Author Archives: Sparky

We are increasingly feeling like visitors in our own home.  A rubbish removal guy came yesterday to clear the basement.  Some other stuff from the porch stash went to the AmVets.  Rita’s brother was with us most of the week painting the living room, dining room and basement.  I almost don’t recognize the place anymore.  … Continue reading »

The first night in the fiver was mostly successful.  We brought up a whole truckload of stuff (about 300 lbs – we weighed it all) and got “settled in” in a minimal sort of way.  We cooked our first meal – mac and cheese on the stove and burgers on the grill.  The refrigerator is … Continue reading »

No, not New Year’s Ever, silly… our FIRST NIGHT in the fifth wheel.  This is when we find out if we can sleep in the thing.  Or maybe we find out that we need to upgrade the mattress.  And the dogs try to figure out where they will sleep. Should be interesting.

Sunday was a beautiful day in Medford, MA.  The sun was out, the birds were singing and all was right with the world.  It was a great day to lounge on the deck and have a couple of brewskis. But we weren’t on the deck.  We were sweltering in the 100-degree attic, doing a second … Continue reading »

I am making progress on my To Do list, but it has become clear that I can’t do it all myself.  Fortunately we won two painting jobs at a charity silent auction, so I have a day’s worth of painting available for “free”.  I will have the pros to the bathrooms.  I also have a … Continue reading »

Yesterday I made my third trip to the fiver in NH.  Jett made her second.  The dogs made their first.  Yes, we introduced the pups to the fiver.  Grace took to it like she owned it and even decided that the floor of the closet was a good place to curl up while we cleaned … Continue reading »

Yup, we have our fiver on our campsite.  It wasn’t easy, but what do I care?  I didn’t do the hard work. Saturday turned out to be pretty crappy, weather-wise, which meant that both of the other major activities of the day – Jett’s huge yard sale and my softball games – were cancelled.  So, … Continue reading »

We take possession of the fifth wheel tomorrow and we are very excited. Tomorrow is just a moving day – I will ride with the driver to get the fiver up to NH while Jett is running a yard sale. Then on Sunday we will probably cart a load of stuff up there and begin … Continue reading »

I’m getting a bit frantic. So much to do, so little time! The home repairs are taking longer than expected, the To Do list keeps growing and weekend time is going to be in short supply once we take possession of the fiver in NH – just a few days from now. Can I clone … Continue reading »

Today I learned the value of reconnoitering.  I am in Tillamook, Oregon, visiting my darling 88-year-old mother and my almost-as-darling something-something-year-old sister. Tillamook is an important intermediate destination of our 100-day westward wandering: we have to be in Tillmook for Thanksgiving 2012 and will be staying a week.  I had tentatively planned on staying at … Continue reading »