gone upscale and are everywhere but I just couldn’t get past the old “roach coach” idea until the other day when I bit the bullet! GET and I were out shopping and wanted a quick lunch. “How about that taco truck we saw over on St. Francis? There are always lots of people eating at the tables.” It turned out to be <strong>The Bonsai Asian Taco</strong> truck! Not only had I never eaten at a food truck I’d never eaten an <strong>Asian taco</strong>! We shared an order of shrimp tempura tacos which consisted of three tacos loaded with tempura shrimp, Asian slaw, a generous plunk of guacamole and a nice spicy aioli sauce! </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Nothing to be leery of and a meal which changed my attitude toward food trucks forever! I’m in!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xN_MW-ti27Y/WXdxUY2c_uI/AAAAAAAAGKk/m4YGTSo5iNAItzNnDz6NXlVUGSBQogu7wCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170713_133601-110"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="547" height="370" title="20170713_133601-1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170713_133601-1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QwAGtwv-8PU/WXdxVPvUy9I/AAAAAAAAGKo/O3ErkfCCHYw14EYQv8ofDQYy_20YNR4swCHMYCw/20170713_133601-1_thumb8?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> </font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ubDoBWdnNkI/WXdxVdBGRrI/AAAAAAAAGKs/2e2sMj8De6o6epOt14Oh2NJiJcYJ8_ScACHMYCw/s1600-h/20170713_132940-14"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="288" height="369" title="20170713_132940-1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170713_132940-1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-usF03K0Npko/WXdxV7B9nfI/AAAAAAAAGKw/ORO8zdeRx0Uwd-sypNDHlu_nCFUeGV7aACHMYCw/20170713_132940-1_thumb2?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Now I’m thinking of the food trucks we have by-passed in our full time RVing travels. <strong>The Monterey Street Food Truck Fest</strong> a couple of years ago when we visited and then left to have lunch elsewhere. Oh, the possibilities! What were they serving at the <strong>Voodoo Van</strong>? What in the world is <strong>Omininjasj</strong>? 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title="DSCN0554" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0554" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f8TbA5iCFCM/WXdxdyuu-bI/AAAAAAAAGL4/-I_sZHMyulAfV_46_tEcncmoYipo3KHhACHMYCw/DSCN0554_thumb8?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TBoffCjnvWI/WXdxebGb6DI/AAAAAAAAGL8/onJdLst7gpU8_MPnd1lEFpIdIRYaomHrgCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN05556"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><img width="256" height="224" title="DSCN0555" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0555" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GpkAIq5LrRk/WXdxerkSmkI/AAAAAAAAGMA/y4xCam2-Idw1DJ7A2hQp7WbN2FdGKoumACHMYCw/DSCN0555_thumb6?imgmax=800" border="0"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CDNLzEJnth0/WXdxfGbtooI/AAAAAAAAGME/KO8vuA28ekI9sc5MiQU1cSoo5I6ILGI5ACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN05576"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QNL3DwW5DRI/WXdxfmAtQNI/AAAAAAAAGMI/5kJANEcnjWcT4nzwk5CSvvIyzRDzVCPNACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN0557"><img width="298" height="236" title="DSCN0557" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0557" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lLEWMSKuJdE/WXdxgDWXicI/AAAAAAAAGMM/sS9m3sAeYLAPJI_a6vC4-zc83kGLnj1pgCHMYCw/DSCN0557_thumb?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Even one out on the Willamette River!</font></p><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I46USHbJBZw/WXdxghHjp-I/AAAAAAAAGMQ/RswWzbMjggsW3wENByLk7sp-hgA6-DLSwCHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06145"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"></font></a><font face="Segoe Print" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3F_KYfhJmbc/WXdxhIM8Y_I/AAAAAAAAGMU/hMxLRLlL64gBVRV3XmpeitkKG9sS7XWuACHMYCw/s1600-h/DSCN06141"><img width="509" height="370" title="DSCN0614" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="DSCN0614" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XKuPchZE5Js/WXdxhkTkGOI/AAAAAAAAGMY/xhkwU-LxibcyO7UO0R70dV8Iomd_5x5OQCHMYCw/DSCN0614_thumb1?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Then this week, just as I’ve gone through this great food truck awakening, there was an article in the <em>Pasatiempo</em> section of the <em>Santa Fe New Mexican</em> newspaper: </font><a href="http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/restaurants/reviews/trailer-made-food-truck-parks/article_83ff1aec-1e51-5b30-9d1c-6816fafb19a9.html"><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">“Trailer-made: Food Truck Parks.”</font></a> <font face="Segoe Print" size="3"> Food truck parks everywhere!!</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">I really must go now…have to try the<strong> Trinity Kitchen </strong>or<strong> Santa Famous Street Eats</strong> or<strong> Bang Bite Filling Station</strong> or….</font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">In a few days we will be back on the road. I wonder what we will find in Carlsbad, San Antonio, Galveston and places between and beyond? </font></p><p><font face="Segoe Print" size="3">Another thought: maybe food trucks can be classified in the diners, drive-ins and definitely dives genre? Umm?</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-13227122996984583832017-05-14T16:36:00.001-05:002017-05-16T10:41:51.907-05:00RVing…Where were we & When were we there?<p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">So, I admit I don’t have a really good memory! Then, take into account that we have been fulltime RVing for over 22 years and have been to all 50 states several times, how in the world do I keep track of our life and travels? Journals and a timeline do the trick!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">The idea to do journals of our travels wasn’t exactly original. Of course, like many of my age, when I was a girl I had a little five-year diary. And, over the years, I had done sporadic journals of our family vacation travels. This is my first, from the 80’s, of family travels in our motorhomes. It was really just a small calendar notebook.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N9nTenHqd6E/WRjN0cJCd2I/AAAAAAAAGHM/Ng2e5UGK73EghU_vn6aGc-UIcn1G0sGfwCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97804"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9780" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9780" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VBCfTVW6g_k/WRjN0v4xzsI/AAAAAAAAGHQ/t7jzqDmIhBoOfSAdcKaKfs3wSXR11YGEwCHM/DSCN9780_thumb1?imgmax=800" width="387" height="291"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">In 1990 while on a cross-country trip in our Corvette I kept a journal of our adventure in one of those cute bound Journal books.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fwee6yGjK4U/WRsdjSUC5RI/AAAAAAAAGJg/q5offFB0FJkjRYNuI72JNwA1MoRDxvDkwCHM/s1600-h/DSCN978411"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n1i_f9o8CU0/WRsdl4dfEbI/AAAAAAAAGJk/3TEpTo0fwT8_x-eHjiY-a25Afb1bQ6vkgCHM/s1600-h/DSCN9784"><img title="DSCN9784" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9784" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jfAwXMnk4MU/WRjN15kF5bI/AAAAAAAAGHc/WjpoTXtqK64qpHRoO4tnle1qNYpOkY5bACHM/DSCN9784_thumb?imgmax=800" width="341" height="443"></a></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eYxWYydD3zM/WRjN2Da2RAI/AAAAAAAAGHg/tWdP7ANsOzQ65wp9W4fveQvqmZ8mkLoAQCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97865"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9786" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9786" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DTYpRYMI4FM/WRjN2VyXKqI/AAAAAAAAGHk/EMJf09nzDIsN3vWeX4Gf_y4OaIARFGDRwCHM/DSCN9786_thumb2?imgmax=800" width="395" height="297"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">One of my special inspirations was my Aunt Freda who kept journals during her entire married life! She and Uncle John’s thirteen children used her journals as reference when there was a disagreement about when a family event had occurred. She compiled entries from these into a priceless handmade typed book.