Today's yard May 29 1810

The motorhome is parked at home base. The van, loaded to the gills, carried me 4 hours north and 200 years back. Then all afternoon was spent setting up camp. I am sure I have too much stuff. My back is positive of that. But most everything really does get used.

It is a treat to see old friends, and meet new friends. And sad to miss those who are no longer with us.

We were expecting to get drenched this afternoon but the storm seems to have passed by bringing cooler air but not rain. Yay!

Today's yard, May 26

Birds singing. Soft gentle breeze. Minimal traffic. Early morning sounds of civilization behind me - compressors, engines? - gearing up... We are all related, even humans are Part of Nature... may we walk in Harmony.

Today's Yard, May 21, 2010

One of the joys of nomadic life is that I get to visit my daughters more often than I would if I had a stuck-in-one-place lifestyle. It comes in waves. Sometimes we do a lot of stores near Charlotte and I get to visit the younger daughter and her family. Currently we're doing a lot of stores in the Richmond area and I get to visit the older daughter and her family.


Whenever I start fantasizing about a really roomy motorhome, it's all fantasy: I can't consider one that won't fit in this driveway, so that's about a 31 foot limit. The Escaper is 26' so I can go a bit bigger but I'm safe from the 40' monsters. And those trees - here and at several other of my favorite places to visit - the maple at Home Base, for that matter - prevent slide-outs from being tempting.
As I keep eyes open for the next motorhome, a lot of rigs are eliminated by those considerations.

Serendipity at the Flying J

It was a very long workday at the end of a week of long days. No way could I reach my planned weekend parking - at my daughter's, near next week's job - at a reasonable hour. I talked with her when I pulled into Flying J. She was staying up waiting for me. I said, "Go to bed. I'll stop over here and drive the rest of the way in the morning." Then I pulled up to the gas pump. Just then a Winnebago finished fueling and went to park. 'Nice rig,' I thought. 'Looks like my friends' rig. Hey, I KNOW that dog!'
Yes, it was my friends, with their big dog riding shotgun. They do the same work I do, but on another team. Their set had finished similarly late and we could not have timed it better on purpose. A delicious dinner in good company was a delightful way to wrap up the day.

Portable generator tent

Remember I bought a Honda generator last year? Handy little thing. But the weather that makes me want to stay inside and run the computer off it for hours on end is the same weather that the manual says not to have it out in. What to do?
I normally put the generator on the scooter's floorboard and lock it up. No one will swipe it easily and if I had to drive away in a hurry, it wouldn't fall off. So for drizzly weather like this week, a framework of PVC pipe supports a tarp tent over the whole thing. No puddles, no drizzles.

Today's Yard May 18, 2010

At the edge of the store's lot, mowed grass, honeysuckle, birds singing. It was a rainy week with long work hours, so I didn't get to sit outside much but the peace came in, enabling me to work on a website and create a necklace for a gift. It has quit raining now, so I will enjoy Outside even though it is chilly.