tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55744234936068965602024-03-14T02:19:59.340-07:00Sailing Down The RoadFollow Toni as she explores North America in the good RV, "Spirit".Sailingdowntheroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08278404769102581856noreply@blogger.comBlogger756125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574423493606896560.post-79790687850791258062018-12-31T12:23:00.000-07:002018-12-31T12:23:21.456-07:00A Few Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can you tell that I really don't want to do this blog at this time? It is so hard to tell friends Goodbye, to have a last meal in a favorite restaurant, to see the last spectacular Arizona sunset for a while.</div>
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My friend Jayne, flew over from Austin and we spent a day together seeing Tucson with 'visitors eyes'.</div>
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Then friend Lynda decided we needed to explore the very unusual town of Arrivaca for a day. (No she is not color-blind--just styling.) She had been to Arrivaca before but I had not and I was curious.</div>
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The first turn off the freeway came to this restaurant. There were workers getting it ready for the winter snowbirds from the north so we didn't stay for lunch.</div>
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<i> No Soliciting</i></div>
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<i>We are too broke to buy anything,</i></div>
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<i>We know who we are voting for,</i></div>
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<i>We have found Jesus,</i></div>
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<i>Seriously, unless you are</i></div>
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<i>giving away beer...</i></div>
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<i>PLEASE</i></div>
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<i>GO AWAY</i></div>
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But I liked their sign. </div>
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Leaving the freeway we drove about 30 miles west along a very winding two-lane road through lots of open desert before arriving at the town of Arrivaca (Population approx 150).</div>
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Arrivaca is a town very near the Mexico border. </div>
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<i>(Welcome to the oldest bar in the oldest inhabited townsite in Arizona)</i></div>
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The town is occupied in equal parts by ranchers, volunteers leaving water and food in the desert for illegal crossers, and border patrol agents and their sympathizers who are determined to stop the humanitarian aid. It all makes for a very authentic 'old west' feel. The guns were real and I felt sure a Wyatt Earp incarnation would walk in at any minute.</div>
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Lisa lives in Arrivaca, is Lynda's friend, and is one of those volunteers providing humanitarian aid and information.</div>
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We had lunch in the bar and visited with Lisa. All I can say is that she leads a life far more challenging than mine. I truly admire her passion and dedication and for her sake as well as for our country's I hope we find a solution soon that we can all embrace.</div>
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Thanksgiving was my last weekend in Tucson and I spent Turkey day with friends Suzie, Bill, Nancy and more....</div>
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It was a cold day by Tucson standards but croquet was still a hit.</div>
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Nancy offered her home for the festivities and provided an absolutely amazing meal.</div>
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Suzie has been a dear friend for over fifty years.</div>
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Both Daisy and I said, "Goodbye and good riddance" to the vicious Jumping Cholla. </div>
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Just before crossing the border into California I pulled off the road to give Daisy a quick potty break. As we walked along the deserted road a second dirt road joined us. Yes, I was tempted.</div>
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The last few months have been a long and exhausting preparation for the move to Southern California where I will share a house with my son, Ron and his wife, Loretta.</div>
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Isn't it strange how we move into a town and a state and take it on as part of our identity? I have been 'Toni in Tucson' for 17 years and now I am changing into 'Toni in Encinitas'. Somehow it doesn't have the same poetic rhythm. But all the same I think it will be interesting and very different.</div>
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As I returned from Ft Worth this fall I decided to further explore Arizona. I had somehow missed a large swath of the state in all my travels so it seemed time for me to see what Eastern Arizona had to offer.</div>
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<i>This is only a small portion of the Painted Desert. It extends over 7,500 square miles across northeastern Arizona and contains the Petrified Forest National Park. </i></div>
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Remember the old western movies of cowboys, riding for days, running out of water, dashing madly toward a small muddy pool of fetid water that magically appeared through the dusty haze, throwing themselves into the brown muck, then sinking--slowly? If they were bad guys they just disappeared. If they were good guys then their horse saved them.</div>
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Petroglyphs were everywhere. Like teenagers with a spray paint can, tagging was common 2000 years ago as well.</div>
