From May 2015

Sharing Horizons

The name of my blog comes from a line in an old Carpenters‘ song:  “Sharing horizons that are new to us, watching the signs along the way.  Talking it over just the two of us.  Working together day to day.  Together.”  The line is taken from the song, “We’ve Only Just Begun,” which was one …

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Lake Scott State Park

One of our last out-of-state places to visit before returning to Ohio was Lake Scott State Park.  Tom and I decided to come across US 50 from Utah to Kansas instead of taking the already familiar route along I-70.  As long as we were in Colorado, there were plenty of places to stop for the …

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Guidelines for Downsizing

Helping my sister’s family move made me remember our downsizing move a year ago.  We went from a four bedroom house to 350 square feet of RV.  This required radical downsizing because we were determined to have everything we owned in the RV.  We succeeded with a few exceptions (a corner of John’s basement has …

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Sagers Move

Tom and I had to be back in Ohio by May 22 so that we could help the Sagers move.  The Sagers are my sister’s family.  In our family, whenever we can, we help each other move into and out of homes.  Not only are we helping, but we are surrounding the new living space …

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Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day and we remember all those who gave their lives in the service of our country.  Last year, just a few days into the beta model of my blog, I wrote a post on how Tom and I like to celebrate Memorial Day.  We are remembering the day in the same way …

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Pentecost

“Pentecost” means 50 days and is the third most important Christian holy day behind Easter and Christmas.  The 50 days marks the time between Easter and the day of Pentecost. Pentecost was the day the Holy Spirit was given to Jesus’ disciples who had been hiding in the Upper Room, afraid to come out now …

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Colorado KOAs

While we were in Colorado we stayed at three different KOAs.  All of them were convenient to our travels with easy pull-through spots and full hook-ups. The Grand Junction KOA was our home for two nights.  This was a busy KOA!  We might have stayed three nights but the campground was full that third night. …

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Montrose Colorado

While we were in Colorado, Tom and I discovered a new, favorite city:  Montrose.  Our favorite cities are all about 20,000 to 30,000 people – big enough to have all the stores, restaurants, hospital, etc, we want – but also small enough that they are easy to maneuver and explore. Montrose Colorado is the closest …

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Watching the Weather

Tom and I spend more time monitoring the weather, living in an RV, than we ever did when we lived in a house.  And with good reason.  Whenever you read about damage in a tornado, what is the first thing that gets blown away?  The trailer parks!  Because we are mobile, we figure it is …

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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison

I wrote last week about the “Grand Canyon of Colorado” – Unaweep Canyon – but some people could reasonably argue that the grandest canyon in Colorado is really the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.  Some states choose their “grand canyons” because they look the most like the Grand Canyon in Arizona (see Utah or Mississippi).  Other …

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