Feeling a bit of stress tonite. We are in downtown Houston, with the TV on, watching the results come in. We both agree we’d rather be back in New Orleans, enjoying that awesome jazz trio, and eating that awesome food. We packed a lot in yesterday, after beignets and coffee, with Judy’s guidance. She suggested…

Another beautiful day. I’m sitting at a cafe table on the verandah of our hotel in the French Quarter. We left Francine and Connie after lunch on Saturday, and drove to Niceville, Florida. Had a late dinner, and slept. We were looking forward to gaming Father Time, by gaining an hour from the time zone…

I’m always amazed at humans’ propensity to see a bit of land, a paradise, then want to cover it with buildings and commerce, negating that characteristic that made it a paradise, nature and solitude. Key West was a fun time, more built up than I expected. The entrance to the island was full of shopping…

It has been a week. It feels like two, at least. We left Venice this morning at about the same time we left Cleveland a week ago. We went south on 75 and crossed on Alligator Alley. I have yet to see an alligator in the wild in Florida. I saw one on Jekyll island…

Oh my, what a lot we fit into the days. Yesterday morning we went to the Atlanta zoo. My mom’s favorite animal is the giraffe, andI I found out we could feed them at the zoo. What we didn’t count on was that it was ‘Boo at the Zoo’ day, where every family in Atlanta…

Mind blown. We got to spend time (and meals!—Bonnie made a superb white bean chicken chili with a spicy satisfying bite to it) with Bonnie and Joe, whom neither of us had seen in years. We saw their new house, which is beautiful and has a nice feel to it. Yesterday we stayed with my…

We are in a lakeside cabin complex. Ours looks over the lake, but mom is sleeping in that room so I wont go to see the balcony yet. Awoke to geese honking. I like that. I went up to the car to get the coffee maker (I brought mine in self defense, in case one…

the million and one things to do before you leave—laundry, clean the house, or parts of it, send invoices, go to the dump, once for a client’s debris, once for household trash, set equipment out for your crew for the couple jobs lined up, clean the car, pack the car, install the new dash cam.…

I left my house at 6:55 pm. I was aiming for 4:00, but missed. Note to self—keep the day before a trip sacred. Do not let favorite clients (friends) talk you into helping them, for that day needs to be spent doing laundry and packing and getting the car ready. I have a weak self…

October 12, 2024 The car is nearly ready.  It’s a 2024 hybrid SUV, and I’ve already got almost 12,000 miles on it. We put on 4200 miles during a trip to Maine, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. The rest of it was back and forth to Carlisle, PA and mid-coast Maine. The shop manager t’sked at…