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The trip through Globe, Show Lo and the Salt Canyon, was beautiful. It took me a week but it could have been done in only a day or two--if one was in a hurry. </div>
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What a shame I had waited so long to explore this lovely area. Well, I will be back.</div>
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There is a lovely new home waiting for me in Encinitas, Ca. in which I can claim a bedroom and a bathroom. The house was built by my son Ron and his wife Loretta and I will be headquartering there for the future winters. No, I am not giving up my traveling--at least not yet, but I cannot think of a more inviting place to spend the cold winter months than with them in Southern California.</div>
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They are both engineers which means they have the expertise to turn their front yard into the most exciting graveyard seen outside of Disneyland.</div>
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Anyway, the hard part of every new adventure is leaving behind so many friends. I will be having Thanksgiving dinner with Suzie and Bill; Ron will come the next day to rent a truck and help me pack up the last of the stuff in storage; then I am headed west. Tucson has been my home for 17 years, but I will be back to visit.</div>
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It was the longest, hottest summer on record that sister Mary and I spent in Ft Worth, closing out Aunt Louise's apartment and settling her affairs. At the end of the summer Mary headed back to Hawaii and Daisy and I started our return to Tucson for my annual rounds of doctors and dentists.</div>
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I had just finished breakfast and was preparing to pack up and continue on our way to Tucson when suddenly I heard horns honking, tires squealing and people shouting, all from the very busy thoroughfare in front of the casino. I looked over to see a lady leaning way out on the driver's side </div>
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She pulled into the casino lot, stopped her car and jumped out to make sure the dog was safely out of the traffic. The dog seemed to want to go with her but then looked at me and decided I looked more interesting. "I almost hit him!" She frantically explained. "If I left him on the road he would surely have been killed. " </div>
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We checked the dog for tags and found none, though clearly the dog was well cared for. "I have to go to work," she said, "so I don't have time to take him to the animal shelter. Can you take him?" she asked as she quickly jumped into her car and sped away.</div>
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Daisy was not at all sure about this sudden interloper. A young man drove up and said he had seen the dog on the road. He wanted to take him but he was a soldier on his way to report for duty and said he didn't think they would let him have a dog. </div>
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In previous years this is the week I should have been in Ft. Worth, to celebrate Aunt Louise's birthday. She would have been 98 years old on Oct. 19th. </div>
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She was born the year before women got the right to vote. In 1941 she went to work for an airplane manufacturer that would later become General Dynamics--designing airplanes (because the men had all gone to war). In 1945 the company decided she was too good an employee to replace with one of those soldiers returning from the war so she continued to design airplanes for them for the next 50 years--and always she was the only woman in that department.</div>
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She was a role model for my sisters and myself and such an important part of our growing up time. So many summers were spent with her and Grandma Zelma. She and her mother were surrogate babysitters for three very rebellious, preteen/teenage, girls.</div>
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<i>(our trip to Italy in 1998)</i></div>
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Aunt Louise introduced my sisters and myself to museums, ballets, concerts, live theatre, geneology, the nature of Texas, and history of every sort. The absolute highlight of my time with her was when, at 87 years of age, Aunt Louise decided she wanted to find her grandfather's home town of Barga, Italy.</div>
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While waiting for a table in this popular restaurant in Florence, we discovered how the Italians revere the matriarchs of every Italian family. The owner of this highly acclaimed restaurant came rushing outside and cast a worried glance at Aunt Louise. Seconds later he returned with a chair, a small table and a glass of wine for her--while sister Mary and I continued to stand. After dinner the owner presented Aunt Louise with a bottle of wine to take with her as a souvenir. He gave us the bill.</div>
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Her last two years were enhanced by a wonderful caregiver, Suzanne, who made sure that Aunt Louise continued to stay interested in the world around her. </div>
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This was Aunt Louise's 'crush'. During happy hour when he was performing he would always come to her chair, take her hand and sing directly to her. (much to the chagrin of all the other ladies in the room) He sang her favorite hymns at the memorial service.</div>
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When Aunt Louise first arrived at Hill Villa, she was invited at mealtime to join a table, shared by two sisters and one brother-in-law. Within the first year one of the sisters died and no one else was asked to join. Three years later the last three died--within two months of each other. It was so sad to see that empty table that four friends had shared. Someone finally removed the table from the dining room. "Too many ghosts." was the reason given.</div>