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fWLGoatNqG8/WRjN2i8OvPI/AAAAAAAAGHo/DCbiGEMFJX4IQ-hdcHQV1JXPbc43nkRFQCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97775"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9777" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9777" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jEb-HgQ1WMc/WRjN3FAg8YI/AAAAAAAAGHs/3vtbYJkBVm8q6wuw4YMkFA-WExMVckFNwCHM/DSCN9777_thumb2?imgmax=800" width="356" height="474"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">I use 5x8-1/2 loose leaf binders for my journals. At times I have tried writing them on my laptop but like the personal feel of cursive writing with one of my fountain pens.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1FctNr8ILsY/WRjN3akh8xI/AAAAAAAAGHw/VhMMce6cB8AUkql18edEyD3ZSrY6YlPTQCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97897"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9789" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9789" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NKt4fFMrqGM/WRjN3lIsZDI/AAAAAAAAGH0/mYBZ8FQQVmESK4SRLvEMUX9olyHG94O7gCHM/DSCN9789_thumb8?imgmax=800" width="843" height="301"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Each year I design a cover which is slipped into front of the binder. Sometimes it takes several weeks after the turn of the year to come up with an idea which seems to fit the coming year. These are samples. Then I make a handmade bookmarker; this year its a tassel but other years I’ve used shells, buttons or beads.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PCOVyF66gxk/WRjN375Ec8I/AAAAAAAAGH4/XvIUR6WC1OYfjMpdn4OcWC5DoXP0vrR7ACHM/s1600-h/DSCN97737"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9773" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9773" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wZkhgU1GGRg/WRjN4OTKThI/AAAAAAAAGH8/3DDgO1Pr414k-Rfil-3L6J55lBVAkXuDgCHM/DSCN9773_thumb8?imgmax=800" width="546" height="261"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ERzu2NObdiY/WRjN4RbbZoI/AAAAAAAAGIA/cU31x29FVVMoJn1GTvvUyM09xdEPzYTigCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97764"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9776" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9776" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0wRDtoX_jyc/WRjN48OzTUI/AAAAAAAAGIE/1_0y7bYri6oThbeVHieuIk-nsxHl9hChgCHM/DSCN9776_thumb5?imgmax=800" width="79" height="244"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nFk1Wm8uMpQ/WRjN5KoobZI/AAAAAAAAGII/iswZhlZoyLAuOQZVJFZliYjkwcKZSk47QCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97754"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9775" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9775" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pjui488kaEM/WRjN5ZrApUI/AAAAAAAAGIM/eOsbmmNt1z8RP-YN09WpmC6Cy2Y_xXKbgCHM/DSCN9775_thumb7?imgmax=800" width="70" height="244"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mw5r6rNWfxo/WRjN5imAPfI/AAAAAAAAGIQ/hygAOVEtUYQ8JFahsBetzKcgaEYM96r2wCHM/s1600-h/DSCN97744"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9774" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9774" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z9510XW79SM/WRjN52kX9sI/AAAAAAAAGIU/48BJuvzMn0AC-s5uE3S8FDOjKh-3u4DQQCHM/DSCN9774_thumb9?imgmax=800" width="78" height="244"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">After a few years on the road and a bunch of journals we found it hard to remember <em><strong><u>where</u></strong></em> we had been and/or <em><strong><u>when</u></strong></em> we had been there so I made a timeline. Now, we can go to the timeline for specifics and then go to the appropriate journal to settle the “argument” about when we last visited the Corvette Museum! (Correct answer: 2004) </font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-96XmFS7RhtY/WRsdoEFArSI/AAAAAAAAGJo/_I0mDH9kSucawDxfXufJQQ8mX9jDKLDeACHM/s1600-h/1494358785445-5c62b561-585a-44fc-99d"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Yte35iKeG4/WRsdre2YCaI/AAAAAAAAGJs/2TJpHCBo3BAUnGy0tauX0kAIOz_IEmtBQCHM/s1600-h/1494358785445-5c62b561-585a-44fc-99d%255B1%255D"><img title="1494358785445-5c62b561-585a-44fc-99d1-a8e9c9d34304" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1494358785445-5c62b561-585a-44fc-99d1-a8e9c9d34304" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4MlUpbeNJLE/WRjN6_Lv8PI/AAAAAAAAGIg/TI_lVStKeAEXEq4aJk5a_9PIgjQLdyE6wCHM/1494358785445-5c62b561-585a-44fc-99d%255B3%255D?imgmax=800" width="407" height="499"></a></font></a><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"> </font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7TbYd2wh1rw/WRsdthoWBpI/AAAAAAAAGJw/PU462q9niVYYmkRg-XWSKQ2f2Zhqgs9rwCHM/s1600-h/1494358853747-498d84d3-ef8f-4c66-864%255B2%255D"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DznDHqcykzk/WRsdv-XyqwI/AAAAAAAAGJ0/TUxwp8rFv0sFscPo5S4evEDVtDCj-BU-gCHM/s1600-h/1494358853747-498d84d3-ef8f-4c66-864%255B3%255D"><img title="1494358853747-498d84d3-ef8f-4c66-8649-9cf9a131c747" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1494358853747-498d84d3-ef8f-4c66-8649-9cf9a131c747" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_wNZJujitOE/WRjN8J-emNI/AAAAAAAAGIs/UqjAktSr21IQwuFLaWK-czw_tFUylJZIQCHM/1494358853747-498d84d3-ef8f-4c66-864?imgmax=800" width="409" height="501"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">I like the idea of documenting and keeping track of things so this serves me well. Let’s see now, what was the name of that group we saw in Branson? Give me a minute, I’ll check…</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-50904566762646464682017-04-05T14:39:00.001-05:002017-04-05T15:31:39.232-05:00RVing. . .an office in a small space?<p><font size="3" face="Arial">You don’t have to be running a business in your RV to need/want office space. GET and I don’t have a business but do have our own laptops and ”need” our individual space. (Another example of full time RVing together successfully. ALSO, he is an only child and you know how they are at sharing!) In each of our full timing RVs, there have been six, we have carved out personal office space. Here are a few of our arrangements.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">In our Travel Supreme we removed the dining table and chairs, found a computer desk that fit the space perfectly and added a wicker stand for the printer.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-amrBGfPf7Yw/WOVHg5zsnTI/AAAAAAAAGEI/T-u4ZiRXC48/s1600-h/MVC-704S-gary-at-computer3.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="MVC-704S gary at computer" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="MVC-704S gary at computer" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOk90kSycZE/WOVHh16D0vI/AAAAAAAAGEM/mq75RhTdJiQ/MVC-704S-gary-at-computer_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="440" height="331"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3"><font face="Arial">The HitchhikerII LS had a built-in desk. Pretty small but it did the job. (An aside, don’t buy a rear kitchen 5th wheel no matter what the salesperson says, <em>YES, IT DOES BOUNCE! AND YES, DISHES WILL GET BROKEN---AND THEY DID!)</em></font></font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-itaLQBZBZsk/WOVHjVsrENI/AAAAAAAAGEQ/WTxOLhAvlgI/s1600-h/HPIM0188-Hitchhiker-interior10.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UO9ZqxfjX2I/WOVUFtbY0II/AAAAAAAAGGk/rS6H-izC-Dg/s1600-h/HPIM0188%252520Hitchhiker%252520interior%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="HPIM0188 Hitchhiker interior" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="HPIM0188 Hitchhiker interior" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zbe7YFGoStw/WOVUGqmeGkI/AAAAAAAAGGo/vuvS-uIsTUQ/HPIM0188%252520Hitchhiker%252520interior_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="437" height="329"></a></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xqbR_PQJ5yM/WOVUInHKWBI/AAAAAAAAGGs/mZCZNi8BBKA/s1600-h/HPIM00955.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lLjJn_pzHes/WOVUKq5cYpI/AAAAAAAAGGw/7XwSBNKYaUA/s1600-h/HPIM0095.jpg"><img title="HPIM0095" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="HPIM0095" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-guBVPiwVj4U/WOVR4FpZl4I/AAAAAAAAGGY/VHLu-jhXqPM/HPIM0095_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="462"></a></font></a></p> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">I loved the office space we made in our Escalade. Before we made the office space I used the dining table pushed forward against the sofa. The printer sat on the stand behind my chair where it worked out ok. Then I came up with a better idea!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZNQSolMjzUw/WOVHm_85y-I/AAAAAAAAGEg/EL2cvND4V8A/s1600-h/DSCN01934.