First and foremost, I want to wish everyone who reads this (and even those who dispense with our posts directly to the trash) a MOST EXCELLENT THANKSGIVING. It has always been our favorite Holiday – purest of motivation, with no one needing to sell you anything (except for the Turkey Farmers, and somehow Black Friday
The Good, the Bad and The Stranded…
As I mentioned (teased?) in the last post, we stopped at our favorite mechanic in Daphne, Alabama, to help with his boat payment (cuz that’s the kind of giving people we are…). Our visit to Daphne for a 6-month RV WHERE YET Checkup STARTED OUT well. Bus went up in the air. No “obvious” problems.
BIG Decisions…TO Move or Stay (Election Day in DC)
We were considering if we wanted to extend in DC; to be part of historic celebrations that might take place on Wed. Nov. 4. We decided it was unlikely that there would be ANY certainty by then (or, as it turns out, by a month from then!), so we decided to press onwards. We had
Washington DC Melancholy
As we disclosed in our previous Newsletter, we planned to spend nearly a month in Washington DC, helping to sort through and address a lifetime Legacy left behind by my Aunt Marilee, who passed from COVID in September. This was a two-fold challenge: A FULL Lifetime of possessions and a Lifetime of Art. Fortunately, we
Wearing Holes in our Soles and Souls
After leaving Chicago, with holes in our souls, we were determined as the best medicine to wear holes in our soles as well. That is to say, to begin moving and observing and enjoying again. We had intended to travel down the Mississippi River, keeping our eyes open for opportunities to buy property for the
Is it weird to say…
…That someone was “Taken too soon” if that someone was 107 years old? FULL DISCLOSURE: There will be some politics in what follows; I hope you’ll read on whatever your particular viewpoints might be. Only when we can TALK REASONABLY about such things can we find our way out of the divisiveness and spitefulness we
STILL GOT IT!
Once we made it to Minneapolis, we began the task of, what I would loosely call: Senior Citizen Debauchery. We were with college friends, with whom we had committed “Real” debauchery those many years ago. I remember evenings that began with enormous Mexican Food Feeds, followed by enormous Ice Cream Sundays and then perhaps beer
Wide Open Spaces and Masses of Humanity
The past few weeks have seen us burn several tanks of diesel, which means our front yard has changed several times even as we stay in our bubble, socially distant. We decided to make a big loop through the Dakotas – an area with wide open spaces and several wonders of the universe. Once there,
Who knew there was SMUT in Iowa!
While we were parked on a beautiful concrete pad next to the Florer’s barn, I decided to take a crack at repairing a worsening Air leak under the bus. As you may remember from previous posts, many important functions of RV WHERE YET are operated by compressed air. For example, the Extendable step outside the
Iowa gets a Bad Rap…
For the past couple of weeks, we have been in Iowa. More specifically — if it matters, because one Corn field looks much like Another – In the town of West Des Moines. And, see, THAT is an example of the ”Bad Rap” that Iowa suffers. THERE IS MORE THAN CORN in Iowa!!! For example,