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The Maxwell Family Reunion was still going to occur even though it seemed we were surrounded by crisis. Mary was hourly watching out for lava flow back home in Hilo and talking regularly to Jim to be sure he was ready to vacate the house if necessary.</div>
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Mary was also preparing to dash to Ft Worth as soon as the weekend affair ended to start funeral arrangements for Aunt Louise. I planned on waiting to leave for Ft Worth until mid-week because cousin Jamie was having open heart surgery on Wednesday and I wanted to stay around long enough to know he (and Linda) were okay.</div>
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Half of us at this affair are Maxwell descendants and the one thing a good many of us seem to share in some way are crummy tickers! </div>
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There were others missing from this event that were also dealing with heart problems--cousins, Jerry Otis and his son Tavius. Thankfully all the hearts have been repaired and are mending.</div>
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Once again family friend Dickie let us use his beautiful renovated plantation home for the reunion.</div>
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Aunt Doris Maxwell is the last surviving aunt of that generation. And she is still as cheerful and loving as she has ever been. We also have one surviving uncle, Merrill, who could not attend. He is in an assisted living home in San Antonio. </div>
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The last day before everyone was due to leave we went to Mimi's house for a very traditional 'Louisiana Crawfish Boil'.</div>
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The next morning Jo and Mary headed to the airport. Jo returned to Redding where, in only a few weeks time the Carr wildfire would force her out of her home. Thankfully the fire skirted her street but it came very close.</div>
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We spent one night at Fontainbleau State Park on the east side of Lake Pontchartrain. Expecting only a place to park for the night, we were pleasantly surprised by the abundance of....</div>
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Our first beach stop was Biloxi and we discovered that Daisy could earn her keep.</div>
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It was a sublimely pleasant time. Three (cranky, independent, opinionated, slightly senile) sisters plus a dog, spending 10 days and nights in a 24 foot long RV--has its challenges.</div>
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Soft breezes, the whooshing sound of foamy waves, plus the occasional cawing of hungry seagulls is the perfect antidote to 'ruffled feathers'.</div>
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When we crossed back into Louisiana we received the call from Suzanne that Aunt Louise had died. Her passing was easy, she went with no pain. She was a very strong lady. She fully expected to be around for a few more years--and so did we, but in the end I think she was just too tired to keep going.<br />
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Sister Mary and I returned to New Orleans from the Islands then picked up Sister Jo at the airport. The relatives were gathering for a family reunion the last week in May so Mary, Jo and I were going to enjoy a mini reunion of sisters beforehand.</div>
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The very first request from Jo, "Can we go walk on the levee?" That was not such an easy request for Jo as her Parkinson's was doing nasty things to her legs but that didn't stop her--she went right to the top and got a long look at the muddy Mississippi.</div>
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It is universal that our childhoods will pull us back. There is an undeniable urge to return to 'where it all began'. Nostalgia is powerful--sometimes good and sometimes not. The above is the house where the three of us and mother lived for approximately 18 years. </div>
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The grade school is still in operation but the junior high school burned to the ground last year. I didn't try to find the high school--somehow it held too many negative memories for me.</div>
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The next stop was the French Quarter. Jo had not been here in 50 years so she had a fun time remembering her teen years ...</div>
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<i>NEW ORLEANS</i></div>
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<i>First sighted as Indian Portage to Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf in 1699 by Bienville and Iberville. Founted by Bienville in 1718; named by him in honor of the Duke of Orleans Regent of France. Called the Crescent City because of location in bend of the Mississippi.</i></div>
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Like any city, anywhere, New Orleans has it's good features and its not so good.</div>
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The very best thing about the Quarter is its respect for its history.</div>
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Agreed, it is dirty and smelly, mosquitoes thrive, humidity is sometimes unbearable. But the good parts outweigh the bad--at least for the length of a vacation.</div>
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Next on our itinerary was to head east toward the Gulf Coast. We were going to spend the week camping and exploring the beaches of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and get back in time for the reunion.</div>