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN0193" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN0193" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ym7KJP_ddSw/WOVHnig1AcI/AAAAAAAAGEk/g4kxK0HNOH8/DSCN0193_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="487" height="366"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">As in the Travel Supreme we removed the dining table. (We eat on our pop-up coffee table.) We bought upper kitchen cabinets at Home Depot and fastened them against the slider wall for stability. Upper cabinets are more narrow than bottom, thus making them more suitable as RV cabinets. Fortunately we were able to match the natural maple of our 5th wheel. The cabinets provided a generous amount of storage.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p7Tu_-_qJLI/WOVHpC58AfI/AAAAAAAAGEo/8sYUFzYjW7E/s1600-h/20140324_13243212.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="20140324_132432" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20140324_132432" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cpOr-S7B1Eg/WOVHp62Xj9I/AAAAAAAAGEs/jcAhqcqTV0k/20140324_132432_thumb12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="472" height="386"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Next step was the top and workspace area for my laptop. I used a piece of cardboard to design a pattern for a cantilever shelf. I didn’t want to be bumping into a leg. After several adjustments it was ready to go to the cabinetmaker.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HMLATcTBSRQ/WOVHrLMo1TI/AAAAAAAAGEw/h3e3j3yXQYk/s1600-h/20140326_0946579.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="20140326_094657" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20140326_094657" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ti0DNktiSQg/WOVHrqJxESI/AAAAAAAAGE0/s4fiTn7gWO0/20140326_094657_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="429" height="259"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FhNC_PmqGk/WOVHsnYPssI/AAAAAAAAGE4/gn6JaG0iVdo/s1600-h/20140326_09142514.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="20140326_091425" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20140326_091425" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RWkJJ4fo_o4/WOVHtW1i4kI/AAAAAAAAGE8/NzTV6cycOmE/20140326_091425_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="420" height="254"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Took my cardboard pattern along with the cabinet top dimensions to a cabinet shop where I chose a beautiful piece of light maple. They cut the top from one piece of 4’X8’ and edged it to match. Bought the finished top home and it fit perfectly!</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3PbJ9LoGqSQ/WOVHumbRcNI/AAAAAAAAGFA/v_tQsaqY5jw/s1600-h/DSCN02124.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN0212" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN0212" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LYnXJMu12SI/WOVHvUCDWLI/AAAAAAAAGFE/ECjj1Kypglw/DSCN0212_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="376"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">The cantilevered work top needed support and the entire top had to be installed permanently so GET got busy doing the finish work.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q-N0z3y9JII/WOVHwmtiUPI/AAAAAAAAGFI/IOcCtDLJywU/s1600-h/DSCN02158.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN0215" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN0215" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kv2Vph5d4sI/WOVHxI4N3TI/AAAAAAAAGFM/OnMjMoVu_70/DSCN0215_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="379"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">An there we have it—workspace and computer desk! Absolutely loved it!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PIoSLC3sf90/WOVHykGvD1I/AAAAAAAAGFQ/Ct7HHs8OTsM/s1600-h/DSCN03416.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN0341" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN0341" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vb-zA4C49Os/WOVHzVwkodI/AAAAAAAAGFU/nv8yhTdIHk8/DSCN0341_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="393"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">And then, what did we do? We bought a new 5th wheel! And left this wonderful desk! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">This is my desk in our Landmark 5th wheel on an ordinary day. It is a built-in dining table so customizing it will be a bigger challenge. </font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wJtOt-ZhQ74/WOVH0txYzkI/AAAAAAAAGFY/7AJ6QFbL_ZY/s1600-h/DSCN97586.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN9758" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9758" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gSYVdctBHJo/WOVH1UT9yuI/AAAAAAAAGFc/erdkazWnfSI/DSCN9758_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="416" height="341"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">The outdoor TV casing protrudes into the inside cabinet. (We have never used this TV!)<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jN8aBYFrPa8/WOVH2pQb5lI/AAAAAAAAGFg/lqWZsAd0z1M/s1600-h/DSCN9763.jpg"><img title="DSCN9763" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9763" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E6C5-UIWonQ/WOVH3PEDySI/AAAAAAAAGFk/0JPrAvAyRIY/DSCN9763_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="386" height="291"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">I do have nice storage space although some of it is taken by the steel casing of the outdoor TV.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4ugbBRMfUrk/WOVH4vzJQZI/AAAAAAAAGFo/XBWqIa8oJDc/s1600-h/DSCN97606.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN9760" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9760" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BZEaNReb8OE/WOVH5Ea1SfI/AAAAAAAAGFs/ljxLGLF9cyE/DSCN9760_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="388" height="292"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IWWqiiRqqxI/WOVH6hjrEOI/AAAAAAAAGFw/N4WwWXojf0I/s1600-h/DSCN97615.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN9761" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9761" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AfSbDG_JU4o/WOVH7CPolWI/AAAAAAAAGF0/Lb9f32uxqqc/DSCN9761_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="390" height="294"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">We replaced two huge dark brown leather recliners that came with the 5th wheel with a smaller leather Lazy Boy making space for the credenza which serves as office space. I chose the printer almost totally based on space available in the credenza.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5mYuPpG-YgI/WOVH8s12sWI/AAAAAAAAGF4/q3sZo65-qeM/s1600-h/DSCN97647.jpg"><font face="Arial"><img title="DSCN9764" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9764" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LEodFi1WIY4/WOVH9b_xAJI/AAAAAAAAGF8/TXCUM0xOpAk/DSCN9764_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="418" height="314"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">I’m still contemplating ideas on how to make this a more efficient workspace. Until that brilliant idea hits me I’ll be content with my present arrangement.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong>P.S. We are excited. . . back on the road this month!</strong></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-17990447540191861982017-03-24T17:16:00.001-05:002017-03-24T17:16:54.260-05:00Full-time RVing…Can I still Collect?<p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">While reading comments and posts on RVing sites I’ve noticed that many refer to what they <em><strong>can’t</strong></em> have or <em><strong>do</strong></em> anymore/what they have to give up. I wonder if they should reconsider the lifestyle? As I’ve stated in previous Blogs we say that we can have and do anything we had in a traditional home just on a smaller scale. Even collect “stuff” like souvenirs? I say <strong>YES</strong>! Remember the “smaller” scale!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">I love baskets and had all sizes. I still buy small ones which fit perfectly on the living room valance. We were camp hosts at <a href="http://rancheros.com/index.html"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Rancheros de Santa Fe Campground</font></a> and made some of these with the guidance of an Oklahoma Indian artist who stayed </font><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">during </font><a href="http://swaia.org/"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Santa Fe Indian Market</font></a><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--w5LXksGrjg/WNWaWCEzDII/AAAAAAAAGCE/W6ycrHpJKnk/s1600-h/DSCN97321.