Practicing Rule Number 2

July 26, 2016

Rule number 2, to be exact: Keep your temper on a very short leash. Or, when owning a motor coach, patience is not only a virtue but a necessity.

I Fell in Love Twice (maybe three times)

July 26, 2016

In the early morning hours of Memorial Day, two days before opening, the interior of the place caught on fire.

Our Last Cruise....Getting Ready, Day 1

July 25, 2016

In the next couple of days I will post a new entry but in the meantime I have something from my old archives you might find interesting.

Our Last Cruise, Day Two

July 25, 2016

Diane put on white Capri pants with a black tank top and I put on white shorts and a black rayon Liz Claiborne for men tee shirt. For some reason in our old age Diane and I seem to dress in like colors a lot. We don’t plan it that way, not all the time. One of the benefits is, if we become separated while shopping or something, I can remember what she is wearing by looking at me and then find her.

Our Last Cruise, Day Three

July 24, 2016

“I want to go to the Windjammer! I’m hungry!” I did not voice these thoughts out loud. Diane was on the balcony talking to Christine on her cell phone. “We are on board. Did not take too long to check in, the cabin is the same as last year, etc, etc.”

Our Last Cruise, Day Four

July 23, 2016

We woke before the dawn. The balcony door was open with a gentle breeze blowing the sheers across the bed. (A bed without a dog sleeping at our feet)

I kissed Diane on the forehead and whispered “Happy Anniversary” she dittoed sleepily.

Our Last Cruise, Day Five

July 22, 2016

Another morning of delight began, another morning with no alarm clocks, no Katie Couric, no disturbing pager calls. Today is going to be a great day; a day of nothing to do and happy to do it. I awoke slowly, very slowly, and took a look out the open balcony door. I could see the village of Labadee.

Our Last Cruise, Day Six

July 21, 2016

Day 6 : Wednesday; Learn to Rub Her the Right Way or A very Adult Day!

We both woke around eight. Diane was still pretty mellowed out from the night before until I knocked over a glass of last night’s wine into the phone.

Our Last Cruise, Day Seven

July 20, 2016

At seven forty five the phone rang. I answered and it was the spa giving us our wake up call in time for Diane to keep her appointment. She was having the seaweed wrap and deep tissue massage. I envied her. I was going to be spending the morning without her.

Our Last Cruise, Day Eight

July 19, 2016

so ….we chatted for awhile, about an almost incident from the night before. You have heard the saying that it is a small world. Well the world is small, even on the world’s largest cruise ship.

Our Last Cruise Day Nine..The Last Full Day

July 18, 2016

We would be easing ourselves back into the real world, a place that I did not want to return to and in some ways, as I am writing this, I am still not there. I am still on the Voyager......

Our Last Cruise Day Ten..We have to get off the ship.

July 17, 2016

Diane and I woke at false dawn. Voyager was already docked. In just a few minutes the sunrise could be seen in the glass of the buildings outside our balcony.

My Name is Theodore (but call me Teddy Bear!)

June 24, 2016

My official name is Theodore. I have had a lot of names in my short life; Beasley, Bailey...I don't mind the name Theodore, but I like the name that Mom and Dad use the best ... Teddy Bear.

Gold Watch and Chain

June 18, 2016

Just after we placed our orders, I reached inside my camera bag, which I carry just about everywhere, and removed a square, aluminum foil wrapped package. It had a thick greenish cloth ribbon tied around it. I slid it across the table to Dad. He looked at it for a second or two.

“What is this? A block of chocolate?” He asked with a smile.

LIVING SMALL (Updated)

May 22, 2016

LIving Small........Less House, More Life!

My Rules for Full Timing in a Motorhome.

The SS Galileo behind a much smaller ship.

The Tango

April 25, 2016

Before Diane and I became Motorhome owners, and before my son entered college, we were avid cruisers. This is the story of our first one, which took place a bunch of years ago.

Our small but really good living space.....Less House more Life!

Fulltimers

April 20, 2016

Diane and I are living full time in our Motor Home. It did not happen the way we planned it or hoped it would...the transition from part time to full time has happened but it was rough.

North Beach RV Resort, Saint Augustine, Florida

Depreciation?

April 19, 2016

This subject pops up every now and then in the Internet forums where I hang about on a regular basis. It may be a post titled "Is your Class A a Money pit?" or "A motor home costs a whole lot more than you think it does!"