March 23 - April 3, 2014 (12 days)
Lums Pond State Park - Bear, DE
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CONTENTS
RV LIFE
RV TIP
BROWSING THE WWW
CRAFTS
BOOK REVIEWS
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RV LIFE:I'm still in a bit of a slump, but working through it. We spent a week in Cedar Key, FL. No that is not way down south in the "Florida Keys", but is on the Gulf coast of Florida, about an hour or two South of Tampa. I read in so many other blogs about how great this little community is. The "go to" RV park to stay at is Low Key Hideaway, but there are only three sites, so very difficult to get in. There is supposedly a great Tiki Bar where there is a happy hour gathering every day. I really wanted to stop by for a drink, but in my stupid, debilitating depression, I just couldn't bring myself to deal with "happy" hour. Maybe, if I had a designated driver, I could have gotten a nice buzz on to make me more sociable. But Scott had no interest in going.
We were only able to get reservations at Cedar Key RV Resort. This resort is 8 miles outside the center of Cedar Key, so we really didn't get the Margaritaville feel of the area. But Cedar Key RV Resort is a really nice park. I would consider this a Winter/Snowbird destination possibility. I'll catch up on Park reviews in another post.
We spent 9 wonderful days with my parents in Altoona, FL. They live in a continuing care or life care community. We were able to set up our RV with 30 amp and water hook ups. We either had to walk down to my parent's home to use their bathroom or use the outside bathroom "facilities". This was a first for me...using the outside bathroom. Yep, after dark I would go near the bushes and let it flow. I guess I can get used to a lot of things.
Spending time with my parents was really, really relaxing. My Father and I didn't even have any conversations that needed to be cut off because of differences of opinions! Mom and I had an afternoon together cry fest. That sure felt good. Thanks Mom.
The 9 days flew by. I never met up with our motorcycle friends, Pete & Judy, originally from NJ. I never met up with my Setter rescue friend, Bonnie F either. Yep, this depression is debilitating. My mind says "get over it", but it's taking time.
We then took 3 days (2 overnights) to get to Bear, DE. We're here for 12 days. I have some great alone time since Scott has been cleaning out his parents' home for sale. They've moved into assisted living and independent living in the same facility. I suppose I'll head over there next week to help out, but for now, I'm appreciating my alone time.
We have no idea where to head to next. I would like to find a nice Corp. of Engineer park a little more South.. Or maybe head to Four Paws Kingdom for a month. Hmmm, that sounds like a plan!
We got our hopes up slightly about the log cabin in TN. We were told the first offer fell through. The 2nd offer was supposed to be a cash deal, but turned out it wasn't. I thought that would void their contract, but nope, they closed this past Wednesday. That's fine. It wasn't meant to be. Now we can relax, slow down and spend the Summer in the Upper Peninsula. Fall will be here soon enough and we'll start our search for a house then.
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RV TIP:
Leveling boards
With scrap lumber we had from purging our household, we made 1' wide by 2' long and a variety of thickness boards. They were cheap (free) and worked fine, until they began to split when we were on soft earth.
While we were fixing our house up to get ready for sale, we covered our garage turned storage room with recycled rubber mat flooring. My thought it would make a nice base for gym equipment. I've seen similar material at Tractor Supply. It is used for horse stall flooring. The link shows a 4' x 6' mat for $40.+. I believe we found either 2' x 4' or 4' x 4' size outside in front of Tractor Supply for about $25.00.
Scott then cut them into multiple rectangles of 1' wide by however long was needed to span the length of the tires. They are flexible, stackable, easy to store, long lasting.
Here's a Tractor Supply link to a similar item sold in 1' lengths x 4' wide for $5.69 per foot.
BROWSING THE WWW:
As if I didn't spend enough time on the computer...now there is a new site to suck me in and keep me sedentary. Thank you very much Carla, of Coze Be Gone, who mentioned this site in her blog.
RVillage is here! And oh what a great site it is already in it's Beta version, with the potential to be THE go to RV community site of all. It is the Ravelry or Facebook for RV'rs.
I've already joined about 10 groups on this site, one of the groups is for bloggers. So of course I have to check out each blog that is introduced. I cannot possibly keep up with them all.My favorite feature of this site is you can easily change your location. When you enter what RV park you are staying in, a circle pops up to show how many other people from RVillage are at that same park. You can then schedule a meet up! Wow, wow WOW!
Please check out RVillage and "friend me". I'm listed as "NJ No More"
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CRAFTS:
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Yes, I have been knitting and cross stitching, but I'll post about some crafts from the past at my parents' home. My father keeps saying their home is filled with things I made.
This ugly gold & brown granny square afghan was quite nice in the 1970's. It was my first granny square afghan and I didn't know how to connect the squares or secure the yarn ends. So over the years, it started to come apart. I finally told my Mom I'd make a an updated afghan to match her bedroom, and then she WILL throw out this ugly one. I did make the updated afghan. The pastel colors afghan above is the replacement. I trusted my Mom to throw out the ugly brown and gold one.
But Mom can be quite sentimental. While I was knitting on their couch, I happened to lose a knitting needle. So I was lifting up the cushions of the couch in search of my missing needle and low a behold, what do I see?
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| See that look of shame on my Mom's face? |
Embroidery machine project
Cross stitch when my Father retired.
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AUDIO BOOK REVIEW:
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a book about the fight against oppression. Oppression of blacks, women, and religion. A historical novel, based on real history and real people and real specific characters (Grimke sisters).
Very well written from a young female slave and female white abolitionist's view.
I cannot wrap my mind around this way of thinking. Slavery, the Holocaust, religious superiority, anti-gay, white supremacists, animal cruelty, domestic violence, child abuse, and on and on. What a sad world. I still believe the good outweigh the bad, but for how long?
From Wikipedia White supremacy is the belief, or promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds and that therefore whites should politically, economically and socially dominate non-whites.
Who the hell are these people? Because of your color you're better than someone else?
I was brought up in a strict Baptist home. This belief "thinks a person has to believe in Jesus Christ at some conscious level to be saved (exclusivism)" Quoted from Patheos.Or as I was taught, we must ask Christ to forgive us our sins and accept him into our heart.
Really? This is the only way to heaven? (if there is a heaven). Again, I cannot wrap my mind around one exclusive religion. I'm not sure what to call myself, a Plurist, meaning there are multiple viable religions? No, I don't think so. I believe I am agnostic, meaning "a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience."
BOOK REVIEW: (Kindle)
Scorched Treachery by Rebecca EthingtonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This series continues to keep me obsessed. This 3rd in the series is written from Wyn & Illyan's view, so it somewhat overlaps what happened in Book 2, but from a different viewpoint.
I am still in awe of the imagination of these fantasy/paranormal writers.
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