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9732" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9732" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONavvUGtab0Va9kwOtsEyp25ehb5VIIed3rfqU0iMwvVAPtUquurOtr7_Fjp1R1bg2e_yOMNqk8BmXHiNkI2YGCaRdM-tNtzq7NDGGDIUM11wzTQSf8N2vEDOKsyOOmhXWABl/?imgmax=800" width="610" height="322"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">We have very little wall space so I buy small food-themed cards and frame them for my kitchen. Blueberries from Maine, Tabasco from </font><a href="http://www.tabasco.com/mcilhenny-company/"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">McIllhenny Company</font></a><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"> on Avery Island, Louisiana, Beignets and chicory coffee from </font><a href="http://www.cafedumonde.com/"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Café DuMonde</font></a><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"> in New Orleans, chairs on </font><a href="http://acadiajordanpondhouse.com/"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Jordan Pond House</font></a><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"> in Acadia, Maine where they are known for their delicious popovers. The little pewter basket is from Massachusetts.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JzjzkuoAw9A/WNWaXzd9q2I/AAAAAAAAGCM/fXzxnTV4VNw/s1600-h/DSCN972610.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9726" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9726" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sThzfIwcT1Y/WNWaYdS3qOI/AAAAAAAAGCQ/hZSJe8vs4hs/DSCN9726_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="553"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_MVcVxJk938/WNWaZ04_LoI/AAAAAAAAGCU/diaAs8UTZow/s1600-h/DSCN973611.jpg"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tPV_cBMr-WM/WNWacgftPlI/AAAAAAAAGCY/xgrtJzHct7A/s1600-h/DSCN97363.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9736" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9736" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_DTVCXTg3fI/WNWadFJiweI/AAAAAAAAGCc/1m4vlRdzdGA/DSCN9736_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="525" height="337"></font></a></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">A practical purchase in Alaska, which I use a lot, is this Ulu and small cutting board. So handy!</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jgST7bWwxbg/WNWaesSOv1I/AAAAAAAAGCg/xFyRcggEdwI/s1600-h/DSCN97089.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9708" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9708" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-70rtjRkkeRk/WNWafGEDP8I/AAAAAAAAGCk/F7JZctOJFHY/DSCN9708_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="429"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">GET added a Plexiglas shelf to this small niche making it a perfect place to display my small pots, basket and vases. </font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6GctiguPivU/WNWag867eNI/AAAAAAAAGCo/lRO2CFymRww/s1600-h/DSCN972213.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9722" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9722" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z5s0AdNKjXo/WNWahrxntKI/AAAAAAAAGCs/blq85gn_1H4/DSCN9722_thumb13.jpg?imgmax=800" width="626" height="388"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">We all like to have photos of our loved ones and in our bricks and mortar home we had large photos. In our RV home we have the same photos, just small.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">The “Grands” Jorden, William, Stanley (waiting for Mary’s current photo)</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MAkcmZ2iu6M/WNWaitmetRI/AAAAAAAAGCw/or_ES4b7XQA/s1600-h/DSCN973911.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9739" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9739" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Eo9LBURutQk/WNWajemHzLI/AAAAAAAAGC0/ICIBggPdQ7w/DSCN9739_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="420" height="441"></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Our Mom’s and our three kids, Kelle, Gary and Russ with spouses Joe, Vivian and Denise.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9jZjGcRdosA/WNWaksVlsTI/AAAAAAAAGC4/5fVhLbN4G-o/s1600-h/DSCN97133.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9713" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9713" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b11Jz2396M8/WNWalOuqUWI/AAAAAAAAGC8/EbggpVyJmxE/DSCN9713_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="263"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PGVHmnV5GUw/WNWamTrqa8I/AAAAAAAAGDA/wP4w8yphGfU/s1600-h/DSCN97123.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9712" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9712" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9lfRdTC7BIE/WNWam7mFSsI/AAAAAAAAGDE/CWqxmWZ5oe4/DSCN9712_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="521" height="260"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">I’m going to try something new (for me anyway.) So far in our 22 years of full-timing I haven’t traveled with plants. I found this little planter at a thrift store and have planted three small succulents. Let’s see how they fare!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VyiV2mn2IL4/WNWaodAspUI/AAAAAAAAGDI/rwy5l06QnjM/s1600-h/DSCN974211.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9742" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9742" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gvbHCq1qX04/WNWapLFykVI/AAAAAAAAGDM/3Jt2_GuAPXU/DSCN9742_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="478" height="360"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">One of my true loves is reading (my Aunt Genevieve always said I grew up with my nose buried in a book!) Nowadays I do most of my reading in my Kindle or Nook however, there is real joy in actually seeing books in a home, even a RV home. I have a small shelf which is my library. </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRf6sqJy9_WhthrHjkWT2omF-MJNEUmAfXElzjFlV6dijuBII_mMByEqmD1Fy439nQx-pt9DOI0y0sgAJfSNB6FyGlVxOkQK1JCKeGMastRMxevPxiEEMnMciN3TvB44Apdu/s1600-h/DSCN97475.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9747" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9747" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2PPhxRQk3kg/WNWarDl6ofI/AAAAAAAAGDU/lmIxjLrmI7I/DSCN9747_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="339"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">(Of course, if you are a reader you know there has to be a hidden “stash” somewhere in the rig!)</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CVinO1rMmBs/WNWasfxi28I/AAAAAAAAGDY/z9XglvANSB4/s1600-h/DSCN97536.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9753" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9753" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N6OkoyczJnY/WNWatHvK8-I/AAAAAAAAGDc/K9bSQIg1tu8/DSCN9753_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zrAIVO-rWco/WNWau335x8I/AAAAAAAAGDg/lT933UOpQYM/s1600-h/DSCN975610.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><img title="DSCN9756" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN9756" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kQU33B947tQ/WNWavZL0oTI/AAAAAAAAGDk/zBX1KBNMocQ/DSCN9756_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="403" height="303"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">People ask if we get tired of taking all of these things down everyday when we travel. No, we don’t take them down! I use what us Californians call “earthquake putty” everywhere so we are able to travel with everything quite intact.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hUl1CKqvmgk/WNWawtTXZfI/AAAAAAAAGDo/ZQpc2PiX5L4/s1600-h/DSCN97408.jpg"><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lvrqxPiyd1c/WNWayoMpXzI/AAAAAAAAGDs/Q1vXb2sUqAQ/s1600-h/DSCN9740.jpg"><img title="DSCN9740" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9740" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7m6ObeJTR9U/WNWazT6k7hI/AAAAAAAAGDw/_UWIn-2X8NM/DSCN9740_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="234" height="284"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">So, you see, while it seems that I have a lot of things in my rig, by choosing “small” I am able to have a touch of everything I love! It reiterates my theory that we full-timers don’t have to sacrifice what we care about in order to live the lifestyle!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print">Of course, a good plan sometimes goes awry…we like to visit college campuses and I have gotten quite carried away and collected A LOT of college sweatshirts which definitely <strong>DO NOT</strong> occupy a small space!</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-415ZHa3ibLs/WNWa0pUvosI/AAAAAAAAGD0/0MQV3ykT3kk/s1600-h/DSCN96934.jpg"><img title="DSCN9693" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9693" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k1klkMp7L3g/WNWa1Z0VDUI/AAAAAAAAGD4/Fi1d5bsNdIs/DSCN9693_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="435" height="327"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Segoe Print"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Segoe Print">Oh well!</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-2388895319560099022017-03-21T22:01:00.001-05:002017-03-21T22:04:30.985-05:00Yes, RVers eat at home!<p dir="ltr">Taco Tuesday at our home- 5th wheel RV.</p>
