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It’s only been a week since we left Bandera, and already I’m on sensory overload. It’s like that old movie, “If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium,” where a busload of Americans go on an 18-day tour of nine European … Continue reading
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We are less than one week away from leaving a place we’ve been living for nearly two months, and I’m feeling rather sentimental. I’ve been trying to remember what led us to choosing Bandera, Texas as a place to spend … Continue reading
Cowboy Mardi Gras was celebrated in Bandera last week: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It had been promoted all over town since the beginning of the year, and spirits were high as the town braced for one of its biggest weekends … Continue reading
I didn’t think I’d be writing again so soon, but yesterday was too good not to write about. The visitor center of any town we’re at for awhile is usually our first stop, and so it was when we got … Continue reading
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.” -Cyril Connolly I was really good for awhile about updating this blog regularly, at least monthly…but then life happened midway through … Continue reading
Last month I wrote about seeing a therapist for the first time because I felt unusually sad, and the feeling was lasting longer than I cared for it to. I also wasn’t sleeping well, and the interesting thing is that … Continue reading
The new year is still very young, and already some very auspicious things are happening in my world. My kids’ crowd-funding campaign exceeded its goal by nearly $5,000 (and it was our community’s first-ever successful Kickstarter program!), so their dream … Continue reading
For months we have been planning our summer vacation that centered around a stained glass class that my husband registered to take in Lansing, Michigan. We planned to leave Monday. Reservations were made to spend five nights at a campground … Continue reading
This morning I had a great conversation with my older brother who lives in St. Louis. He asked how things were going (he knows about “the plan”) and I told him about a blog I stumbled upon (as so often … Continue reading
We are on a two-day shakedown, aka the-short-trip-before-the-big-trip, at Lake Malone State Park, about an hour northwest of Hopkinsville. In about two weeks we’re taking the RV to Michigan for vacation, and it’s always a good idea to make sure … Continue reading