One of the last trips we took in our trusty Winnebago Class C was to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the granddaddy of all balloon events. We’d heard people talk about how great the event was for years but that did not prepare us adequately for the complete awesomeness of it all. We tagged along with…
RV Project: TV Upgrade
We love our RV. Every trip we take I’m reminded how lucky we are that this coach fell in our laps. The previous owner took great care of it, top to bottom. There’s only been a few updates that we felt were needed. Since we dry camp a lot, the first thing we did was…
Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberries were on sale this week. Like, really on sale for 50 cents a container. I’m a major strawberry and blueberry girl but I like a good blackberry as well. I remembered a recipe I’d come across for blackberry cobbler but I hadn’t tried it yet. Today was the day. I practically skipped through the…
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Mark’s cousin hit a milestone birthday in July. Dare I share the number? I probably shouldn’t. Playing a round of golf at Pebble Beach was number one on his bucket list. His wife set up it all up and off we went. Mark is a big golfer. He was even captain of the golf team…
Grandparents Abroad
We had an RV-less adventure recently when we took a plane (gasp) to the UK, visiting England, Scotland and Ireland. We hit all the main sights but had the added fun of tracing a bit of our family roots. My grandmother was English, a forever subject of the queen. She was born in the early…
Easy Instant Pot Blueberry Jam
Recently I shared a recipe for blueberry crumble bars that I made with homemade blueberry jam. Our dear friends moved away but frequently stay at our house when they were back in town. She always leaves something delicious behind and her strawberry jam is the bomb. I was lamenting the final teaspoon of her jam…
Labor Day
Labor Day was set aside way back in 1894 to honor the American labor movement and contributions made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of our country. It also marks the unofficial end of summer, a time folks in hot Arizona are welcoming with open arms! Our amazing summer storms have been few and…
Spot Free Clean
Keeping Mark’s girlfriend, aka our motor home, looking great is a priority for us. She gets an annual spa day where every inch is cleaned, waxed and polished to make her looking brand new again. Mark is the master of the dry wash after a particularly dirty drive and he cleans the windshield at every…
2nd Blogversary!
Today we celebrate two years of our blog! It’s been another year of sharing our food, fun, adventures and must have items. I’ve also learned much this year. Some blogs practically write themselves and others are major duds. My list of ideas is still a page written in different ink, some crossed off and some…
Sweet & Spicy Marinated Cucumbers
There I was, flipping through recipe books and scrolling through my All-Star board on Pinterest, looking. Looking for something to make. We were getting ready for trip to Happy Jack in the cool pines of Arizona and I was stumped. I’m not liking the scale right now so I was looking for something that was…