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As expected, the conversation included questions about the type of RV they wanted and should they sell their house. We guided the conversation to an even more important subject: before looking for an RV or putting that <strong>For Sale</strong> sign on your house consider whether you are really suited to life on the road. There are lots of considerations but I think these three are pretty important.</font></p> <ul> <li><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Do you like each other, and I mean really like each other enough to exist together 24/7 in a very small space? Traveling full time often involves spending most of your time and conversations with your partner. <font color="#ff0000">GET and I really do like each other and really like living together in a small space, however, once in awhile I have been known to suggest to him that he needs to get his lawn chair and take it to the beach for an attitude adjustment! And he has been known to be needed somewhere for some unknown reason for a few minutes! We also credit our success to having two TVs – one for sports and one for my home shows!</font> </font> <li><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-84PJz0LHgls/WLYCivSPENI/AAAAAAAAF_Q/qDvYPcR-Gtg/s1600-h/DSCN24895.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="DSCN2489" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN2489" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uwynZJ__ZRk/WLYCjmQeeuI/AAAAAAAAF_U/sODnC0HLpMY/DSCN2489_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="354"></font></a><font face="Tahoma"> </font> <li><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Do you need to be living close to your children/grandchildren? Full-timing is traveling and you often don’t see your loved ones for months at a time. Is hosting family Christmas and holidays in your home a priority? <font color="#ff0000">We dearly love our three children and four grand's and spending time with them, however we don’t feel we need to be underfoot most of the time. Christmas may be the one time I sort of wish we still lived in a traditional</font><font color="#ff0000"> house BUT we have managed to have memorable family Christmas’. Several years here at <a href="http://www.mazdaraceway.com/">Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca</a> we hosted <em>Christmas in the Suites </em>with all of our family and included other full timing friends. We used one of the hospitality suites which the kids thought was very cool indeed!</font><font color="#ff0000"> And last Christmas was spent at our son’s new home-changing of the guard?</font></font> </li></ul> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Friends and family in the suites</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qB1tIhg11RA/WLYCl3NerFI/AAAAAAAAF_Y/O3Yzexr1rn8/s1600-h/DSC00177.jpg"><img title="DSC00177" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00177" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1qCa-7Z5mzA/WLYCnPmus3I/AAAAAAAAF_c/oLj92feZaeA/DSC00177_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="387" height="291"></a></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iDScgsuOq14/WLYCpbZamPI/AAAAAAAAF_g/HujHp0guDZk/s1600-h/DSCN88476.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-siFh5R0hB50/WLYCs_sHdAI/AAAAAAAAF_k/l433D8oeAUc/s1600-h/DSCN8847%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN8847" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN8847" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hPNtsZcm9p8/WLYCtvmSNsI/AAAAAAAAF_o/2JhCQ44NAWI/DSCN8847_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="387" height="291"></a></font></a> </p> <li> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><em></em></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><em>Christmas in the Suites</em> a few years ago: Us, our three kids and their spouses, Sheila, the four grand’s and Dulee (little white Bichon)</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3VpU3wd2Njc/WLYCvrhtyZI/AAAAAAAAF_s/X1rrUJtiBFY/s1600-h/DSC002004.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YnenjCDcuBs/WLYCx3ZW6ZI/AAAAAAAAF_w/dJ9Ih3Vks_0/s1600-h/DSC00200.jpg"></p><img title="DSC00200" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZI0q38eCdtE/WLYCyvuSm9I/AAAAAAAAF_0/OGLFirggJ2U/DSC00200_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="445" height="335"></a></font></a><font face="Tahoma"> </font> <ul> <li><font size="3"><font face="Tahoma">How about <strong>REALLY</strong> downsizing your “stuff”---your nice big workshop and tools, your wonderful sewing and craft room, even your clothes and shoes, <strong>YES</strong> your shoes? No question about it you will not have space for ALL of these in your RV BUT…<font color="#ff0000">o</font><font color="#ff0000">ne of our mottos is we have everything we ever had in a large home just not quite as much of it. (the shoes thing is a challenge for me!) I still have my sewing machine and crafts area, we each have our own laptops and GET has all of the tools he needs/wants in the toolbox in the bed of our truck.</font></font></font></li></ul> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font color="#ff0000" size="3" face="Tahoma">My craft/sewing supplies area-two cabinets and two drawers –quite sufficient! Would love to share GET’s tool box but the truck is in the shop!</font><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BBU8hVUmT8E/WLYC0SYj4iI/AAAAAAAAF_4/wdwV-npaObI/s1600-h/DSCN9678.jpg"><img title="DSCN9678" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9678" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eN6H--GJE3g/WLYC1qiWpbI/AAAAAAAAF_8/2xTsjlmZ0mk/DSCN9678_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="381" height="506"></a></font></a></p></blockquote> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">A few years after we started full timing I read an article which included a quiz to determine if you were suited to the lifestyle. I only remember one of the questions. Do you prefer to read magazines about: </font></p> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <li><font size="3" face="Tahoma">RV maintenance </font> <li><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Hiking </font> <li><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Fashion</font></li></ol></ol></ol></ol> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">I answered #3, which they said indicated that I would not be suited! Yes, I love fashion magazines and, after 22 years I would guess that I am quite suited to RV living! </font></p> </li>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-14829320866768108012017-02-19T15:52:00.001-06:002017-02-19T15:52:47.804-06:00Full time Rvers-Back to the Beginning…1992<p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Last week I joined a new Facebook group, <em><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvtofreedom/">RV to Freedom-Learning to Live in an RV</a>. </strong></em>The enthusiasm of this group of old, new and potential fulltime RVers bought back many memories of our twenty-two plus years on the road. When several asked if I have a blog I went back through my posts and see just how much I’ve written about our beginnings….I found pretty much nothing! I’ll fix that! Of course, I didn’t have a Blog until 2003. <strong>WHY?</strong> Blogging did not exist in 1992! (Lots of full-timing amenities didn’t exist in 1992; I’ll tell you about those in a coming post.)