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The RV Series- CRACK! KABOOM! The First Storm

Posted on May 21, 2017 by kdewez

It wasn’t the rain or thunder that woke us. It was 55 lbs of shaking dog trying to crawl onto our heads.  Though Dallas has always had a fear of storms, the reaction to this one was extreme. In a … Continue reading →

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The RV Series- Nails Happen

Posted on May 20, 2017 by kdewez

Yesterday, our first morning parked on this people-y but pretty corner lot in Ohio, Campground Dave was up before the sun. We had a few hours of leisure ( for me coffee, writing and staring at the wall.  For him, … Continue reading →

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The RV Series-Todays forecast-Sunny and People-ish

Posted on May 19, 2017 by kdewez

  We made it to our destination in Ohio around 2:30 pm yesterday. The campground where we’re staying is very nice.  It’s wooded, green and well kept.  The sites are fairly close together, and many of them are for seasonal … Continue reading →

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The RV Series- Don’t Quit Your Daydream

Posted on May 18, 2017 by kdewez

After a very restful night, we slept late this morning.   I guess I should clarify that a little bit, I slept late. Travel Dave was up early with the dogs. To his credit, he didn’t turn into Dervish Dave … Continue reading →

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The RV Series- The First Day of the Rest of our Lives

Posted on May 17, 2017 by kdewez

Today was a day of endings and a day of beginnings. This morning we had planned to leave very early, but there was an errand I had forgotten that meant we couldn’t leave until around 10 am.   Emotionally,  that … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Coney Lawson-The Stowaway

Posted on May 17, 2017 by kdewez

A little background on this new blog category, The Adventures of Coney Lawson.  After our neighbor put this tiny cone in front of his house to mark our parking space during the estate sale we did the only thing we could do … Continue reading →

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The Final Countdown

Posted on May 15, 2017 by kdewez

We’re leaving together, But still, it’s farewell And maybe we’ll come back To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We’re leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again? It’s the final … Continue reading →

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On feelings of loss and what really matters…

Posted on May 13, 2017 by kdewez

From a respectable distance down the street, I peer out the rain-soaked windshield of Bella-BOW ( Bella Box On Wheels, our RV)  watching pieces of my material life being loaded into cars, trucks, and U-Hauls. Yesterday, the first day of our … Continue reading →

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Pricing my Life, Memories for Sale

Posted on May 9, 2017 by kdewez

As I type this, there are people inside my home putting a value on many of the material things that have made up my life. It feels very strange to know the sale value of my things won’t reflect the emotional … Continue reading →

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Packing a Watermelon into a Walnut. The story of downsizing from 3100 Sq. ft to 475 Sq.ft

Posted on May 7, 2017 by kdewez

Right now I’m schlepping things down the driveway from the house to the RV. Then I’m schlepping the same things right back up the driveway, forced to accept the fact that I’m not going to be able to take some of … Continue reading →

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