Author Archives: Sparky
Steps!
We had fiberglass steps last year at Paradise Pointe, but had to sell them at the end of the season. We wanted to get similar steps for use in Cypress Trail and, with the imminent arrival of the shed, would be able to store them for multi-year use. However, we couldn’t find any suitable used … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2011-2013 (GTW, QTE, QTS)
I have received enough positive feedback on my printed blog booklets that I am going to post the PDFs online. Here are the first three, 2011 to 2013. OurWanderYears 2011 (13.9MB) – preparation and planning OurWanderYears 2012 (22.5MB) – rig acquisition, more preparation and the Great Trip West (GTW) OurWanderYears 2013 (35.4MB) – California, the … Continue reading
Shed prep
Our shed will be arriving soon – sometime in February, I think. It will be plopped down on our site with no additional foundation work. Four of the six hurricane tie-down points will be on pavers and two will be on grass. I was initially concerned about this, thinking that the corner on grass might … Continue reading
“The Midnight Line” by Lee Child
Copyright 2017 by Lee Child, published by Bantam Books Yes, another Jack Reacher book by Lee Child. I like them, for sure, but the fact that I have read 3 in a row is pure luck. I have a stack of, usually, 6 to 12 books in my to-be-read stack and I choose my next … Continue reading
Softball glory
Anybody engaged in an athletic endeavor has his good days and his bad days. Ted Williams hit a home run in his last at-bat; that was a good day. Hockey players sometimes get hat tricks and sometimes get their faces flattened against the glass. Downhill skiers sometimes win and sometimes wipe out. With senior softball, … Continue reading
Patriots domination, 2019 edition
The New England Patriots are a perennial winner, with Bill Belicheck and Tom Brady (coach and quarterback) teaming up for 5 championships in the first 18 years of the 21st century. Some people are tiring of their winning ways, making them a Team That Some Love To Hate. So when, a few days ago, the … Continue reading
Stats for Sparky’s American ancestors, 2019
I have made another pass through my family tree in Ancestry.com, making corrections and adding some 25 newly-discovered ancestors. Some of the new ancestors are also Jett’s ancestors, meaning that we are related some 11 generations back. Good thing we didn’t have children. Number of American ancestors: 349 Location of graves, by state: MA – … Continue reading
Night lighting
I posted a photo a few days ago showing our new flags. But I didn’t have the flag lit, which is a violation of flag etiquette. So we got a solar-powered spotlight for the flag and some solar-powered lights to line the driveway. When the lights came on for the first time I took a … Continue reading
The RV park’s new section
Our RV park has nearly completed the fourth and final stage of its development – the addition of about 50 new sites. They were supposed to be ready for occupancy on Jan 1, but as with most construction projects there have been problems and delays. The most significant problem was Hurricane Michael. The arrival of … Continue reading
Honoring our veterans
Military Appreciation Month for 2019 started on January 4. I was never aware of any such month and, had I been aware, probably would have ignored it as I am not myself a veteran. However, the RV park where we now reside did not ignore it and, being home to quite a few veterans, scheduled … Continue reading »