Meeting Len
I met Len and his dog, a German shorthaired pointer, at the dog park early on a Saturday morning amid the shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. I didn’t like him. When I said that we…
A Visit to Death Valley During the Pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic looming over us every day and making us feel more isolated than any of the previous eleven months, we needed a day of adventure more than ever. As the realities of…
Getting Our Kicks Along Route 66 in Needles, CA
If I had to say what our #1 goal was in planning this past winter’s travel, I would say it was staying away from snow. We also say that we are chasing 70. That’s 70…
Giddy Up! It’s Rodeo Time!
A trip to the southwest seems more complete and authentic now that we’ve spent some time at the rodeo. A necessary repair appointment in Las Vegas delayed our departure and return trip to the Phoenix…
Xscaping in Casa Grande
This past week, Brian and I attended an Xscapers’ Convergence in Casa Grande, Arizona. The event marked our third Xscapers’ event with Halloween in Downtown Las Vegas as our first followed by a New Year’s…
Las Vegas Naturally
Spending the majority of this past month within an hour of the famous Las Vegas strip pushed the boundaries beyond the concrete jungle to which my experience and imagination had limited Las Vegas. Our two…
Entegra 2015 Aspire — Repairs
When we bought our then four and a half-year-old 2015 Entegra Aspire in February of 2019, we expected that we would need to repair things. We would need to repair things if we had stayed…
Back to the Service Center…AGAIN!
I want to start this post by clearly saying that we are fine. No one is hurt. No one is deathly ill. We still have money to pay for our expenses. We are just fine. …
Hiking Lake Mead’s Owl Canyon
Having been enjoying hiking in the desert, I decided to take Skipper, our mini-labradoodle, for a hike in Lake Mead National Recreation Area’s Owl Canyon one afternoon last week. We parked in the lot with…
Where in the World???
Working for a wine importer over fifteen years afforded me many luxuries that I otherwise wouldn’t have had. Of course, there was the wine itself and regularly dining in elite and expensive restaurants. Additionally, I…