Thursday, July 26, 2012

PRIORITIES CHANGE, CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, & WE AS PEOPLE.......CHANGE‏

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SOME FARMER’S JUST HAVE MORE TIME ON THEIR HANDS THAN OTHERS…SEEN WEST OF MITCHELL ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON
Thunder, lightning & rain came stealing across the lake last night waking Kelly & knocking out our electricity long enough to reset all the clocks & timers this morning. Thanks to my Zopoclone, I slept right through all the fuss.
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My Uncle Harry had some health concerns the past couple days so Kelly & I slipped down to see how he was doing this afternoon. He was looking good in his gray pants & pink shirt. Last week when we got there he was having a shave.
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Over the years we have all read many posts by RV folks. We have followed Full Time people as they excitedly made their transition from sticks & bricks to wheels.   We have followed Snow Birders busily readying their rigs for another season in the South. We read about all their hopes & dreams, their plans, their apprehensions & their fears. And, in many cases we continue to follow many of these folks for years in their changing lifestyles. It's exciting, it's invigorating, & it's enlightening as new & old RVing Bloggers eagerly keep us informed of their travels.  But, not so much…….when travels end.
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EVENING TRAIL
Kind of seems to me like old RV'ers just sort of quietly fade away into the mainstream from whence they came. But I'm sure they are all much the wiser for their traveling experiences.  And, we the many readers are that much the wiser from reading their many experiences as well.  We all have to understand how our priorities change, our circumstances change & most of all, how we as people change. Check out recent Full Time RV'ers Terry & Martha from GYPSY LIFE JOURNAL as they deal with selling their Motorhome & transitioning themselves back into a much anticipated & welcome sticks & bricks lifestyle.
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Some good info from commenters Wednesday about dogs & onions. I knew about chocolate being bad for dogs but not onions. When Pheebs & I split a sub I generally pull her Tuna chunks off the bottom of the Sub.
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HAVING A BIG SNOOZE ON DAD’S LAP TODAY
GROANER'S CORNER:(( Winston Churchill once said, 'The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter' & Ronald Regan once said, 'The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the Government and I'm here to help.''
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13 comments:

  1. That hay truck is cool!

    And most dogs don't like the taste of onions, anyway and spit them out.

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  2. You can tell Pheebs is feelin' the love!

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  3. change is a good thing..it means we are still alive and able to make decisions for ourselves!!

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  4. Love that hay truck. Some change I really enjoy, others not so much. But without the rough ones I really wouldn't appreciate the good changes.

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  5. Someday our change will come!

    Love the hay truck. You see the darndest things.

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  6. I have to agree, that hay truck is cool!
    Change is always good, the hubby and I made a big change last year moving from B.C. to Alberta. A good change with no regrets!

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  7. Uncle Harry looks like a fun guy...
    He sure seems to do well for his age. I'm begining to realize how hard old age is.....
    Lets hope well all get there and do as well as he does!

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  8. Like the Hay truck , but no enough spare time here on this farm, so I am told. Change is always good.

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  9. Rasins & grapes are also toxic for dogs.

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  10. Raisins and grapes and chocolate and onions..oh my!
    Things can change in a heartbeat..I understand you concern for Uncle Harry. Den's Uncle Junior will be 89 and his wife 97 this fall..and HIS health is in steady decline. We are trying to get them to go into Sr. Living..They have no kids and really NEED to get out of their own home!

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  11. Yep, we all have to come off of the road one way or another at some point.

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  12. Right now, being "anytimers" appeals to Chuck and I. We have a simple almost 30 year old single wide mobile home (in very good shape!) up on a hilltop in Truth or Consequences NM. We are full time on the road at least 8 months a year, the longest time was 16 continous months. The other times, we go to our home in NM to catch up on projects we like to do at home. Seeing your Uncle Harry at this stage of his life reminds us why. We go the road as much as we can while we are able, but when the time comes to get off the road, we have a place to go. Uncle Harry looks great and I hope we are looking that good at his age! But off road! We are looking forward to when your wheels hit the road again!

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