</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Although we officially started full-timing on November 2, 1994, our experience actually began in 1992. Unbeknown to the other, each of us had been thinking about how fun it would be to buy another RV and travel the country for awhile. We finally had a coming together moment:<em> “You’ve been thinking of traveling again? So have I!” </em></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">The very next day we started researching what we would feel comfortable in for both living and traveling. We had sold our Itasca Class A two years earlier and previously owned Class C motorhomes so we were familiar with the features of the motorhome type of RV.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bYyv9OBoeZw/WKoTbApPG4I/AAAAAAAAF9s/vXnnzN0isP4/s1600-h/3rd-1973-Enterprise11.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="3rd-1973 Enterprise" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="3rd-1973 Enterprise" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0b4o1FqSpwk/WKoTb2QryEI/AAAAAAAAF9w/z6UvP_kLNns/3rd-1973-Enterprise_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="374" height="328"></font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VIeFDmNNcn0/WKoTcnlMGeI/AAAAAAAAF90/JH6uSXITVBg/s1600-h/4th-1977-or-78-Tioga14.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="4th-1977 or 78 Tioga" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="4th-1977 or 78 Tioga" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9dn3zqAs100/WKoTdbG7PLI/AAAAAAAAF94/a4ggnOm5Z4g/4th-1977-or-78-Tioga_thumb17.jpg?imgmax=800" width="461" height="331"></font></a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AwQWp_W0BmI/WKoThFa-ukI/AAAAAAAAF98/T-8G1HrfWF0/s1600-h/5th-1984-Itasca6.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="5th-1984 Itasca" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="5th-1984 Itasca" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9qB20t5JS8g/WKoTiPLtdcI/AAAAAAAAF-A/DIllyrveZQk/5th-1984-Itasca_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="553" height="332"></font></a><font size="3" face="Tahoma"> </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Initially we had a pull-trailer in mind but a RV salesman suggested we consider a fifth wheel. The main point he made was that a fifth wheel has more stability while towing since it sits in the bed of the truck rather than on a ball hitch. We have chosen to stick with fifth wheels--in fact we are now in #8 since we started full-timing. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">As fate would have it, just a few weeks later, an acquaintance mentioned that she wanted to sell her older fifth wheel and wanted someone to take over the balance of payments. It had a dated interior but we saw the potential and a week later it was parked in our driveway where we re-carpeted it. Later that month we were moved in and parked in a nearby RV park. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">As you may notice in the photo below we didn’t have a tow vehicle. (seeing the Corvette beside our 5th wheel someone in the RV park asked how we travel. Very seriously Gary told them that we just remove the T-tops, drop the fifth wheel hitch in and away we go!)</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dsJekKO7_ZU/WKoTkBxil5I/AAAAAAAAF-E/1RKm-fd_j8k/s1600-h/6th-1985-Komfort-before-we-had-a-tru.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="6th 1985 Komfort-before we had a truck" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="6th 1985 Komfort-before we had a truck" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZjKtQBgzwso/WKoTlI1ZztI/AAAAAAAAF-I/-KtK_28cBJ8/6th-1985-Komfort-before-we-had-a-tru%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="460" height="331"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">We tore out the booth dining table and replaced it with a table and chairs, (we were ahead of the times-now it seems that booths are pretty rare) sent the jackknife sofa out to be re-upholstered, I made curtains, we bought new mini-blinds and added a recliner. A 12” TV sat on the little countertop. I fashioned the side table from a basket topped with a piece of glass. (if this looks a bit dated, remember that this was 1992!)</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x4mAzWkSg5c/WKoTmdD5hKI/AAAAAAAAF-M/r0gP_CJf9OA/s1600-h/1985-Komfort-remodel10.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="1985 Komfort remodel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="1985 Komfort remodel" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z8DMjR8urQ4/WKoTnXcBd3I/AAAAAAAAF-Q/wVpzY-kQ_HE/1985-Komfort-remodel_thumb13.jpg?imgmax=800" width="371" height="524"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">In the bedroom we replaced the bed, mini-blinds and linens, painted the walls ice blue and I sewed gathered valances and a <a href="https://warmcompany.com/products/warm-home/warm-window">Warm Window</a> shade over the window at the head of the bed.</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jfZwv655ei0/WKoToaeERvI/AAAAAAAAF-U/JV9tiFnL7jU/s1600-h/1985-Komfort-remodel12.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="1985 Komfort remodel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="1985 Komfort remodel" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l8sLcsl2Z8o/WKoTpDn5D-I/AAAAAAAAF-Y/BPVjIIY0nPI/1985-Komfort-remodel_thumb20.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="499"></font></a></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Our goal was to embark on our new lifestyle debt-free (not sure if the term full-time RVers existed at the time, but we were not aware of it. We just planned to travel) so we continued working for about a year, me as Administrative Manager for United Way and Gary in mortgage banking.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">We were ready to hit the road! <strong>OH NO WE WEREN’T!</strong> After completing all of the remodeling and financial planning we still didn’t have a truck. We were having a hard time giving up our Corvette so decided to go on a road trip to Washington to visit Don and Lee. While we were there Gary and Don found our first truck:</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f57p0zWGWtQ/WKoTq2Q3-CI/AAAAAAAAF-c/XgK2ORUDUX4/s1600-h/1995-Komfort-and-brown-duelly-truck5.jpg"><font size="3" face="Tahoma"><img title="1995-Komfort and brown duelly truck" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="1995-Komfort and brown duelly truck" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H-th_ecLXeg/WKoTrqg6wUI/AAAAAAAAF-g/qNrk2P1TLP4/1995-Komfort-and-brown-duelly-truck_.jpg?imgmax=800" width="710" height="303"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">We were set to go on the road! And so we did, November 2, 1994. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tahoma">Every year on November 2 we have a “meeting” to take a vote on whether we should continue with the fulltime RVing lifestyle and every year (approximately 22 times) the “vote” has been yes.</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-67804956302214503992016-12-24T16:30:00.001-06:002016-12-24T16:39:36.179-06:00Merry Christmas 2016<p><font size="3" face="Arial">Haven’t written for awhile so I’ll share this year’s Christmas newsletter. Previously, I have utilized a two-sided 8-1/2’X11” format but decided to this year to make a half-fold card which turns out to be four smaller pages.</font> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"><strong><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NuON1lumXQw/WF75CQlJ9YI/AAAAAAAAF9M/-BmOcKlUt58/s1600-h/1994-pg%2525201%25255B16%25255D.jpg"><img title="1994-pg 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1994-pg 1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Iysx3E4MpHk/WF75DsqwUqI/AAAAAAAAF9Q/-Nbhl_PCTb0/1994-pg%2525201_thumb%25255B14%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="356" align="left" height="435"></a>This <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CnZyt63qnYw/WF75Ij-zSHI/AAAAAAAAF9U/1tIk-_DU5p0/s1600-h/1994-pg%2525202%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="1994-pg 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="1994-pg 2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t_sh-XLBCKs/WF75J88e66I/AAAAAAAAF9Y/K_hEjHkhi2Y/1994-pg%2525202_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="460" align="right" height="557"></a>is my letter from 1994, our first year of full time RVing.</strong></font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Front page. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Can you guess why it is 54th edition? (No, I haven’t done a newsletter every year for 54 years!)