Oh McCall, how I’ve missed you. 2015 was turning out to be a rough one and I looked forward to our week-long trip like a small child looks forward to Christmas morning. Mark’s dad had not been well and passed away in May. I found a lump in my neck in February that turned out…
Author: Maureen
McCall 2007
Picking up from the last blog… We couldn’t wait to get back to this place and this campground. We were back the very next summer for a week including Independence Day. Mark’s mom and stepdad joined us along with his brother and family and our dear friends Bill & Deb with their younger two kids….
Heaven on Earth: McCall, Idaho
Let me tell you about this little gem of a campground tucked in the beautiful Idaho pines. It is hands down one of my favorite places to visit and definitely my favorite place to camp. McCall is a quaint lakeside town on the banks of Payette Lake located 100 miles north of Boise. It’s a…
Pesto Zucchini Zoodles
Eating healthy. Why can’t we eat cookies and bread all day and still fit in our clothes? At Mark’s last physical, the doctor told him to reduce his overall carbohydrate intake. There isn’t a concern for his blood sugar but in general we Americans eat far too many carbs. I know this but, insert whine…
Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Sauce
Here Fishy Fishy is the name of my seafood recipe board on Pinterest. I don’t know how many recipes I’ve pinned to that board but I keep coming back to this fish taco recipe that my friend Terri shared with me. It’s fast and easy and you probably have all the spices in your pantry…
Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken
Oh happy day. Mark is home for a stretch so I get to cook. Oh, I cook when he’s gone but its super easy stuff like thick sliced tomatoes with Parmesan cheese in the toaster oven or leftover chicken noodle soup. I’ll make a pot of soup and freeze it in double sized serving containers…
Cleanest Shower Ever!
We bought our Phaeton on consignment and it was clean enough. But not really clean and the shower definitely was not really clean. I had half a day to do a deep clean before our first trip. I pulled out my trusty vacuum and steam mop along with all the cleaning supplies and went to…
Fancy New LED Lights
Not long after we bought our new to us Phaeton, we took a weekend trip just to learn all about this new toy. We chose Tombstone, both because it was a quick drive but it would also give me a chance to learn to drive this thing. I chickened out on driving through Tucson during…
Hiking the Tallest Peak in Contiguous United States
Mt. Whitney is the tallest peak in the lower 48 at a whopping 14,508 feet. Hiking the peak that has been a bucket list item for Mark for many years. We weren’t going to be in Lone Pine long enough and we didn’t get a permit so going all the way to the top was…
Hiking Lake Tahoe
After the wedding in Bend, Oregon we started our trek home. We hadn’t been to Lake Tahoe in 28 years so we decided to venture back to our desert home the Tahoe way. It was a long drive with yet another alarm clock blaring way too early on vacation. Seriously, does anyone else set an…