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It has now been one year since Irma, the Category 5 hurricane ravaged the U.S. Virgin Islands. The wounds are still evident though the islanders are doing their best to heal the scars.<br />
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Mary, Tom and I managed to enjoy what is best about this island and found....</div>
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most of the important things cannot be blown away by a hurricane.</div>
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Tom's apartment was headquarters for many weeks for some of the islanders that suffered damage to their homes. The balcony became the center for nightly barbecues to cook up all the food that no longer had refrigeration.</div>
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This little gal is Tom's next door neighbor and a real darling.</div>
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Sitting here it is hard to believe the turmoil of the past year.</div>
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Honeymoon Beach was our go-to place for sunbathing and swimming....</div>
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Tom is working several days a week ferrying tourists from downtown Cruz Bay to Honeymoon Beach. The beaches throughout the national park are still beautiful, however the trails to and from the highway need clearing and there were no park rangers on the Island to do the work. Volunteers are showing up and trying to help but it is an overwhelming task.</div>
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People are waiting for the insurance companies to come through but a year later finds them still waiting.<br />
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Kenny Chesney, the country western singer has been St John's major benefactor. He has done much to get the island back on its feet and everyone I spoke to praised his efforts. </div>
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In total, <i>all 401 boats were destroyed!</i> All except the Sadie Sea. Tom's boat had dents and scratches from other boats careening into her and all the windows were blown out but she survived the storm. I credit Tom's 20 years in the Coast Guard with acquiring the knowledge that it took to survive the storm.</div>
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I learned that in the midst of the storm Tom ran out into the street in an effort to stop the church steeple (shown above) from blowing down the street. When I asked him what he was thinking he just shook his head and said "I don't know. I just wanted to stop it from blowing away." The blue tarps on the church roof show they are still waiting for the insurance company as well.</div>
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But the island is coming back. The spirit is alive and well and Sadie Sea is waiting at anchor for the tourists to return. (She is the red one in the middle of the boats in the photo above.)</div>
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After a few months of doctor's and veterinarian's appointments, Daisy and I took off for an easy trip back to Ft Worth to visit Aunt Louise. She was doing better and surprising Suzanne and the Hospice nurses with her daily vital sign readings. I told her my heart rate and blood pressure should be so good. I was sure Aunt Louise would recover from this latest round and be back to her old self again soon. </div>
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It was with a heavy heart that my summer started. I had first met Kim in 2014 while searching for the Lambert family, and we had bonded immediately. She was enthused about my nomadic life and promised to go with me on a trip to Alaska when she retired. She was only a year away from retiring from her law practice when the cancer struck. If I get to Alaska I will take her memory with me.</div>
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Mary and I were looking for 10 stress free days just lolling in the sun, Then Mary got word from her husband Jim, that the volcano was starting to come alive and was spewing hot molten lava just a few miles from their home outside of Hilo. Before it had barely started, this summer was becoming one for the memory books.</div>
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My 77th birthday was last month...No, I am not fishing for a "Happy Birthday" or a "my you really look good for your age" comment. I look and feel all those years but also know I am younger in many ways than most at the same age. I have packed a lot into my life and wish to continue to do the same in the future--only slower, wiser and as healthily as possible.<br />
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One day a week ago, while visiting my friend, Alexandra in Santa Fe, my heart started pounding crazily and I could not catch my breath. While playing with Daisy I suddenly thought I needed to sit down. Was Babe (my pig valve) collapsing? Was I having a heart attack? Were my traveling days over? And maybe my life? After a few minutes of resting, my heart settled down and my breath became more regular. And a light bulb came on in my brain. I went out to the RV and turned on the GPS to check the altitude--6700 feet! I was over a mile high.! So I smiled, clutched my chest, looked skyward, and uttered, "Not yet, Roger" (This should remind all of you out there over the age of 70 of Sanford and Son).<br />
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More important than anything is to realize that this life we are enjoying at this very moment is all too brief and, for all we know, the only one we will ever have. Are we making it count? If your dreams aren't being realized then start dreaming of something new. Copy someone else's dream. Find a way to squeeze your dream into the schedule of life's everyday humdrum demands. I took up writing something between prose and poetry and find it very satisfying. In addition, that is something I can do without taxing my heart valve.<br />
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So why am I philosophizing? Maybe it is because of a winter and spring of huge wake up reminders.<br />