</font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h3M7ZGq2cSc/WF72v6gKotI/AAAAAAAAF8U/AjC1khxAw1Q/s1600-h/2016-front%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="2016-front" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="2016-front" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oaNeN7npWFA/WF72xi2teyI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/kjaidW826ok/2016-front_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="614" height="933"></font></a></p> <p><font face="Arial"><font size="3">Inside left side which is page 2:</font></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ie2QyYlW_Zg/WF72ysCRRKI/AAAAAAAAF8c/jTIo9dHBqf4/s1600-h/2016-inside%252520left%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="2016-inside left" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="2016-inside left" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DzBzwjihMmM/WF72z40_raI/AAAAAAAAF8g/sv-e_4b5QnA/2016-inside%252520left_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="607" height="950"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Inside right side which is page 3:</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wPzDikI_bBs/WF721Fd8RMI/AAAAAAAAF8k/RJ3WtnHyaow/s1600-h/2016-inside%252520right%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="2016-inside right" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="2016-inside right" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JdtTGUxK8RE/WF722hI5W7I/AAAAAAAAF8o/SUW1ZwqY53I/2016-inside%252520right_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="595" height="915"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Back page:</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aNsemlJVy1g/WF726FDQJrI/AAAAAAAAF8s/qsM_gSfkFuE/s1600-h/2016-back%252520%2525282%252529%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="2016-back (2)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="2016-back (2)" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w-BV4b9YjPA/WF727meW89I/AAAAAAAAF8w/j2qjcWpFmEw/2016-back%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="588" height="915"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">And, from both GET and I, I will say it again:</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#e60000" size="6" face="Segoe Script"><strong>We wish you health, love, blessings and joy!</strong></font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-35593359635032725482016-06-19T16:38:00.001-05:002016-06-19T16:38:05.830-05:00Filling a (Red Cross) need:<p><font size="3" face="Arial">When we are not on the road seeing the country in our 5th wheel we are parked at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California where Gary is Track Rental Supervisor and I do Sound Control decibel testing and race marshaling.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EslckI3Rf4w/V2cQGZEOTfI/AAAAAAAAFyM/GtE0YhEH0zI/s1600-h/IMG_06785.jpg"><img title="IMG_0678" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0678" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6EBO5F6ziAQ/V2cQHeZeTtI/AAAAAAAAFyU/yUlu3QxtmSk/IMG_0678_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="486" height="366"></a></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pg3gcUAEP7c/V2cQJaxrLoI/AAAAAAAAFyc/jD_ruxKoZlk/s1600-h/HPIM0117.jpg"><img title="HPIM0117" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="HPIM0117" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hxab0FJ-vZ4/V2cQKsBMNhI/AAAAAAAAFyk/Q_ms02-SAQI/HPIM0117_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="473" height="356"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Course Marshals generally use these seven safety flags at auto and motorcycle racing events:</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4-gfURkLpb8/V2cQLeiW2TI/AAAAAAAAFys/xAxzj5kjzBk/s1600-h/raceflagset3.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EJiO1TB9REA/V2cQMdepDlI/AAAAAAAAFy0/5s1lEqIW58k/s1600-h/raceflagset1.jpg"><img title="raceflagset" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="raceflagset" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iXWd0fNBGWQ/V2cQNjHxaaI/AAAAAAAAFy8/Z2wKOhDKtg4/raceflagset_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="444" height="504"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">We recently ordered all new flags from <a href="http://www.dyndez.com/index.html">Dynamic Dezigns</a>.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GR6ieHsbBiI/V2cQPQ-bRpI/AAAAAAAAFzE/A-OFvk7gFLs/s1600-h/DSCN913510.jpg"><img title="DSCN9135" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9135" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o-qhJ2UPttg/V2cQQWxvAdI/AAAAAAAAFzM/k7LzakSSro8/DSCN9135_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="512" height="277"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">A white flag is displayed by the Course Marshal when an emergency vehicle, i.e. ambulance, enters the race track although at times a Red Cross flag is requested.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">We were in need one more of these white flags with a red cross so I made one!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">First, I found a spare white flag</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PUWgDr4yPu0/V2cQRxyFoUI/AAAAAAAAFzU/YZZYCQEkvp4/s1600-h/DSCN91978.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a9ROKSPCH64/V2cQUR9DP0I/AAAAAAAAFzc/xIAh8tXlYE4/s1600-h/DSCN9197.jpg"><img title="DSCN9197" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9197" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y12IJ0nV-zY/V2cQVeP3YFI/AAAAAAAAFzk/t-qQgZm_7Zo/DSCN9197_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="510" height="490"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">Then, using a newspaper (in case you are wondering, it is the Monterey Herald) I cut out a cross pattern… </font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h1M0cSsSJgg/V2cQYBXY9jI/AAAAAAAAFzs/z5U62gABWig/s1600-h/DSCN91795.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wLLObbzLom4/V2cQcoU5i5I/AAAAAAAAFz0/4mK0ym6OAlo/s1600-h/DSCN9179.jpg"><img title="DSCN9179" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9179" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T3M5SCPkbac/V2cQd8rYcfI/AAAAAAAAFz8/t6TjSAH980c/DSCN9179_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="466" height="373"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">which I used to trace and cut out two from red ripstop from my fabric stash. (actually my Mom’s stash) </font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0zdIU6ODDv0/V2cQiKIwP7I/AAAAAAAAF0E/VBbMsengEmY/s1600-h/DSCN91824.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ni5e2mAsrno/V2cQlx9ryNI/AAAAAAAAF0M/jjN3dZ98-yA/s1600-h/DSCN9182.jpg"><img title="DSCN9182" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9182" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X0qlFBSCeVU/V2cQnV5Vq9I/AAAAAAAAF0U/ZNntlvbGynk/DSCN9182_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="501" height="377"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">I used permanent fabric bond to adhere red cross to one side and then, on the reverse side, carefully aligned the second red cross to the first and applied fabric bond to it. (I forgot to take a photo of this process!)</font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w0WgfAQyG-o/V2cQo0K2OxI/AAAAAAAAF0c/wQYHrrHfzMg/s1600-h/DSCN92056.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><img title="DSCN9205" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9205" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hg1UkWy4Cck/V2cQqOSbvwI/AAAAAAAAF0o/msfNT0ZHZiE/DSCN9205_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="401"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">An hour or so of drying time and I had a quite serviceable flag.</font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kH4njdhA9nI/V2cQrArRdoI/AAAAAAAAF0w/srbS2cyo3BU/s1600-h/DSCN91723.jpg"><font size="3" face="Arial"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qzo5rWyyedY/V2cQt0VRdpI/AAAAAAAAF04/n7Fy-S7HzSM/s1600-h/DSCN9172.jpg"><img title="DSCN9172" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN9172" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fRnWGk-4o-s/V2cQu6FF0FI/AAAAAAAAF1A/jSOEs0a6QQE/DSCN9172_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="475" height="477"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">A fun and useful project and I didn’t even need my sewing machine!</font></p>Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209076.post-71748403914920981462015-10-13T21:25:00.001-05:002015-10-13T22:09:33.773-05:00Life in a small space & missing buttons. . .<p><font color="#0000ff" size="5" face="Segoe Script"><strong>”dig” out my sewing machine or choose manual labor with a needle & thread?