As we were driving back from Texas in late May envisioning our pandemic summer, we never would have guessed that it would be so enjoyable.   There was plenty that we didn’t do… no day trips to Boston, Portland, Salem, or Ogunquit. No visiting of favorite museums like the Currier in Manchester or MFA in…

Trip back to NH We finally pulled out of Galveston on Monday, May 18th, two months later than we originally planned thanks to coronavirus. We did have a lovely stay here and will look forward to being back again next winter for a few months. Since our doctors are now down in this general area,…

We’re leaving Galveston on Monday, May 18th, and, if things go according to plan, we’ll land at Old Stage Campground in Madbury, NH on Monday, June 1st. We’re spending several days in Livingston, TX after we leave Galveston to take care of some paperwork… signing Wills, POAs, and hopefully getting the RV inspected.  Our 3…

(Never thought this would be a topic for a blog post! What a strange world we’re in now!) Why 20? Because 20 seconds is how long we’re supposed to wash our hands… it seemed fitting.hands… it seemed fitting. 1. Grocery shopping: How that has changed! When to go to the grocery story, what empty shelves…

Wed., Mar. 11th – Mar. 16th, 2020 Wednesday morning was still an innocent time before the onslaught of social distancing… We headed off to San Marcos to visit dear friends Meigs & Paul in their new home. M&P were our neighbors for over 35 years in Nottingham.  We saw their home previously under construction but…

Thurs., Feb. 27th – Tues., Mar. 10th, 2020 (This was in our innocent phase pre-Covid 19… although with birding we were actually practicing social distancing before it was even a thing!)  The gulf coast of Texas is a mecca for birding particularly in the spring when birds are migrating back up north. We’re taking advantage…

Mon., Feb. 17th – Wed., Feb. 26th, 2020 The first part of this week we did some non-fun things like working on our 17 page Estate Planning document, beginning 2019 tax prep, starting to clean the exterior of the RV (that was more a Gary thing than a my thing), and we had dermatology skin…

Sun., Feb. 9th – Sun., Feb. 15th, 2020 Least you think it’s all rainbows and unicorns, this week we did have the usual chores of laundry, grocery shopping, and paying bills. Plus in our case additional “chores” are planning future travel and making reservations. That’s what we call a fun chore. Another chore we tackled…

Sat., Feb. 1st – Sat. Feb. 8th, 2020 We said goodbye to Andy & Linda as they headed off to visit our Aunt & Uncle and cousins in Corpus Christi for a few days then on to Belton, TX which is their home base. We will miss them. It was fun spending a month together.…

Mon., Jan. 20th – Fri, Jan. 31st, 2020 We headed back to Galveston Island State Park with Linda & Andy. We learned a valuable lesson on this second outing. Best to visit here when it hasn’t rained a day or two before. Twas beyond muddy! Andy gave up and sat at one of the overlook…

Mon., Jan. 13th – Sunday, Jan. 19th, 2020 Today my brother Bob and his delightful lady friend Deb arrived from the Dallas area along with our cousin Dale and his lovely wife Delilah from Corpus Christi. Such fun to have everyone together! Andy & Linda are still here parked next to us until the end…