Rocks and More Rocks

January 5, 2022January 7, 2022 — Eclectic — 1 min read

We have been traveling in our RV (Caravan) for the last 9 months visiting Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Mexico where the non-writer of these posts occasionally collects rocks, minerals and fossils. While the writer also does some collecting, his main task during these forays is play pack mule carrying all her finds back to where our vehicle is parked. Today made all that hard work more than worthwhile as she shared some of her finds and knowledge with our daughter and granddaughters.

More Than Basketball

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 — Family, Inspiration — 1 min read

Our special needs grandson having fun with the basketball backboard the new year brought. He is so very special to all of us. Watching him throw the ball at the basket and then seeing and sharing his unbridled joy on the occasions when it goes in makes me realize what we miss out in life. Instead of wasting time bemoaning what we can’t do, we need to be celebrating what we can and moving on to more challenges in our lives. Thank you Justin for being such a inspiration to others.

Game Day

January 3, 2022January 5, 2022 — Eclectic — 1 min read

Ticket to Ride board games, there are a number of variations, are very popular. Since we live in a very small RV (Caravan), one of the holiday gifts we received was a like sized version called Ticket to Ride London. Designed for two to four players, it is fast moving and fun to play with a seasoning of both elation and angst depending on the double decker bus route(s) you are trying to complete. Having traveled to London many times it brought back fond memories.

Thoughts of food

January 2, 2022January 4, 2022 — Family, Food — 1 min read

Currently visiting family over the holidays. Our gift to our granddaughter of “Mexico One Plate at a Time” by Rick Bayless was perfect in more ways than one. Nothing like super delicious flan for dessert. In less than a week our travels will resume, but wonderful memories of the past few weeks will remain.

Everyday brings something new

January 1, 2022January 4, 2022 — Eclectic, Personal, Travel — 1 min read

Snippets of the Life of two people who travel much of the year. Long time blogger, recent convert to the Vivaldi browser and loving it. Americans by birth but world citizens by choice. We have been to all 8 continents and some 50 countries, not as tourists, but rather as travelers experiencing what those places and the people living there can teach us.