Cross Country Adventure 2021

 It’s been a couple of day since I’ve posted. Our stay at Fort Stockton was pleasant. While we were setting up the trailer an entire flock of quail sauntered by.  I didn’t have my phone so no photos. It rained like the dickens on Monday morning. It stopped raining right before we went out to break camp.  It was so cool outside and the smell of fresh desert rain was refreshing. Wh had an uneventful drive to Las Cruces NM KOA. It’s one of our favorite camps. Nicely landscaped, spotlessly clean and very pleasant folks. It drizzled a bit Tuesday morning to when breaking camp. Just enough to stop any dust. We drive to the Tucson KOA and the drive was beautiful. The Tucson KOA is a very nice campground. We did laundry in a clean facility that had a change machine. It costs a lot to wash and dry clothes. Homeless folks don’t have a chance of keeping clean clothes. We ate dinner dinner out at the BBQ place at the KOA. It was very tasty. I’m a new fan of brisket tacos. We are on o...

We departed Copperas Cove, TX. We had a wonderful stay with Robbie and Sylvia. I need to fast for eight days to lose the weight gain. My Sylvia can cook and we ate way too much every day.  We got the crown molding installed and Robbie is caulking. There were one or two corners that needed extensive caulking but most went in well.  In addition to interior design, Sylvia is also a gardener. There are butterflies 🦋 and birds everywhere. They enjoy the yard as much as the humans. Roy and I have acquired a new skill. Identifying dead squished animals. Today I-10 west was quite busy:  A fawn 😟 Deer Skunk Porcupine  opossums Cougar  And a large bird of pray - Harris’s Hawk. I had to look up that one. Love to all! Grandma and FunPop

Robbie and I like to work on home projects together. We decided to put up crown molding in the master bathroom was the next project for us.  Their master bathroom is the size of our living room and has about 20 corners to cut. Anyone who has installed molding knows that crown molding means "coping" the corners.  Not the traditional coping with a hard day but coping an inside corner.  There was lots of coping and we found using a Dremel was the easiest option.  Very dusty and messy but lots quicker. We have one last piece to cut today (September 24th) and then it's on to painting all the molding. Wednesday we all went to Austin to the Central Market.  It's a grocery store beyond all belief.  You want a radish.  Well Central Market had about 25 varieties.  The cheese section had Sylvia in a twitter and Roy wandered the wine section for 20 minutes.  The Ooos and Awessss were a bit embarrassing but he was in heaven. The radish section! Fresh herb...

 Well, it's been a week since I updated the travel blog.  While I am trying to forget some of the gloomy details I will write them down. August 14, 2021 The drive from Augusta, GA to Helena, AL was uneventful but the roads were a bit rough.  I found the campground for the night on line.  It appeared to be a good spot.  Well . . . . the site had everything we needed - water, sewer, and electricity but that was the only good thing.   August 15, 2021 When I awoke in the morning I notice something on the floor moving.  I didn't have my glasses on.  When I put them on I screamed for Roy.  ANTS!!   When all the lights were on they were everywhere.  We got dressed in a hurry and packed up the trailer.  First stop was Target for bug killer!  It helped a bit, at least for the moment.  We learned a valuable lesson.       1.  Never believe the internet reviews on campgrounds.   ...

 We had a nice home cooked meal last night with Andrew. Yesterday afternoon was hard, Grandma’s crown came off. Called my dentist in Washington who stated I needed to get the crown back on because there was no root canal on that tooth. I found a very nice dentist that took me in this morning. Tooth and crown was not broken so he glued it back on. Panic averted. We are on our way to Helena, AL where we’ll spend the night and then onto our three day trek to Texas.  Life is good, love to all!

  Roy on the Riverwalk in downtown Augusta. The Savannah river is gorgeous. Hanging out with James Brown. Roy, Doris, and Andrew Savannah river. Roy and Andrew. My girls in Chicago wearing Giants shirts- Victoria, birthday girl Avery, and Doreen. Avery and Doreen. More to follow!!

 Good Morning All: It took two days to travel from Newport News, VA to Augusta, GA.  We stopped for the night in Lumberton, NC.  Lydia and Early gave us a shorter, more beautiful route from Newport New to Augusta. The ride was beautiful and peaceful.  Virginia and North Carolina are beautiful and so many farms. It took a few hundred miles but I finally identified what was being grown in many of the fields.  At first I thought it was soybeans but we saw a field that was about ready to harvest and it was cotton!  I didn't realize there were still so many farmers who grew cotton. Since I last posted our granddaughter Avery turn 15!  Both my baby girls are now 15 and Victoria has her driver's permit.  I don't feel old until I look at the granddaughters and realize they will be in college soon. Augusta is amazing.  Roy's been to Fort Gordon, GA a few times but I never have.  Andrew, another army friend for the last 30 years, has a very lovely...

We arrived in Newport News Thursday afternoon. We’re visiting our family friends from Fort Ord, California (1981).  Friday morning, in honor of our visit, they had VP Harris land in their neighborhood. Not kidding, the airport is at the end of their street .  Roy, Lydia, Early and Rico waiting for the VP arrive. The VP has landed! Lydia. We’re having a wonderful time. More to follow! Live you!!

We spent a lovely two days visiting Tony, Diane, and Deseree in Maryland. Roy and I Roy and Tony  Harbor Roy and Troy Tony, Diane and I getting the route down to Newport News, Virginia. We had a great drive on the backroads to Newport News. It was very stormy ⛈ but so green and lots of old farms. Much better than I-95. Many thanks to Tony, Diane and Deseree. 

 Good morning all! We left Long Island yesterday, September 7th, 2021.  Here are some pictures of our visit to Long Island -  Lois, Roy, Valerie and Linda (where’s Richard?) Us girls we’re off to the casino to celebrate Linda’s birthday. Right before we left BJ, our nephew came by to visit. We had not seen him in years. He is doing great! Here’s the family. Linda was the only winner at the casino. It was appropriate since we were celebrating her birthday. She was on a roll and we all gathered around to watch her play. We may have gathered also because we had already lost our gambling $$. 😆😁 Monday was spent at the house and Roy continued to look at his mom’s family photos. We brought a few with us and I now have many pictures of Roy and his family when they were young. So much laughter and love in the house. The drive to Maryland was pretty uneventful.  We drove through part of NYC on the way south and traffic was bumper to bumper. Interesting smells. We are visiti...

 Well I have been a slug about pictures. It’s a challenge to update the blog on my phone but all my pictures are there. So here’s a couple from yesterday - Wednesday night was a wild weather night. Sideways rain and thunderstorms! Very windy too. Trailer was rocking so much I dreamed we floated down the street! NYC and NJ didn’t fair as well as Long  Island. There was some parking lot flooding but we didn’t see much more on our way to the Montauk Light House. The weather yesterday was glorious. Sunny and a warm breeze. Schizophrenic weather! I will get family photos tonight. Love to all! Grandma and Funpop 

 September 1, 2021 We arrived yesterday at Linda and Warren's home on Long Island.  It was so good to see the Long Island family.  Lois stopped by for a visit too. The weather has been crazy - lots of rain and very humid.  Supposed to really rain later tonight and all day tomorrow.  Even flooding predicted.  Glad to be hear for a few days! We've had a restful day and did some laundry too.  I will post pictures later to day. Much love, Grandma and FunPop