I’ve used this blog in the past to document my travels, but now that I have a winter home in AZ, there aren’t as many traveled miles, so to avoid any further stagnation, I’m hoping to update it more often, beginning now.
I’ve spent the last four months getting unpacked and settled, but I’m not sure I’ll ever be done with that. There are still boxes in the garage, in the closets, and under my bed! I overdid it the first couple weeks, reawakening old back problems, so decided I have the rest of my life to unpack. The house is quite a bit smaller than I’ve had in the past and storage space is limited. I don’t have any spare drawers to use as junk drawers, so I have to settle for junk boxes. I’m sure someone some day will dump them unopened into the trash, but I don’t have the heart to do it myself. You never know when I might need three rubber balls that are painted like globes, or a shoebox full of shoe laces!
The weather here has been fabulous and I’ve avoided one of the worst Minnesota winters in many years. I’ve been doing a lot of walking with Rave, while Wink stays home and guards the house. She hates walks and runs and hides when I get out her leash. The only way I can get her to go with me is to carry her half-way, then put her down and say, “Let’s go home!” Then she happily runs back to the safety and comfort of home.
I’m also getting a lot of exercise by biking with a group of my neighbors. There are great bike paths throughout the community and they’re all pretty flat. I’m not quite ready to tackle the mountains yet!
In a few weeks, I’ll be getting the MUTT out of storage and hitting the road once again. First stop is Lafayette, LA for an RV rally with my “B” friends, then on to Minnesota for the summer. It’ll be great to see all my friends back there, but not so good to see the wood ticks and mosquitoes, and experience that high humidity!
I’ve spent the last four months getting unpacked and settled, but I’m not sure I’ll ever be done with that. There are still boxes in the garage, in the closets, and under my bed! I overdid it the first couple weeks, reawakening old back problems, so decided I have the rest of my life to unpack. The house is quite a bit smaller than I’ve had in the past and storage space is limited. I don’t have any spare drawers to use as junk drawers, so I have to settle for junk boxes. I’m sure someone some day will dump them unopened into the trash, but I don’t have the heart to do it myself. You never know when I might need three rubber balls that are painted like globes, or a shoebox full of shoe laces!
The weather here has been fabulous and I’ve avoided one of the worst Minnesota winters in many years. I’ve been doing a lot of walking with Rave, while Wink stays home and guards the house. She hates walks and runs and hides when I get out her leash. The only way I can get her to go with me is to carry her half-way, then put her down and say, “Let’s go home!” Then she happily runs back to the safety and comfort of home.
I’m also getting a lot of exercise by biking with a group of my neighbors. There are great bike paths throughout the community and they’re all pretty flat. I’m not quite ready to tackle the mountains yet!
In a few weeks, I’ll be getting the MUTT out of storage and hitting the road once again. First stop is Lafayette, LA for an RV rally with my “B” friends, then on to Minnesota for the summer. It’ll be great to see all my friends back there, but not so good to see the wood ticks and mosquitoes, and experience that high humidity!
