After a relaxing, yet quite busy, month in Bradenton, Florida, on February 1, we hopped in the motorhome and took a short journey up to Quail Run RV Resort to spend the night close to my mother and take her out to dinner. At 91, she continues to remain very active with various organizations and … More Everything’s Better with Hot Sauce On It!

We are down to our last week in Florida for this season and we have not slowed down! Our week began with a rendezvous with dear friends from home – Bill and Barb Michalsky! They winter in Englewood Beach, and with us in Bradenton for the month, we met halfway in between at one of … More We Might Need a Nap From Time to Time, But We’re Not Slowing Down!

To be honest, I really think we’re doing it right! So, what adventures, what fun, did this past week bring us? Of course we continue to make our daily trip to the gym, which enables us to continue to eat and drink our way through January, and our days were also filled with fun, friends, … More If It’s Not Fun, You’re Not Doing It Right!

On Friday, December 27, at approximately 8 p.m. our Big Sports Kiosk at the Coastland Center Mall in Naples, Florida, disappeared…and we lived to tell the tale! After 57 days – with Christmas being our only day off – our mall experience came to a close. You saw the pictures; you read the tales. As … More Only the Strong Survive…and We Did!

Here we are, nine days from the big day, and we are in our 44th day here at the Big Sports Cart kiosk, selling everything imaginable for the sports enthusiast! Business has really accelerated as our days have lengthened to 13 hours, with even longer days coming as Christmas day approaches. So what sights, sounds, … More The Countdown Continues…

Well, we made it through the Thanksgiving weekend, including Black Friday – a sixteen-hour day, preceded by a 6 p.m. – midnight shift on Thanksgiving evening! On Black Friday the mall opened at 6 a.m., and for hours the stores and corridors were absolutely empty! By noon, the crowds had arrived, but I can’t help … More Time Marches On…

Hello Coastland Center Mall in Naples! Yes – you heard me correctly – we are back at the Big Sports Cart kiosk for yet another holiday season! We’re into our second week, and already Bill and I have slid into the “Groundhog Day Zone” – each day basically the same with 11-plus hours at the … More We’re Back…

As our month in New Jersey draws to a close, I am reflecting back on all that we did since leaving Cape Cod in mid-September. Following our stops at Ricketts Glen and the Bloomsburg Fair (check out the previous post), we spent three days at Susquehanna University to participate for the second year in the Ring … More Family: Where Life Begins and Love Never Ends!

Yesterday, Wednesday, September 24, we truly experienced “nature” from two distinct perspectives. We began our day in the majesty of natural beauty at Ricketts Glen State Park and completed our day witnessing a wide array of human nature at the annual Bloomsburg Fair – talk about two extremes! Henry David Thoreau, my Transcendentalist, also said, … More “We Can Never Have Enough of Nature”… – Henry David Thoreau

The reason we left Atlantic Oaks Campground a little earlier than originally planned was to attend Bill’s high school reunion. His classmates have been so diligent and successful in planning a reunion every five years and Bill has attended most of them! We arrived at the Allentown KOA in Pennsylvania on Friday, September 20 to … More …And We’re Living Here in Allentown – For a Few Days!