Monthly Archives: December, 2013
Today’s image of simplicity:
Palm trees on the Santa Barbara coast
Christmas with the girls
So, here’s some midlife stuff. One day you realize that your kids have grown up. And then you realize it again. And again. I’m surprised at myself since both of my daughters have been out of the house since they were teenagers. Now Jennifer is 35 and Rebecca is 30. They’ve struggled, but they’ve managed …
Christmas Eve at the Boardwalk
We decided to go to Santa Cruz just one more time before we leave this coast. We had forgotten how windy the road was from 101 over the coast mountain range to the ocean. At least it was not so long that I got carsick. In any case, Santa Cruz seemed pretty low key for …
Red berries against a blue sky
Today’s image of simplicity.
And in the background, real life problems
I want to keep this blog positive and uplifting. And I want it to be a reflection of my process. I’ve tried not to let the day to day challenges bleed into this blog. But sometimes, you just need to vent. Our motorhome is 13 years old. It’s fine mechanically. However, the “house” part of …
Wine Country RV Park
When we reserved our two nights here we thought we’d be staying in some sort of resort. Well…it turns out that lots of businesses capitalize on the wine country theme: “Wine Country Electric,” “WIne Country Plumbing,” “Wine Country Towing,” “Wine Country Brewing,” etc. The ad boasted 150 sites with pull throughs, 50 amps, sewer and …
Richardson Grove: A little known jewel of a forest
Like all the other redwood forests I’ve been to, this one is magical. You really have to be there to appreciate the majesty of these trees. It is something I will always remember and feel fortunate to have experienced. At some point there was talk about cutting down most of these trees. I’m not sure …
cactus flowers in a wine barrel
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Garberville: Just another old hippie town
Anyone who travels highway 101 from Humboldt to Mendocino counties knows Garberville. It is the biggest town between Eureka and Ukiah, so it’s a good place to stop for gas and other stuff. Somehow a lot of Grateful Dead fans ended up here. Sam and I had breakfast at the Woodrose Cafe the day we …
on the road to simplicity 