Author Archives: Sparky
Lights!
The shed was given electricity last week and, shortly thereafter, acquired lights as well – two shop lights which gave off a surprising amount of illumination. We will have plenty of light by which to do laundry, even at night. The electricity was provided by an electrician, all properly permitted and inspected. I installed the … Continue reading
TN5 plan
The plan for the fifth trip north (TN5) has us towing the RV 1,732 miles in 15 days and 7 hops, from Fort Myers FL to Conway NH. It will be a relatively quick trip, the compressed span being necessitated by our obligation to be in NH by Memorial Day and our interest in getting … Continue reading
Plans for summer 2019
Last summer was spent hanging out in Phillipston MA, which was great because it was close to the summer cottage of Jett’s brother and his wife. The time spent at the cottage was wonderful. But the rest of the time was rather boring. The summer of 2017 was spent touring New England and then taking … Continue reading
More steps!
Yes, the shed now has steps. It wasn’t a huge project, but it was done in sweltering heat so I invested a lot of “sweat equity.” I am pretty happy with how they turned out because (1) I didn’t screw up any cuts and waste some material and (2) they are solid. Stepping on them … Continue reading
Consistently inconsistent
That would be a good description of my softball team. We scored 17 runs in our first game of the season, then won several low-scoring games to get to 4 wins, 2 losses. Then we lost 5 straight, scoring no more than 7 runs in any of those games. That is less than 1 run … Continue reading
Railing!
Now that we have fiberglass steps it seemed like a good idea to attach a railing. Jett has vertigo occasionally (where the “occasion” is “every day”) and her older sister Sybil, who is none too steady on her pins, is coming for a visit. So a railing seemed like a REALLY good idea. I could … Continue reading
Taco in a bag
Jett and I volunteered to serve at a “taco in a bag” patio party recently. We had no idea what we had signed up for, but felt that we were due for some volunteer work. I guess I was expecting to hand out bag lunches from Taco Bell. But the reality was quite different. To … Continue reading
Bonefish Grill
We haven’t dined out much lately, but we couldn’t let my 70th birthday pass without some kind of celebration. So we decided to blow a few bucks on a nice dinner. My first choice was Bahama Breeze – dining al fresco on the patio with a steel drum band playing and a signature margarita in … Continue reading
“Hello, Darkness” by Sandra Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2003 I think I have read a Sandra Brown mystery before. I have certainly listened to one of her audiobooks. I had a fairly positive view of her skill as a writer. So it was with a modicum of pleasant anticipation that I picked up Hello, Darkness. Imagine my disappointment. This is … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2014-2016 (QTN, STS, STN and TTS)
Here are the PDFs for the blog booklets for the years 2014 to 2016. OurWanderYears 2014 (10.8 MB) – the Quick Trip North (QTN), summer in MA and coming off the road OurWanderYears 2015 (21.4 MB) – winter in MA, Carnival cruise and the Second Trip South (STS) OurWanderYears 2016 (21.3 MB) – Second Trip … Continue reading