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So, by the end of January, Mary flew home to her husband in Hawaii and to watch the volcano that was starting to threaten their little community. The lava was 6 miles away from their house but it kept popping up in new places. Some of her friends were evacuated but she was optimistic that things would be okay.<br />
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Sailingdowntheroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08278404769102581856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574423493606896560.post-45994256015478119362018-07-30T15:25:00.002-07:002018-07-30T15:25:27.611-07:00Disaster missed by a mileJo is in Oregon with her sons while the Carr Wild Fire rages on around her house. But the latest news is that the fire is headed away from her street. It looks like she is going to be one of the lucky ones--knock on wood.<br />
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I am spending the next three days at the bottom of Palo Duro Canyon near Amarillo and out of range of wifi and phone. If I don't re-emerge within the next 72 hours, send a search party. <br />
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Sister Mary and her husband, Jim will be joining me tomorrow for one night before I turn toward Santa Fe and they head on to Colorado. They are escaping the fallout from the volcano for a little while. It is scary to me how so many of the recent natural disasters have touched friends or members of my family. But, luckily all have survived.<br />
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<br />Sailingdowntheroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08278404769102581856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574423493606896560.post-806567728244228232018-07-28T09:16:00.000-07:002018-07-28T09:16:06.526-07:00A Revival I cannot seem to keep everyone up-to-date as to my whereabouts or the condition of my family so a blog revival is in order.<br />
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Like today. Sister, Jo, who lives in Redding, Ca, was evacuated from her home yesterday because of the Carr fire that is roaring down out of the hills and consuming everything in its path. Looking at the maps that I find on-line Jo's tiny, vulnerable house is in the path of this giant. But winds keep switching around and we have our fingers crossed that the fire will get under control before long. <br />
It looks like the local authorities are allowing her 30 minutes this morning to go in and retrieve some more of her belongings. Her son, Mike, is driving down from Oregon to pick her up and take her back home with him. Last year his house near Ashland was under the shadow of another forest fire that raged on for months. <br />
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I worry that our entire country is going up in flames and I see no end in sight to these conflagrations. There are so many theories as to what is causing them---inadequate logging, out-of-control beetles, diseases, incompetent management, drought, too many people encroaching on the forests, greed, climate change, politicians, etc, etc. Do I see any efforts to tackle these problems? Well, there is Smokey the Bear.<br />
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Sister, Mary and her husband, Jim are currently in Colorado while avoiding the fumes from the volcano in Hawaii. Their house is not in the path of the lava but the lava is close enough to be worrisome and the fumes are dangerous.<br />
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I am presently in the Cracker Barrel parking lot in Abilene, Tx and headed to New Mexico. I will start posting to the blog as I go in an effort to update everyone. If you have any problems viewing this blog please let me know.<br />
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Sailingdowntheroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08278404769102581856noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574423493606896560.post-70016014010962494352018-01-11T14:56:00.000-07:002018-01-11T14:56:00.771-07:00It was a Long Long Trip to Ft WorthFirst of all--Aunt Louise has made great strides in the last few weeks. She is eating again, gaining some weight, and talking clearly--though usually wryly and sometimes even sarcastically. She still cannot walk more than a step and can stand for just a moment or two. <br />
Yesterday she asked me where I would like to go and what I wanted to see. <br />
"Why?" I asked.<br />
"Because there are places I haven't taken you yet."<br />
"Like Tennessee?" I asked.<br />
"No, a museum!" Her reply was definitely sarcastic.<br />
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Now she regularly quizzes me on where I would like to visit or what restaurant I want to try.<br />
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Once again I stand in awe of Aunt Louise.<br />
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It took almost two weeks for me to get from Tucson to Ft Worth. In El Paso I started to sneeze and by the time I reached Van Horn I was coughing and running a fever. At the juncture of I-10 and 1-20 I had to decide what to do. I could not carry cold or flu germs to Aunt Louise and the more northern route was showing dips in temperature well into freezing. There was no way I was going to turn around so I decided to stay south and head toward San Antonio which was only marginally warmer. <br />
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By Ft. Stockton I knew I needed to see a doctor to stop this virus, so I spent the afternoon looking for a clinic that would see me. It was several hours of sitting in various offices and listening to receptionists tell me, "The doctor is too busy to see you today. Would you like to make an appointment next week sometime?" Finally a young doctor (he was all of 14 years old) saw me, diagnosed me, charged me, and pushed me out the door toward Walmart to pick up a prescription.<br />
