2019 Reflections

It’s that time of year when we reflect back on a wonderful year of travel and fun! Last January through mid April we were in Mesa, AZ. Unfortunately we had to deal with Bob’s health scare which shook us both up, but resolved itself with time. He also had cataract surgery. During those months we did have some fun, however; I learned to play the harmonica and played in the Mardi Gras parade...

...we took a boat tour of nearby Saguaro Lake...

...and I performed in the park’s variety show.

We left Arizona in April and headed east for Tucson and were able to get to Palomas, Mexico for a little fun.

Unfortunately we suffered a series of motorhome breakdowns that had us limping (or being towed) from town to town while several repair facilities tried to fix our coolant system problems. We were towed to Fort Stockton, TX, then to Odessa where we spent a week.

We broke down again just outside of San Antonio, TX. But once Cummins tweaked something in San Antonio we were good to go. We enjoyed visiting with my sister, Gail, and saw the Witte Museum.

From there we were on to Livingston, TX, Monroe, LA, Tuscaloosa, AL, and then to Loudon, TN where we had our own concert inches from our motorhome.

We were on a series of one night hops on these trips, and while we enjoyed the scenery we were getting a little tired!

We spent the night in Salem, VA at Dixie Caverns, then pushed on to Centreville, VA before crossing the bridge from Delaware to New Jersey.

Being back in New Jersey is always fun, spending time with children and grandchildren as well as friends. Our summer was filled with activities!

South Jersey Spinners and Handweaver’s gathering

GrandCamp in Lancaster, PA

Visiting Philadelphia

We helped our daughter pack for Idaho and she and her family said goodbye to their NJ home.

After a fun filled summer Bob and I headed west again, stopping in Lancaster, PA for a little grownup tourism before continuing to to Pittsburgh.

We found the Warhol museum...

...and toured Kentuck Knob.

From there we stopped at a series of state fairgrounds. We ALMOST got stuck under a too-low bridge in Columbus, OH.

We traveled to Indianapolis, IL, then moved to E. Peoria, IL and then Dubuque, IA where we visited our niece and her wonderful family.

I checked a place off my bucket list when we got to Deborah, IA and the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum.

Bob and I continued on across Iowa and Nebraska before turning south to Golden, CO. We used that campground as a base to visit the Schacht Spindle Company and Celestial Seasonings Tea.

We even were able to squeeze in a visit to a quilt museum and a tour of the Coors Beer Factory.

In Granby, CO we stayed at a ritzy campground and saw the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Then it was on to Pueblo, CO where we met up with friends Mike and Retha.

From Pueblo we travelled to Questa, NM, visiting the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument and  taking in the Taos Fiber Festival with my friend Marilou.

We spent a week in Santa Fe and were inspired by a giant loom in the folk art museum there.

After Santa Fe we stopped in Deming, NM for a trip into Mexico and to the dentist whom we see.

And in Tucson we saw our friends Chuck and Linda before moving on to Mesa for the winter. 

We’ve had a lovely fall and Christmas, and I will give more details next time on what’s been going on this past month.

Until then, Happy New Year!