Winter in California: A Snowbird’s Quiet Season
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I have some pretty good excuses, but I’ll leave it at that and let everyone figure out what they might be. Suffice it to say an excuse is not a reason and at this…
King & I
Retired & Roaming
King & I
Retired & Roaming
Tag Phyllis McCrossin
Aging and Staying Active: Finding the Balance
Are We Slowing Down Because We’re Aging? It’s Thursday evening and King and I are back in the trailer early this evening. Our grandsons had baseball practice, and we opted to head home rather than sit in a drizzle and watch. It…
Living an Additive-Free Lifestyle in Retirement
It’s 4 a.m. and I’m not sleeping. I was lying in bed thinking about what I was going to write and decided there really was no need to wait until the sun came up to begin. If I get tired…
Lake Jennings Campground Rules: Vintage Trailer Challenges
Navigating Lake Jennings Campground Rules It’s the third day of the new year as I write this. I’m not certain it has any significance other than three days ago it was the first day of January 2025. I have to wonder when, in the…
Finding Holiday Contentment: Reflections on the End of 2024
This is my last missive for 2024. My how time flies. Why the Holiday Season Feels Like a Blur For me, the holiday season is over. Some contend the season ends with the New Year, but I don’t do New Year’s Eve…
Too Tired to Work: Reflections on Aging and Burnout
I think I’m pretty tired. A Decade Ago: Life as a Nightshift Paginator I realized this when I looked at some old Facebook posts and realized just 10 short years ago, I was working as a newspaper page layout/copy editor…
The Changing World of Horse Shows: A Personal Reflection
Today was one of those days when our daughter definitely needed a few extra hands. One child had jiu jitsu classes and the other had riding lessons – at the overlapping times. Normally their other grandmother is available to help…
Retirement Reflections: Fridays in California
Retirement Reflections: Fridays in California As I’m writing this, it is Friday night. Ahhhhh, Friday. Before retirement, it meant a whole lot of different things than it does now. Fridays During Our Working Days Back in the days of employment, it…
Last Day in Michigan: Summer Recap and Our Travel Prep for 2024
Family Time and Farewell in Michigan Sunday was our last day in Michigan for 2024. It’s been an unusual summer. King had a health scare in June, and the boys and our daughter gathered to show him (and me) their moral…
How We Find Camping Spots While Traveling
How We Find Camping Spots on the Fly One of the questions I frequently get asked is how we find camping spots on our cross-country trips. For those who like to plan their trips carefully you would not be able to…