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It was dark when I left Walmart and drove out of town to the closest rest stop where I planned to spend the night. Unfortunately, I was so exhausted I had not refilled my water tank and it was empty. Nor had I dumped my holding tank and it was full. But as I pulled in to the rest stop I practically leaped for joy when I saw a free dump station! Wow! Not everything is bad luck. I pulled up to the sewage receptacle, gathered all the gear and proceeded (in the dark) to connect the hose. As I turned around I stepped on something soft and squishy and almost fell. "What the.....?" Yep, the person that had dumped his tanks ahead of me had filled the area--with his sewage! It is the RVers nightmare! A faulty connection can produce a disaster.<br />
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My head throbbed as I pulled out the garden hose, connected it and hosed down the entire area. Finally, I could dump my own tanks but I double checked to make sure everything was connected as it should be. I smiled smugly as I opened the sewage lever, leaned against the RV and listened as the holding tank gurgled into the ground receptacle. It was the tiniest rumble that alerted me; I looked over in horror just in time to see a fountain of sewage come exploding back out of the ground! The system down in the ground was probably frozen and when my sewage (and also the RVer ahead of me) filled up the pipe, there was no place left for sewage to go except up and out!<br />
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For the first time in 7 years, I hated my RV life!<br />
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I hosed everything down again, and filled my water tank with enough water to take a shower. I knew I was going to need one. I also soaked my shoes (that are fortunately made of rubber) in a bucket of bleach water. Two bottles of anti-bacterial soap later I was in bed and asleep. It was two days before I was able to drive on to Kerrville.<br />
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For some reason I have not been able to transfer photos from my camera to the computer. I am hoping Ron can solve that problem for me.<br />
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<br />Sailingdowntheroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08278404769102581856noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574423493606896560.post-19940267573809957982017-12-29T09:36:00.002-07:002017-12-29T09:36:55.699-07:00On the way to Aunt Louise'sI am sorry to be slow in posting but I have been out of wifi range for some days. Oh how I hate driving through West Texas!<br />
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Yes, I have chosen to drive to Ft Worth--the longer way. First of all, Aunt Louise is now in Hospice but is showing very positive signs of rallying. Of course, we all know that's what Aunt Louise does best--rallying when the doctors have thrown up their hands and said, "there is no way she can recover from this." Her attitude is, "I can recover if I want to and no little, wet-behind-his-ears doctor is going to stop me!" <br />
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She is a 97 year old phenomena who informed me two days ago, "When you get here we are going to take a trip to Tennessee."<br />
I asked, "Why do you want to go to Tennessee?"<br />
She answered me as though I should have known the answer--"Because I've never been there!"<br />
I think we'll wait a little while before planning that trip.<br />
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Now I am stuck in a rest stop on I-10 about 300 miles west of San Antonio. The weather is cold and overcast, and there is a dense fog that is keeping me from getting out on the freeway. Daisy has been outside for her morning walk but she was back inside and into her bed in mere minutes. Inside the RV is comfortably warm but there is a very cold front that will be here by Sunday. That front is keeping me from turning north toward Ft Worth so I will wait. I fear the RV cannot withstand temps in the teens for many days in a row.<br />
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More later, if the wifi signal comes through the fog.<br />
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For me it is becoming sad. Aunt Louise has been in the hospital the last few days with, what appears to be, a small TIA. Suzanne took her home last night and this morning she woke to congestion in her lungs. I fear that her very ravaged little body is about to give up so I am beginning to prepare to fly to Ft Worth. Stay tuned.</div>
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One day my friend Lynda and I drove about an hour east of Tucson and 1/2 hr south of Tombstone to this small wetland area. It is a winter stopover for the Sandhill Crane and we were able to see a few thousand of them.</div>
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The summer heat in Tucson is sometimes nearly unbearable. But Tucson has a natural air-conditioner--Mt Lemmon--a 10,000 ft high mountain that rises straight up from the edge of the city. At the top there is the very cool town of Summerhaven and the southernmost ski area in the U.S.</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The word Tucson comes from the Tohono O'odham language. It translates to "At the foot of the Black Hill."</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Humans probably entered the Tucson valley over 10,000 years ago in search of large animals still present at the close of the Pleistocene era. Later inhabitants adapted to drier environments and eventually began farming. Hohokam settlements thrived from about A.D. 200 to the 15th century. The Tohono O'odham are likely descended from the Hohokam.</span></div>
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This was a lovely weekend complete with hot dogs, marshmallows roasted on a stick and a huge skunk that wandered casually through our campsite without the least bit of concern that one of us might attack him. </div>
