Day 5, Sun. May 13: Left around 7:00 am, 34 degrees this morning with frost on cars. We headed west on CA-180 toward Fresno. Soon there was confusion with the navigation system. She wants us to go south on CA-63 toward Bakersfield. Google and my iPhone show almost 100 fewer miles going north on CA-99…… Continue reading West 2018: California Driving
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West 2018: Mountain Lakes
Day 6, Mon. May 14: I’m glad we all are in agreement that today we will rest, no driving anywhere. We’re all going to chill in this beautiful resort nestled in a pine forest by a lake overseen by mountains on three sides. In the 30s when we got up this morning, but it had…… Continue reading West 2018: Mountain Lakes
West 2018: Back to Phoenix
Day 7, Tues. May 15: On the road by 5:30 am. 33 degrees out and wet, but skies seem to be clear. The wood steps to our cabin were very slick, could be ice. Did not go out to see the night sky last night, because it was overcast and rainy. This morning the small…… Continue reading West 2018: Back to Phoenix
The Birthday Birdhouse and Unwanted Visitors
In March, my birthday month, Joe created my birthday present. He spent two weeks working outside on cold windy days to construct what he dubbed “Ginger’s Birdhouse” “The best birthday present ever,” is what I called it. He used a kit purchased online and converted our covered back deck into a screened-in porch. He cut…… Continue reading The Birthday Birdhouse and Unwanted Visitors
Texas Nov. 30, 2017: On the Road
This is my account of our trip to Texas. Me, my husband Joe, and our two little dogs, Hogan and Boomer, took a road trip from Northern Kentucky to Texas where we stayed for most of December 2017. I do not claim to be a tour guide, I am just writing…… Continue reading Texas Nov. 30, 2017: On the Road
Texas Dec. 7, 2017: Antique Warehouse
Thurs. Dec 7th: The four of us headed to Galveston. We had lunch at Willie’s G’s Seafood & Steaks on Harborside Drive. Three of us ordered the special of shrimp and lobster tacos. Jr. had gumbo. Very good food. It was cold and windy and raining, so we did not walk the Strand, a street…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 7, 2017: Antique Warehouse
Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
Fri. Dec 8th: Woke to a dusting of snow on the deck and on our cars. Even the beach looked white, not its usual gray wet sand color. I felt bad that Jr. and Jackie came here expecting warm sunshine, but instead were greeted with the same weather they left in northern Indiana. But nothing…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Sun. – Mon. Dec 10th -11th: Sunday after breakfast in Houston, we – me and Joe, Jr. and Jackie – drove back toward Galveston Island. It was a warm sunny day so we decided to stop in Galveston to take in another tourist attraction, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum, which we saw in the…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Wed. – Fri. Dec 13th -15th: Around 3 pm, Wednesday Dec. 13th we arrived in Marathon, a small dusty west Texas town. One gas station, the Oasis Café, and an old western style hotel called the Gage. We enjoyed our meal of Tex-Mex and the festive ambiance of the café. It was warm and overcast…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
Thursday morning we saw hikers coming up one of the paths from behind the lodge. They were dressed for the cold; thermal jackets, hats, gloves and heavy hiking boots. They carried all their gear in backpacks, hearty souls to be roughing it in this cold rocky terrain. We went to the lodge dining room for…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
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