New Beginnings

I've blogged for years and love it - it's a journal of where we are and what we're doing. This one is a new try in a new format.

One focus will be on my Gourds - I burn, carve, paint and create with gourds - in very amateur fashion. This is a fairly new hobby and I love doing it. It is very relaxing and makes me feel good. (Photo: beginning stage of the newest creation - stay tuned for further improvements and colors.)


A second major time-filler in my life is Genealogy - I research, compose, scan, and swear at old dead relatives. We manage to fit in visits to libraries, cemeteries and seminars across the country. (Photo: Great-uncle Will - he was in the Army during the Spanish-American and First WWs. We just found his son last year - that was cool!)




The Parks part of the title is where we live much of the time - in our 40-foot Beaver motorhome. We've been doing this off and on, full-time and part-time for 8 years. We still enjoy the lifestyle and we've traveled most of the country, plus a huge hunk of Canada - but still have many thousands of miles to go up there. (Photo: Pugs, Frog and Toad. Frog doesn't travel well and gets left in locked storage in Yuma. Toad follows us everywhere.)

Last is Partakes - we like to eat and do it often, daily, even. As we travel, we find new and great places to indulge our cravings. I'll try to share these with you. For instance, in Yuma in the winter, one of our favorite dives is what we all call The Purple Coyote - Tuesday and Thursday nights margaritas are only $1.00! And the Mexican food is not bad - there's a lower cost Senior Menu to save even more. (Photo: El Cafe de Coyote - the color isn't quite true)