Small Appliance Day

Before retirement, before downsizing, before adopting my nomadic lifestyle, I was the self-proclaimed Queen of the Small Appliance. I owned a food processor, blender, electric deep fat fryer, heavy-duty dehydrator, Kitchen-Aid, electric yogurt maker, electric steamer, and many other electric and non-electric cooking tools. I used them all, some, like my dehydrator, I use seasonally.…

Particular Peoples

Sometimes I feel that I am heading to a village deep in a jungle or to the African Savannah. Really, I am only going to Yellowstone for the summer, but preparations are more expedition-like. In addition to my previous reports about preparations, Tango and I got shots, haircuts, check-ups, teeth cleaned. Tomorrow I will repack the…

Travel Tales: Bayou la Batre

  Bayou la Batre clearly has French influence. The name means “Bayou of the Battery”, because the French constructed an artillery battery there in the late 1700s. So when I drove over to explore the fishing town, I was surprised to see an Asian grocery store. When I stopped to photograph commercial fishing vessels, I…

This and That

My Samsung Chromebook is perfect for my needs. Only a few things are different from a regular computer, such as saving images. The Office-like programs are slightly different, but I have already been using them and Chrome. I had figured out most of the differences. If you want to get away from expensive, heavy, and…

Travel Challenge: Rude Drivers

  I was driving I-90 across the west and upper Midwest, my first long journey with my new camper. Even with empty water tanks, my van was maxed out as I traveled up and down mountain passes. Most often, on those long uphill treks, I trailed a slow 18-wheeler in the far right lane. Putt,…

Destuffing Again

Is there no end to stuff? I am still getting rid of my personal possessions. Still. Stuff. Amazing, considering I already dispersed most of my possessions, stopping at thrift stores and reservations as I traveled from ND to WA. This is another kind of destuffing, though. This is the nitty-gritty. In a small space, if…

Summer in the Camper

  Shortly after arriving in Idaho I read somewhere—I swear—that the average daily summer temp rarely exceeds 83 degrees. Paradise, right???? Well, as I am reminded once again, an average is just an average. It factors in highs of 95 or more and  highs of 65 or less.  Like this week, with highs in the…

Mini Mods for Popup Camper

I spent part of my first full day settling in and getting things inside the popup camper “just so”. Think Goldilocks and the three bears. I don’t like a lot of clutter in the camper…everything needs to have a place. I brought along some of those sticky hooks that you can find everywhere. I found…