It’s been quite a week. Last Thursday we woke up at 5am to get ready for Marika’s second cataract surgery. When I walked to the bathroom, the bedroom carpet was sopping wet. I hadn’t spilled my water bottle, the bathroom itself was dry, yet the floor behind the bathroom was drenched. We turned off the main water supply, took...
Read MoreA Week of Camping
After 6 months of being in the same town, going to work, having a routine, it was so freeing to have a week of just being campers. We pulled out of Show Low last Monday morning in high winds, so, instead of towing the car, we drove the 84 miles to Winslow separately, Marika and Cody in the RV and me following in the car. We had reservations for 2...
Read MoreLast of the Lake Days
I can’t believe we are in our final days here as camp hosts at Fool Hollow Lake State Park. We have four more days of cleaning bathrooms and campsites, and then we are gone, on the road to the next adventure. We’ll be taking a week to camp and be tourists when we leave here, staying at a couple of State Parks for free, because we were...
Read MoreWishing You A Healthy, Happy, and Heart-y New Year
Fall is almost here. I can feel the air changing temperature and moisture, and here in the mountains, the water level in the lake is lower, the flowers are bowing more than blooming, and the fox tail plants are beginning to sprout. This is my favorite time of the year, for letting go, for shedding old skins, for remembering what really matters. And it is...
Read MoreLake Forest Sky
We are in our last four weeks of camp hosting at Fool Hollow Lake State park in the cool Arizona mountains. The wonderful monsoon storm season has passed, though we do still get a surprise afternoon rain shower every few days. The campground was full of happy campers for the Labor Day weekend, and now things are slowing down and we are blessed to...
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