Because I'm a sailboat skipper, I'm amused by RV terminology that borrows from the marine arena. Like the "shore cord"---the cord we plug in at an RV park to power the rig's electrical system. On a sailboat a shore cord (which you'd plug in at the dock when you stay in a marina) makes sense---it … Continue reading Like a (Dry-Docked) Sailboat: RV Living
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Views From the Roof
On the list of things-I-didn't-think-about before living in an RV: we have a great balcony with a great view. OK, it's our RV roof, but the "great view" part is true. Our park is situated right next to a semi-pro baseball park (Boise Hawks, a farm team for the Colorado Rockies) so we have front-row seats … Continue reading Views From the Roof
On Mobility
I used to say I hated moving, when "moving" involved packing and hauling and unpacking boxes every time... But moving kept happening, even while I said that. I averaged more than a move-a-year in the decade before I married Jon---never mind that with every move I earnestly swore my intention of staying put! I blamed circumstances … Continue reading On Mobility
“Crazyass Passions” & Pencilled Notes
My mother isn't one for writing-in-books, so I'm tickled that the book she just mailed me has a sentence underlined with a smiley-face. "I believe in crazyass passion." That's the line she highlighted in Rinker Buck's Oregon Trail travelogue, and that says plenty about my mother! She's a world traveler, kayaker, fly-fisher, river rafter, scuba diver (Nitrox-certified … Continue reading “Crazyass Passions” & Pencilled Notes
2017: A Year for Reading Rihla
Boise Idaho is bearing up under record-breaking conditions this week. We have more snow on the ground than EVER. (Well, at least the "ever" that dates from 1875 when someone started measuring.) We have wind-chill warnings for -25F and more snow on the way, possibly to be followed next week by rain, of all things, … Continue reading 2017: A Year for Reading Rihla
Put it on a Bumper Sticker: RV Edition (List#4)
Time for another little list! I used to love the idea of a turtle carrying its "home" on its back, and I love the same thing about portability-of-home now that I'm living in an RV! For those of us who can travel with our homes on our backs (or towed behind a truck, anyway), the whole … Continue reading Put it on a Bumper Sticker: RV Edition (List#4)
Death of a Salesman(‘s Commission)
We all know---don't we?---the demographic that comprises full-time RV-ers... They sport hearing aids and golf pants and live in Arizona or Florida half the year. Once again, it's time to challenge my assumptions. When Jon and I moved into this RV park in February, I was surprised to find two-thirds of the sites occupied by … Continue reading Death of a Salesman(‘s Commission)
Kana's Chronicles 