My Tattoos Meet Their Inspirations
I spent a lot of time in the woods as a kid. I used to pretend to make the frame of a house by arranging downed tree trunks in the shape of rooms. And I would routinely... Read more.
What I’m Doing in Confinement
It’s a little tricky here when the weather is bad and we’re inside the Airstream all day long. Of course we walk Banjo at least three times a day in... Read more.
Early Spring in the Campground
Spring seems to start later in the woods than in neighborhoods. Here it’s still just tiny signs, and I haven’t seen any of the gorgeous flowers that... Read more.
Cycles of Activity at Our Campground
Finally we’re having warm enough weather so that life, at least around the Airstream, is more as we’d imagined it. We’re eating outside, I’m... Read more.
How RV Quarantining Is Different
Disadvantages of RV Life As I’ve said before, we got out of D.C. just in time and found this campground that we hope we can stay in for at least a month. We’re... Read more.
Ways the Airstream Fits Me
Of course the Airstream fits me and I love it here—because the people I love are here with me. My specific point, though (I started with the above so I could use... Read more.
We’re Going to Be Here for a While
Well, Virginia State Parks have closed their campgrounds, and this is the trend for sure across the nation. It makes sense for people who are vacationing, but there... Read more.
Staying in Place in a Tiny Space
Oh, look at that bit of sun shining on the Firefly in my photo! We had that glorious bit yesterday morning, and I squandered it by sitting in the truck while Tracy... Read more.
Learning to Live in the Firefly during Downtime
Of course we’re not doing any of the things we’d planned on doing in Virginia for this stay: hanging out with friends and family, going to the kazillion... Read more.
Winter Hike and Indoor Yoga
I’m sitting here in the Airstream on this cold rainy day, writing because I have plenty of time, and I’m guessing some of you do, too. So maybe you’ll... Read more.
Settling in and Hunkering Down
We’ve now joined you all who are sheltering in place, and we’re relieved to have found a spot to do so! Since now I see what it’s like to have... Read more.
Leaving Today!
I’m writing this before we drive away, but most likely you’re reading it after liftoff. Airstream Name We’ve decided to name the Airstream,... Read more.
RVing during a Pandemic
Several friends are dealing with major life events at the same time as this Covid-19 pandemic (and the recession): I’m watching as friends replan weddings,... Read more.
Making the Trailer Feel Like Home
I’ve been pretty much obsessed with decorating ever since we bought this trailer. It’s designed well but without any rich color or style, just as you’d... Read more.
Creating Storage inside the Airstream
Each day we’re making trips to the Airstream, trying to build, buy, and rig storage devices so we can add organization to the oddly shaped cabinets. Tracy... Read more.
Prepping Updates
Okay, I can now provide details about our exact plans and answer friends’ questions. Yay for progress! This is what we know: The house is under contract. The... Read more.
The Airstream Has Landed
Yay, we brought her home! Well, we picked her up from the dealership, drove her down to Maryland, and parked her in storage, without wrecking, scraping, denting,... Read more.
Mistakes We’ve Made *Already*
(Plus actual updates on our progress.) In our zeal to downsize and prep the Airstream, we’ve jumped the gun on several decisions that I regret already. No... Read more.
Activities on the Road
Friends ask me what we’ll do once we’ve set up camp and are staying for a bit. Here’s what I expect—in photo essay form. Outdoors-ing Competing... Read more.
Small-space Planning
We’ve got a to-do list as long as my arm (really, both arms) of crucial stuff we need to take care of before we can leave, but I keep getting distracted by... Read more.
Preliminary Travel Plans
Our plan is to head west: on the fabled open roads, to the sweeping vistas, and, importantly, to free camping off the grid on BLM land and other RV-insider boondocking... Read more.
Are We Going to Work from the Road?
Hell, no. Retirement means spending all morning sitting under the awning of your Airstream in jammies, drinking tea and listening to the birds. It means going on... Read more.
Keeping a Connection to the Matrix
These interim posts are turning out to be a way to answer Frequently Asked Questions (better than my Not-yet asked Questions section). Here’s one: A friend... Read more.
What about Your House?
We are asked this a lot. Our answer: We’re selling it! No, we don’t want to keep it as a rental or an investment or a place to come back to in... Read more.
The Mindset of Major Change
You guys know that significant change and I are frequent dance partners. When we’re together there’s quite a lot of spinning; change gets me dizzy then... Read more.
Fixin to Sell the Frolic
Something big we need to do before we hit the road in the Airstream is to sell the Frolic. I’ve a friend who’s interested in her, but a whole series... Read more.
Paring Down and Gearing Up
Inside our house is beginning to feel spare, which makes it perversely inviting. Why did we have all that stuff in the first place? Paring Down First we gave away... Read more.
What about Banjo?
Unwittingly, we made a couple of smart moves before we knew we’d be hitting the road this spring. One was adopting Banjo. We’d both agreed we wanted... Read more.
Where Is the Airstream?
The Airstream is at the dealership because we haven’t chosen a place to store her, nor have we bought and installed a proper hitch to get her where ever that... Read more.
