Monthly Archives: October 2001

“Don’t you hate this when it happens?”

We are parked in a grove of LARGE acorn and hickory trees. Last night the wind blew something fierce and all night long the nuts fell…crash on us…plop on the ground. Bang, crash, plot, and splat…we were under a nut … Continue reading →

Finally…gasp gasp…a modem! I think that this is the longest stretch we’ve gone without being able to send. I was beginning to have withdrawal symptoms!   I’ve heard of ‘covered wagons’ and I’ve heard of ‘covered bridges’ but….this thing looks … Continue reading →

The sun played peek-a-boo all day…we just played! Well, we did do some chores…Rick took the RV to Jiffy Lube while I went to the mall. ( Rick says…”What’s wrong with this picture?) We found a huge indoor flea market … Continue reading →

Today we stayed to drink in this fall display. We drove miles through drifting leaves and blowing leaves and blizzards of leaves! They crunched underfoot and under tire…It blissed me out ! Rick patiently waits while I take a peek … Continue reading →

All day we drove through fall colors…not the vibrant bright yellows of Vermont…here the leaves have paled to soft harvest gold, with the occasional brilliant red to set them off. The light rain in the morning turned the hillsides into … Continue reading →

Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado could take a lesson from the curves and climbs and down grades of the Appalachian Mountains! We’re both tired tonight, Rick from driving, me from pushing down on the floorboards on my side…just in case … Continue reading →

The Amish Flea Market, in Holmes County, has to be seen to be believed…three huge buildings of goods for sale…from hand crafted Amish furniture to smoked hams to handmade quilts to scores of knickknacks to….well, almost TOO much to absorb … Continue reading →

We tramped over the battlefield at Gettysburg today. A bitter battle then…and now our weapons are drawn again. War…will the human race ever learn to live in peace?  

Tonight is our last night here and I really don’t want to leave. We were in a store today and a clerk noticed our CA license plates. She said “Why would you come HERE…when you could be in California?” Isn’t … Continue reading →