2023 Posts
If you want to read this in order follow by the month! WordPress lists posts by dates, but I had entered several at the same time so they are a little mixed up! I’ll note on the first line what #number post it is for 2023 posts, so you can follow the timeline of events. Hope that makes sense.
The most current posts will be on the home page as well as listed here. Happy trails!
Emerald Isle
(2nd Post) Family Time I must include my trip to Emerald Isle, NC with my daughter and her family. This was the first leg of my trip out of Michigan, and it was a celebration of my daughter, Tesha’s 40th birthday, her oldest Kalab 20th birthday, and we also celebrated...
Sanford, North Carolina
(3rd Post) Aunt Gloria My stay at Gloria’s was the best. And although I was parked in her driveway, I stayed in her beautiful home. At 90, she is far busier than most people I know! Monday we went to 2 assisted living homes where she leads the residents in old...
So it Begins
(1st Post) August into September Time flies. 5 months since mom passed, and so much has happened since then. Sitting in the camper planning my next move, sipping on a whiskey…life is good. I’ve gone from Michigan to Emerald Island, NC, then to the Villages, FL. Booked...
September 2023
A Surprise Wedding!
(7th Post) My time in Angola was extended and for a great surprise celebration! Thankfully Jim shared with me the biggest news and best kept secret of the year, Allison was planning a surprise wedding! Even the groom didn’t know!! Yup! Have to stay for this one!...
Letting Go
(6th Post) Letting Go September 23, 23 Up to this point, I had been travelling with some of my mother’s ashes. Most of her ashes were laid to rest with my dad in the Mason First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden in April of 2023. However, she wanted some of her...
Angola, IN
(5th Post) Pony Paradise Angola, IN is rich in farmlands, industries, and history. However, I came up here to visit my brother Jim and his daughter Allison and her partner Randy. Allison owns and operates the Summit Equestrian Center in Fort Wayne, about 20 minutes...
Happy Acres
(4th Post) What’s it like driving a 31ft mobile home in the mountains and 18 wheelers are passing you? Hell everyone is passing you! You tell yourself it’s just a truck and keep pushing forward! Headed out from the southern Ohio campground, I noticed one of my back...
October 2023
Michigan Fall
(8th Post) October arrives and I spent it in my home state visiting my kids and their busy families. Watched the grandkids’ football games. Celebrated birthdays, decorated for Halloween, and spent time with the grandkids. Had a great time and I’m keeping the stories...
November 2023
November End 2023
(10th Post) How blessed to visit the ocean again in the same year! Still cool and lots of rain didn’t stop Nella and me for multiple walks on the beach. It just doesn’t get old. It renews my soul as I let the waves crashing into shore dissolve emotions that were...
The Start of November 2023
(9th Post) November Gail winds. Michigan’s legendary story of Edmond Fitzgerald comes to mind as I look back on this month now. A perfect storm brewing not knowing and not fully understanding what’s about to happen that changes our lives forever. My first stop was...
December 2023
My Winter Spot
(11th Post) December Still stunned. I set up camp at Holiday RV Village in Leesburg, FL. Walking Nella throughout the RV village several times a day seems to keep one foot in front of the other as I’m still trying to wrap my head around the recent tragic event. The...
2024 Posts
Full Time RV Living or Volunteer Homeless?
Full Time RV Living or Volunteer Homeless? I did this whole journey with intent tucked into every corner of my camper and mind. So many people view...
Happiness
Happiness. Today is my birthday, January 5th. (Yup, just getting around to post this!) Some will call. Some will forget. Some will send a quick...
Do I Regret Doing This?
A question that people keep asking, “Do you regret doing this?” I hate this question. It has only been 5 months since I began this journey. Do I...
The Orange Tree
On my morning walks with Nella, we pass an orange tree growing on the edge of the ‘woods’ (it’s a damn jungle if you ask me!) and I’ve watched the fruit on it become bright orange and by now it’s a little past ripe and darker in color. I would have loved to pick just...
A Little Holiday Fun
By now the weather has finally gotten warmer, as it was the coldest winter in Florida in years! March was special in so many ways. I’m not sure if it was the warmth of the weather or the warmth of the people around me, but it sure felt good! I think I smiled more than...