</strong></font></p> <p><font face="MV Boli"><font size="3">I absolutely love our full-time RVing lifestyle and living in a 429 square feet space. There very few aspects of living in a house that I miss but I do dearly miss my sewing room! My precious 1969 Elna sewing machine was always ready and waiting for me to do large and small projects, like replacing buttons.</font></font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-svgqLI8KsGw/Vh28n5TUehI/AAAAAAAAFt8/yyJCVgnLTcM/s1600-h/elna%252520sewing%252520machine%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-svgqLI8KsGw/Vh28n5TUehI/AAAAAAAAFuI/KsHuaRScE1M/s1600-h/elna%252520sewing%252520machine%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><img title="elna sewing machine" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="elna sewing machine" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eg-8hkNztrw/Vh28pDxH8_I/AAAAAAAAFYw/7qojFYvPLkM/elna%252520sewing%252520machine_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="386"></font></a></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Replacing a button with the sewing machine is so quick and easy EXCEPT when it comes to digging into the back of my closet to retrieve the Elna and then making room for it somewhere in our rig, most likely in the way.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">See the Elna in its Navy carrier surrounded by my clothes and buried under other bags in the back of my closet? TOO much trouble to bother with for a few buttons!</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gi-KxxEy0hg/Vh28quq71JI/AAAAAAAAFuU/gn8q5YqS9Zk/s1600-h/DSCN8431%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gi-KxxEy0hg/Vh28quq71JI/AAAAAAAAFug/w6XgmL7kDYw/s1600-h/DSCN8431%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN8431" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN8431" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-byE6CXe6-t8/Vh28r0Md2GI/AAAAAAAAFcM/_C3_QF9sXbQ/DSCN8431_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="457" height="422"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">So I’ll do it by hand! Do you know how to replace a button using a needle and thread? I do!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Of course the original buttons got lost so out came my zippered button bag and I dumped them out to pick out the correct size and color.</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YbfOox-FY_U/Vh28t8j3TlI/AAAAAAAAFus/tvKQ2xu1GEE/s1600-h/DSCN8435%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YbfOox-FY_U/Vh28t8j3TlI/AAAAAAAAFu4/1Liqgf00-qk/s1600-h/DSCN8435%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN8435" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN8435" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OaoFm_t0mnU/Vh28u1enS6I/AAAAAAAAFck/bQHEkB1OzN0/DSCN8435_thumb%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="454"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Buttons all selected so I’m ready to go. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Thread needle and knot at the end. Bring thread and needle up through the back of the garment and back down through a hole to the back, then back up through a third hole and back down keeping the thread loose. Slide a straight pin through the two threads and continue to sew the button. The straight pin is serving to add space between the button and the garment, making it easier to fasten.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L-0tuMfI2nk/Vh28weXon0I/AAAAAAAAFvE/ZqqikU7tS38/s1600-h/20151012_134436%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L-0tuMfI2nk/Vh28weXon0I/AAAAAAAAFvQ/YgGkr9XFkVU/s1600-h/20151012_134436%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20151012_134436" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20151012_134436" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qShxysrFY5U/Vh28xI_RkSI/AAAAAAAAFc8/sbr1K3dwGbI/20151012_134436_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="391"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">End the procedure by bringing the needle up through the fabric behind the button. Then wrap the thread 3 or 4 times around the back of the button to fashion a shank.</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YcbjRG9pUIc/Vh28x7wfhDI/AAAAAAAAFvc/nOeMiM7kI08/s1600-h/20151012_134641%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YcbjRG9pUIc/Vh28x7wfhDI/AAAAAAAAFvo/HKspdAcNUfw/s1600-h/20151012_134641%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20151012_134641" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20151012_134641" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AfOk1Hq_zNo/Vh28ydwLkfI/AAAAAAAAFdU/E0drmA_Z6EU/20151012_134641_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="405" height="539"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Finish up with the needle and thread on the back side of the garment.</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tCvqkrnlF1g/Vh28zAh4yZI/AAAAAAAAFZ8/IAH6b3Tu5D0/s1600-h/20151012_134756%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><img title="20151012_134756" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20151012_134756" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y4yDTWQG8hs/Vh28zhewDwI/AAAAAAAAFaA/c3G7W68RzwI/20151012_134756_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="327" height="435"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Knot the thread and clip it off with scissors.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8-Gwu-gFfF8/Vh280TgTiQI/AAAAAAAAFvw/moiV424wzr8/s1600-h/20151012_134959%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8-Gwu-gFfF8/Vh280TgTiQI/AAAAAAAAFwA/aZdrhFj5cCk/s1600-h/20151012_134959%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20151012_134959" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20151012_134959" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UVx3CuOQVNQ/Vh2809jWsBI/AAAAAAAAFds/oFBAfBPdJTU/20151012_134959_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="407" height="542"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">And there it is…a neatly sewn button replacement on my favorite shorts!</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3oktNh-fXpM/Vh282Ht9rMI/AAAAAAAAFwM/qENBNsmuK60/s1600-h/20151012_135029%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3oktNh-fXpM/Vh282Ht9rMI/AAAAAAAAFwY/Qt6IB1r0EOE/s1600-h/20151012_135029%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20151012_135029" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20151012_135029" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpikE94a71U/Vh282wqHNxI/AAAAAAAAFeE/iwgmltefK-k/20151012_135029_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="376" height="500"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">And I did it two more times: my silk Chico’s pants and GET’s favorite cargo shorts:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n_CqSMoht1g/Vh285dcdTfI/AAAAAAAAFwk/-lMbqEFbJso/s1600-h/DSCN8436%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n_CqSMoht1g/Vh285dcdTfI/AAAAAAAAFww/tWui9eWpvlc/s1600-h/DSCN8436%25255B18%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN8436" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSCN8436" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CFJvp5TuG0g/Vh28_VdIApI/AAAAAAAAFw8/c2ikG2xgYAw/DSCN8436_thumb%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" align="right" height="192"></a></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K0ViLeQJyyU/Vh29BaBH3XI/AAAAAAAAFxI/vw7IiI5XuWw/s1600-h/DSCN8437%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="MV Boli"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K0ViLeQJyyU/Vh29BaBH3XI/AAAAAAAAFxU/WZUybAxsyoc/s1600-h/DSCN8437%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSCN8437" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSCN8437" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OslHiGl80uw/Vh29HZH96hI/AAAAAAAAFxg/2IzzvJyDLJ0/DSCN8437_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="249" height="188"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">After replacing three buttons by hand I thought about how much time this had taken and then about how long it would have taken to simply set up my sewing machine and quickly use a zigzag stitch to replace the three buttons. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="MV Boli">Ummm…the machine route may have been faster in the long run! But, digging into my closet and then getting the Elna wedged back into the corner afterward…maybe it really is too much hassle?</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="MV Boli"><strong><font color="#0000ff" size="5">Life in a small space=compromise.</font></strong></font></p> Journeyin' Lady...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.com1