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Marianna Scheffer (of the Blog, Hattie's Typepad) died on November 29th after suffering for almost one year with lung cancer.</div>
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Before her retirement Marianna taught (alongside my sister) reading, math and high school equivalency for ten years at Kulani Correctional Facility, the prison on the Big Island.</div>
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It was a year ago, in January that Marianna and her husband Terry came to Arizona for a visit. It was the last time I saw her though I will always be grateful that I spoke with her on the phone two days before she died. During that call she was laughing and joking but all the while, brutally honest about her condition. </div>
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Milestones: I have now covered over 100,000 miles in the last 6 years of traveling. I have had more than 200,000 views of my blog, I have traveled through 44 states, 4 Canadian Provinces, Washington D.C. and the Virgin Islands, (Hawaii and USVI by plane), and I've lost count of the number of museums, botanical gardens, monuments, parks and oddities I've seen. The most freedom I have enjoyed has been this summer when I had to pay for only a dozen nights (out of 210 possible) due to my wonderful solar panel. </div>
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One paid night was a campground in Oregon, a few more were in the National Parks in Utah, then there were two additional nights on the trip from Ft. Worth to Tucson. It happened because I was determined to find something pleasurable, or at least interesting, in West Texas--and I did. </div>
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Leaving the freeway at Abilene I headed south, passed a delightful little town called Buffalo Gap, and found Abilene State Park. This was also a busy weekend so the park was full but the Ranger suggested an out-of-the-way parking area with no hookups that I could have for $10. I took it. </div>
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...and the next morning woke up to a herd of deer. Not a bad night for only $10.</div>
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Daisy was thrilled with the sand and dug dozens of holes to bury her balls. </div>
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These sand dunes are remnants of the inner sea that once covered this area. The night sky was velvety black and sparkled with stars. </div>
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There was one night spent in Lordsburg, N.M. that was both sad and sadly common in much of our country. The heart of this town is almost dead. the vast majority of the businesses are boarded up, and there is no sign of a rebirth. </div>
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I found an open restaurant for dinner then went to this truck stop to park for the night. I did not realize until the next morning that the man in that car nearby was homeless, he had two dogs that slept under or around his vehicle, and that crow (or raven) was not afraid of the dogs, Daisy, me or the man in the car.</div>
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The best part of this Odessey has been seeing so many friends and family, making new friends, and discovering what a huge and diverse country this is. </div>
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I am back in Tucson for the winter, seeing doctors and dentists, and preparing to move my stuff into my son and daughter-in-laws new house in San Diego (my new winter retreat).</div>
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The festivities finally came to an end so Aunt Louise, Suzanne and I took a ride to Weatherford for the day. The above 'castle' has been a landmark in the town for many years and when Suzanne learned that Aunt Louise had never been inside, she arranged for a tour of what is known as Pythian's Castle.</div>
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This was the library and I could have spent hours here. The books were old and worn, many were the originals with a whole series of "Bobbsy Twins", "Nancy Drew Mysteries", dozens of the classics and even the first 'adult' book I ever read, "Lydia Bailey".</div>
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This guy is now over 100 years old! </div>
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Oklahoma City may have the usual museums centered around the west, its history, the native Americans, military, etc. but I skipped all of those. I was determined to find something different and I sure did. The Alfred Murrah Building Memorial was the start then I read about something called "The Womb". </div>
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I went looking for it and discovered this building that gave me little or no information but lots of interesting psychedelic designs....</div>
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...and a padlock on the front door with no sign saying when or if they would reopen. I still do not know what "The Womb" is about but if anyone knows....</div>
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I discovered the museum by accident--a tiny brochure on the bottom shelf in an information center along the Interstate. I tucked the brochure in my purse and almost forgot about it but, well, it pays sometimes to clean out your purse.<br />
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<i>The evolution of Skulls Unlimited began in 1972 when, at the age of seven, Jay Villemarette found a dog skull. When Jay's father saw his interest, he encouraged Jay to find and collect other skulls. </i><br />
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<i>In 1978, Jay entered his growing collection in his 6th grade science fair, receiving a 'Superior' award. That following year Jay won fifth place in the Oklahoma State Fair. After graduating high school Jay began selling skulls in his spare time and eventually turned this unusual hobby into a business.</i><br />
