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  • Escatawpa Hollow Park & Campground Wonderful Surprise!

    Wilmer, AL, March 2026 The day after our park arrival our goals was to finish setup. In the late afternoon, we were done and we had a wonderful surprise. My cousins (Robert & Glenda) stopped in. I haven’t seen them in almost 2 years. They even brought their adorable wiener dog Layla.

  • Cousin Jack Few’s Conecuh Delight

    Wilmer, AL, March 2026 John and I had a wonderful day. It started out getting things done around the trailer. Then, we went to Robert and Glenda’s house and remembered the good old times, eating great food and enjoying the even better company. Glenda made a dish that was absolutely scrumptious. She said the recipe…

  • Mohawk Park

    Tulsa, OK, February 2026 Despite the name, this is not a place you go for punk hair styles. At 3,300 acres, this is the largest park in the city of Tulsa, OK. It is also one of the largest city parks in the United States. John has started scanning paper photos from his mother’s collection…

  • Merry Christmas 2025

    Beggs, OK, December 2025 26 National Historic Sites, Monuments, Parks or Forests visited

  • What do you do when it’s cold out?

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Winter has finally laid it’s cold hands on us. Today the high is supposed to be 35 F with a real feel around 26 F. Brrr. Tonight’s low is supposed to be 20 F with a real feel of 13 F. Needless to say, I am staying inside where…

  • Spar Varnish and Its Many Uses

    Sparta, WI, August 2025 Earlier this year, mom asked if John and I could look at the front door. She was hoping we could rescue it from water damage. Ken (the handyman that helps mom) said the door only needed sanding and varnishing. Mom’s house was built in the mid 60s. All the doors are…

  • Dad Needed a Flue Shot?

    Sparta, WI, September 2025 Or maybe his Flue was just Shot! Pops used to have a wood burning stove to heat the house and separate one to heat the garage. A few years ago, Dad replaced the house furnace for a propane furnace with AC. The garage wood furnace was left in place. Dad called…

  • Paint once, then again, and hope for no streaks!

    Sparta, WI, Aug. & Sept 2025 While we were in Wisconsin, one of the many goals was to replace the seam caulk, scrape lose paint and paint 2 sides of Mom’s house. Originally, I was thinking the front and end of the house. (We did the other end in 2024.) Once we were home and…

  • Family Farm from Long Ago

    Sparta, WI, Month and Year unknown In 2024, John and I visited Helen. Helen has pictures of the family farm from before I was around. What I love is that the railroad tracks are still in the picture. In the second picture, you can see the rows of trees that line the driveway. The trees…

  • Screw the Whales, Save the Laptops!

    Sparta, WI, September 2025 The Good We helped Bob get a new computer, and we helped Brenda with her new computer. Steve has been having some computer trouble recently, so he asked for some help too. It turns out that his computer was stalling out while he was using it, which was causing anger management…