Good Sam Camping Rally, Lynden, Washington
A fter 21 years as a SOLO RVer I’m not shy by any means but walking into a room with over a hundred RVers can be a little daunting. They were sitting in small groups and reacquainting themselves with friends from other rallies. Coffee and a donut in hand I eventually chose a seat and joined a group – not feeling terribly comfortable. I noticed a woman sitting at a table alone painting, a wagon filled with water-color supplies and photographs on the floor next to her chair. With my second cup of coffee finished and my donut consumed, I walked over to Sara, the artist, and asked if I could get my craft project and join her at the table. During our two hours of chatting while creating – almost everyone came by to say “hi” and check...
A Tough Couple of Weeks
I t started with one of the worst (although expensive as everything is in British Columbia) craft shows I’ve ever attended. About 3 weeks before the craft show I received an e-mail from the organizer saying that she has an opportunity of going to Europe and has decided to go. She left a friend in charge and, of course, it was a disaster. There was no advertising and even on the Elgin Hall website, where the event was taking place, it showed that NOTHING was going on at the Hall on April 21, the day of the craft show. The only people who showed up were invited by the vendors. NOT GOOD. After a tough couple of weeks I feel back on track. Since I returned from Yuma (March 10th) I had been working steadily on getting my Mini Read on Greece into a...
The Trip Home
I always envied my RV friends who took their time getting from “here” to “there” stopping along the way to visit museums, or a favorite department store or who had a passion for yard sales or antique shops – well – this trip home for me was that kind of a treat. For the first time I had almost two weeks to drive from my camping spot in Yuma, Arizona to Surrey, British Columbia. I realized that if there was snow on the mountain passes in Northern California I could wait them out without having to drive out to the coast. To start with I spent an entire day in Quartzsite, Arizona – home of one of my favorite bead shops. I decided to REALLY stock up on my spacer beads – something I run out of all the time and Gem...
Another Winter…….
A nother winter has come and gone and I’m back home in Surrey, British Columbia. It is time to rehash my winter in Yuma so I don’t repeat the problems next year. It certainly wasn’t the worst winter I’ve had but it was definitely in the top 10. To start with – I chose the wrong campground. I had camped for 2 years at the Shangri La, made a few friends, enjoyed many of the games played but, for what they were offering, I found it expensive. I had met several people staying at Blue Sky Campground – right across the street from Shangri La – and they seemed to enjoy it. Blue Sky had similar amenities. I booked in – I had to pay for the first month to hold the reservations and pay for the next 2 months upon...
Forging Ahead
T his past week has been a real eye-opener for me. I had been invited to learn a new skill – that of glass cutting, glass placing and creating colorful pendants – well – talk about the best laid plans. My friend (and instructor) Laura had everything set up, cut one of her pieces with a pliers-type instrument and the glass went flying. I got a shard on the back of my hand, brushed it off and sliced off the small round patch of skin. Within seconds the back of my hand was bloody and it wouldn’t stop. I guess, since I’m on blood thinners, I shouldn’t be playing around with glass…….live and learn. Dinner was FANTASTIC. Yesterday, at the Yuma Fairgrounds, was another eye-opener. I was the comic relief for...
Two Weeks and Counting……
T ime is rushing by and, when the time comes – two weeks from yesterday – I won’t be unhappy to leave. This has not been my best winter. For the most part it was cold, the craft shows weren’t worth the effort and I’m not happy with my choice of campground even though I have met some wonderful people. I think I need a younger group. I know that sounds funny coming from an old broad pushing 70 but I’m not into sitting around talking about grandchildren and ailments, traveling down to Mexico for prescriptions or getting my teeth fixed or casino hopping . On the plus side – my Mini Read on Greece is complete. 3 of my Mini Reads (How I Lost 3 Pounds in 30 Years of Dieting Without Going Hungry, Down on the Farm and...
Welcome to February
W ell I was hoping that February wouldn’t be quite so frantic since I’m only doing 4 craft shows and I have also been invited to do an entertaining travel lecture for the Ham Radio enthusiasts at the Yuma Fairgrounds on February 16th and have chosen Mysterious Morocco as my subject but I’m staying busy anyway. Since spending the day with Melissa from the Writing Group at the Foothills Yuma Library I have converted two of my mini reads into e-books and uploaded them to Amazon for the Kindle – so far I’ve sold a few e-books and it’s great earning money while I sleep. I’m working on my third one and plan on several more BUT the next ones will have to be retyped completely because they are not in the computer I’m...