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<i>In 1990, Jay opened Skulls Unlimited's first retail location in Oklahoma City. Today, Skulls Unlimited has a worldwide reputation for having ......the largest variety of natural bone and replica osteological specimens.</i><br />
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The pictures in this posting are only the tiniest example of what is on display in this private museum. I have seen many dinosaur bones, prehistoric fish bones, fossilized insects, etc. but I do not recall ever seeing such a collection of modern animals and people. It was both beautiful and educational.<br />
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<i>Kyphosis, also called hunchback, is a condition where the upper spine curves causing a slouching posture. It can be either the result of arthritis, osteoporosis or trauma.</i></div>
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All descriptions in Italics are from the literature presented at the museum. The photos were shot through glass and there was a lot of reflection from the lights so they are not as clear as I would have liked. I definitely suggest, if you are ever in or near Oklahoma City, that you visit Skulls Unlimited.</div>
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<i>Before the bombing, Daina Bradley, with her two small children, her sister and her mother, walks into the Social Security office. Like thousands all across the country every day, they are there to pick up a Social Security card for a new son.</i></div>
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1.) Terrorists (political, religious, disgruntled employees, jealous husbands, etc) are to instantly lose their names when they become suspects. The names should be changed legally to John Doe #1 (Timothy McVeigh) to John Doe # 456 (Stephen Paddock). Their names may be legally changed back if they are ever found to be not guilty.</div>
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Before turning south on my return to Tucson for the winter I had several more stops to make. One stop was all the way across Nebraska to Lincoln where I planned to look up some very special people that I had not seen in years. </div>
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Here are three of the cutest, cleverest, brightest kids I have met to date.. </div>
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Rachel had arranged for me to park at the church across the street from their house which gave us a little more time for catching up on our news. It was terribly hard for me to finally drive away--these folks were so welcoming. And their boys absolutely touched me--each so smart, creative, and brave in ways that I will always remember. Daisy thought they were pretty neat, too.</div>
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<i>"When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing and, as we sat there in the warmth of the summer afternoon on a riverbank, we talked about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I told him that I wanted to be a real major league baseball player...and he said that he'd like to be president of the United States. Neither of us got our wish." D.D. Eisenhower</i></div>
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I wandered off the main highways in Kansas and found some lovely little mid-west towns that time forgot. One special feature of several parks that I came across was free overnight parking plus free dump stations. I took advantage of both.</div>
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In the park above, while dumping my tanks I failed to securely latch the door, and Daisy got out. Her bolt for freedom lasted about an hour as I chased, bribed, ordered and cajoled. I was exhausted and very out-of-breath before she got hungry enough to meekly climb back into the RV.</div>
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The park had free parking, free dump, free water and lots and lots of free and independent squirrels...</div>
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<b><i>CITY MASCOT: (a) The black squirrel is designated as "Marysville City Mascot" and hereafter shall be accorded all the rights and privileges inherent to such designation, including the freedom to trespass on all city property, immunity from traffic regulations, and the right of first choice to all black walnuts growing within the city. (b) Anyone who knowingly or willingly maims or kills a black squirrel or, who without permission from the governing body, entraps a black squirrel within the city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the conviction of which shall be </i></b><i><b>punishable by a fine and imprisonment.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>BLACK SQUIRREL DAY: The mayor of the City of Marysville, annually at nut gathering time, shall, with the advice and consent of the city council and the business community, proclaim a "Black Squirrel Day" on which day city employees and officials shall devote their errors to the planning of and participating in this day of celebration, parading, pageantry, feasting and other nutty or squirrelly activities appropriate to the day. Ord. #1027, August 28, 1972)</b></i></div>
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<i>In the year 1912, The McMahon Carnival came to town and, as an added attraction, they displayed a cage containing some black squirrels.The squirrels attracted the attention of a young native lad who felt sorry for the caged animals. A member of the band that furnished music that day reported that he witnessed the lad opening the cage door and releasing the squirrels. The rest is history.</i></div>
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Black Squirrel Day was set for the last weekend in October but I had to get to Ft. Worth for Aunt Louise's 97th birthday party. I will just have to come back some day.</div>
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