Category Archives: 2022

It’s been a crazy few weeks here in San Diego! Our RV is safely parked in the yard of some wonderful friends while we’re temporarily planted once again in our dear friends’ extra house, and Momma Schutz has joined us here as well. I agreed to come “out of retirement” and take on the temporaryContinue reading “coming out of retirement”

What a fabulous treasure this past week was! We spent three days in San Carlos where Deron’s sister, Stephanie, wined and dined and entertained us in the best way, and then after two days of travel we arrived safely in San Diego yesterday afternoon. Food: Wednesday evening featured four types of homemade pizza – allContinue reading “all the food, all the fun, all the family”

Now that the cat’s out of the bag and everyone knows where we’re hoping to relocate after we head to San Diego for the holidays, I’ll just post some brief updates on what we’re doing in the interim. This was our last week in Bay Center. We drove around the Aberdeen/Hoquiam area one more timeContinue reading “you ought not to be rude to an eagle (Bilbo Baggins)”

In the midst of a rainy week of household projects, exploring our campground, and some rest and recovery for sick pups, we made time to spend a day in Aberdeen – and it’s really speaking to us!! The whole Gray’s Harbor area is so pretty, with a great eclectic downtown area full of lots ofContinue reading “I think we found it!”

Our original plan was to head over to the I-5 after we left Healdsburg, CA, so that we could avoid some of the twists and turns (and bumps and sway) of the 101 on our way to South Bend, WA. So, after we spent Monday exploring downtown Healdsburg, on Tuesday we headed to Red Bluff,Continue reading “jury’s still out”

So, I may have implied that we’d be heading straight to our potential new home in South Bend, Washington, once we left Boise, but in actuality, we took a small detour from Idaho through Oregon and Nevada to Healdsburg, California, so we could surprise Momma Schutz in wine country for her 80th birthday extravaganza. PleaseContinue reading “surprise! sorry if I misled you…“

I know I’m repeating myself, but Sunday’s scenery once again exceeded our expectations – Bryce Canyon National Park, and Red Canyon just outside its borders, are both stunning! It’s so incredible to imagine God breathing those spectacular rock formations into existence! It seems quite appropriate to have a breathtaking place like Bryce Canyon be ourContinue reading “OK, tourist season is over”

Our travels this week served to remind us how spectacularly creative God is. We visited three more national parks, but their landscapes were so strikingly different from last week’s parks! I’m so glad we bought that national park pass so that we could experience all the views! We’re based in Utah this week, so ourContinue reading “a completely different POV”

First order of business: I am truly sorry about the ridiculous quantity of pictures in this post. Just be reassured; this isn’t anywhere close to the total number of pictures we actually took. So I’ll keep the post brief and let the pictures speak for themselves. Secondly: don’t get me wrong, I was looking forwardContinue reading “OK, so I’m impressed”

This week featured some more wildlife – even a turkey in a tree! – and some wet weather. Wednesday was our last day in Whitefish; we spent the day shopping for souvenirs (in other words, a magnet – I’m a collector, in case you didn’t know, even though most of my collection was stolen fromContinue reading “turkey in a tree and other wild stuff“