


Juniper Tree returning to the earth, while providing shelter for small critters and beauty for the beholder

After spending a whirlwind 4 days visiting with friends in both large and small groupings, hiking to favored alpine lakes, shopping at Briarpatch Co-op (twice!),

This travel blog update is written as much for me as it is for you, dear readers. I am back in my favorite place on

Imagine my groggy surprise when early Friday morning as I was engaged in my morning ritual that I noticed the army of ants that had

Data Update: 2 years and 7 months; 71,300 miles driven; and 172 campgrounds we have called “home” since we began this glorious, retirement vanlife adventure.


I certainly did not plan on a 3-hour Genius Bar session, at a huge high-end mall in San Antonio, of all places. But, my iPad

Whew-eee, it is hot. And humid. We knew that this summer travel would bring us to some of the warmest parts of the country, during

These four weeks at home didn’t seem like they would be a long, but indeed it felt like a long time. Perhaps because we had