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Good morning, my friends. I'm happy to announce that our slide seems to be repaired. Mike spent a good part of the day on it yesterday. He ended up calling off the dogs insofar as the RV mobile repair guy was concerned. Instead he spoke to the all-things-RV folks at Lippert. Using the video on his phone, he was able to work with them to determine the problem and make adjustments. I won't go into the ins and outs of it (pun totally intended), but it's working now. It goes in and out like nobody's business ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another day of not-much-accomplished, but we had a really nice evening with our friends. They'd invited us for a "Friendsgiving" turkey on Thursday (tomorrow). But then my friend, Deb, was using a dry brine on the turkey, and it looked as if it needed to be eaten sooner. And, no problem. We don't have much of anything going on, so we're flexible. And dinner was wonderful. We haven't seen our friends since March of 2024, and so it was good to catch up. My contribution was this Thanksgiving Slaw. (I ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another day of not-much-accomplished, but we had a really nice evening with our friends. They'd invited us for a "Friendsgiving" turkey on Thursday (tomorrow). But then my friend, Deb, was using a dry brine on the turkey, and it looked as if it needed to be eaten sooner. And, no problem. We don't have much of anything going on, so we're flexible. And dinner was wonderful. We haven't seen our friends since March of 2024, and so it was good to catch up. My contribution was this Thanksgiving Slaw. (I ...

Good morning, my friends. It seems we learn something new with each trip. Sometimes we have to re-learn things we've already known. In this case, it was driving more than three days in a row. We shortened our daily distance this trip, but driving for five days in a row was too much. We were both exhausted yesterday. We decided to take some chill lessons from our kitties. Sadie was taking on a zen position on her window hammock.

Good morning, my friends. It seems we learn something new with each trip. Sometimes we have to re-learn things we've already known. In this case, it was driving more than three days in a row. We shortened our daily distance this trip, but driving for five days in a row was too much. We were both exhausted yesterday. We decided to take some chill lessons from our kitties. Sadie was taking on a zen position on her window hammock.

Good morning, my friends. It was a dark and rainy day yesterday. It rained the whole day. Fortunately, it was just a kind of normal rain, and so it didn't make driving hazardous. It made it difficult to take pictures though. I wish I had better pictures to show you today, but we'll muddle through, okay? Before we took off in the morning, I made some more progress on my Christmas Miracle piece.

We headed south for another day ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a dark and rainy day yesterday. It rained the whole day. Fortunately, it was just a kind of normal rain, and so it didn't make driving hazardous. It made it difficult to take pictures though. I wish I had better pictures to show you today, but we'll muddle through, okay? Before we took off in the morning, I made some more progress on my Christmas Miracle piece.

We headed south for another day ...

Good afternoon, my friends. Today we find ourselves in Patterson, California. Here's what I know about Patterson: It is known as the "Apricot Capital of the World," and holds an annual Apricot Fiesta to celebrate with many drinks, food, desserts and games. If you've been paying attention, then you'll remember I said we'd be in Tracy in my last post. I was wrong. (I know...weird, right?) We're actually some miles down the road. 

We've always traveled around 300 miles on driving days...usually more than that. For this trip, and hereafter, I've ...

Good afternoon, my friends. Today we find ourselves in Patterson, California. Here's what I know about Patterson: It is known as the "Apricot Capital of the World," and holds an annual Apricot Fiesta to celebrate with many drinks, food, desserts and games. If you've been paying attention, then you'll remember I said we'd be in Tracy in my last post. I was wrong. (I know...weird, right?) We're actually some miles down the road. 

We've always traveled around 300 miles on driving days...usually more than that. For this trip, and hereafter, I've ...

Good evening, my friends. Hey! I'm back! And I'm over 200 miles from where I was the last time we chatted. We left our home under dark and cloudy skies and drove through the fog until we reached the bottom of our hill. There, we found blue skies and sunshine. Mt. Hood did everything in its power to avoid having its picture taken, but I captured it anyway.

We also see lots of birds of prey ...

Good evening, my friends. Hey! I'm back! And I'm over 200 miles from where I was the last time we chatted. We left our home under dark and cloudy skies and drove through the fog until we reached the bottom of our hill. There, we found blue skies and sunshine. Mt. Hood did everything in its power to avoid having its picture taken, but I captured it anyway.

We also see lots of birds of prey ...

Good morning, my friends. I hope you're ready for Christmas, because time's up! I still have one more baking project to do this morning, but that will be the end of my baking extravaganza for the year. The only other thing I need to make between now and the time we leave is some egg salad for sandwiches. I'll hold off on that for another day or two.

With a big windstorm headed our way, I went straight to work on my baking yesterday. I wanted to make sure it was all done in case we lost ...

Good morning, my friends. I hope you're ready for Christmas, because time's up! I still have one more baking project to do this morning, but that will be the end of my baking extravaganza for the year. The only other thing I need to make between now and the time we leave is some egg salad for sandwiches. I'll hold off on that for another day or two.

With a big windstorm headed our way, I went straight to work on my baking yesterday. I wanted to make sure it was all done in case we lost ...

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting high winds today. The weatherman is predicting downed trees and power outages. All is calm right now, but we're bracing. I have some baking to do, and so I need the power to stay on. Erik called yesterday with concerns about the weather. After talking it over, we agreed to stay on the side of safety and postponed our family dinner until tomorrow, on Christmas Day. 

Yesterday started with the usual slow stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #35. It has a chain fill, a stem fill, stem stitch, and fly stitch.

Good morning, my friends. We're expecting high winds today. The weatherman is predicting downed trees and power outages. All is calm right now, but we're bracing. I have some baking to do, and so I need the power to stay on. Erik called yesterday with concerns about the weather. After talking it over, we agreed to stay on the side of safety and postponed our family dinner until tomorrow, on Christmas Day. 

Yesterday started with the usual slow stitching. This is Tiny Treasure #35. It has a chain fill, a stem fill, stem stitch, and fly stitch.

Good morning, my friends. We're in the waning days of the year with Christmas just around the corner. Today I'll need to get serious about preparing for our trip. Yesterday, I spent some time checking the lists I'd made to see what's already packed and what still needs packing. (Some things live in the RV full time, but I sometimes need refills or updates.) Today I'll start doing some of the cook-ahead items, starting with the Frozen Breakfast Burritos. They're good any time, but they're especially nice when we're driving from one ...

Good morning, my friends. We're in the waning days of the year with Christmas just around the corner. Today I'll need to get serious about preparing for our trip. Yesterday, I spent some time checking the lists I'd made to see what's already packed and what still needs packing. (Some things live in the RV full time, but I sometimes need refills or updates.) Today I'll start doing some of the cook-ahead items, starting with the Frozen Breakfast Burritos. They're good any time, but they're especially nice when we're driving from one ...

Good morning, my friends. We're counting down the days until D-Day, one week from today. This coming week is going to be very busy. Happily, we'll get a break when we join the rest of the family for Christmas Eve dinner at Erik and Mae's house. I offered to bring something, but I'm told they have it handled. There's still a little bit of Christmas baking on my list. Aside from that, my holiday cooking responsibilities are complete. 

My yesterday started with Tiny Treasure #32. This one has stem stitch and straight stitch.