Susie and I returned to Apache Junction, Arizona, after a delightful Christmas with part of our family in California. Then on December 28, we drove between 3 and 4 hours to Bisbee, where we spent the night in the Bisbee…

Merry Christmas from sunny Arizona, Pardners!

When I was growing up, one of the Christmas traditions that my siblings and I enjoyed was having stockings. We didn't always have a fireplace on which to hang them, but they were…

Susie and Mark have left the park!  We're relaxing for a few days in a cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and attending two buyers' shows. We'll be shopping for items to sell in our ranger station next season. Sunday we'll head…

Join Susie and me at Moose Lake Christian Craft Village in La Otto, Indiana, this Saturday, July 28, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. We'll be joining thousands of other people across the country as we celebrate an American icon…

I have mixed emotions on Father's Day each year. I don't really remember most of the Father's Days I've celebrated since I became a father in 1976. The one Father's Day I will always remember came in 2005. Early in…

The exterior of our 2002 Winnebago Brave was beginning to show its age. Last summer I spent some long, hot hours, removing the old, faded decals with a heat gun and a putty knife. We checked on getting our motorhome…

Last night at 8:30, Susie and I parked our motorhome in the parking lot of our Fremont, Indiana, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort. We had spent 10 days in Mesa Arizona, enjoying the sunshine, the warm days, and the…

Last Wednesday Susie and I flew from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Mesa, Arizona. How we love this area of the country! Right now the temperatures are in the mid 60's to mid 70's. We're only here until next Saturday, but…

Howdy, Readers! 

​I know I've been silent for the past two months, but I certainly haven't been idle. Before I share with you what I'm currently doing in my writing, let me tell you what Susie and I have…

Our stay in California will end the day after Christmas when we return to Mesa, Arizona for a few days. I promised to share some poetry with you, and I thought Christmas might be a good time to start. As…