Author Archive: tkscovill
More beach time!
This little boy spent 30 minutes straight running back and forth through that puddle, first with all his clothes on, then, little by little, shedding the layers until he was blissfully naked. Gives new meaning to the phrase, “No worries.”
Santa Barbara: Not what we expected
I remember coming to Santa Barbara many years ago when the kids were still in school. We must have found some hidden gem in this town because our recent visit was nothing like the previous one. We had to drive over those mountains that surround the campground, which meant a lot of downhill stuff, seeing …
Rancho Oso: Land of horses and campers
Today’s image of simplicity: Woodpecker on a pole This campground was once a horse ranch. I guess it still is a horse ranch, just now there are campers living here too. It’s dusty and dry and definitely southwestern. Rancho Oso is at the convergence of two mountain ranges just east of Santa Barbara. When you’re …
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 …
on the road to simplicity 