Animals
The little town of Julian, California…
JANUARY 20, 2014. From our campsite in Ramona, Julian is just a short drive East on olde Highway 78. It’s an historic gold mining town near Lake Cuyamaca in the Cuyamaca Mountains, a premier mountain retreat, unique in San Diego because it has four distinct seasons. Wildflowers including lots of daffodils bloom in the Spring, … Continue reading
Ramona Canyon…
January 19, 2014. Brad’s birthday. Hard to believe he’s grown, married and the father of two little boys. It seems like just yesterday when… We’ll be here in the San Diego area about a month before heading north up the Oregon coast to Washington State to visit Florence’s brother in Toutle, near Mt. St. Helens. … Continue reading
Our roommate on the road…
DECEMBER 30, 2013. I’d be remiss if I failed to write a post about our on-board roommate, Tika. (Ted, our almost life size Christmas decoration-bear is hibernating in the basement until the holidays next year) Tika is Florence’s little 4 pound Siamese cat. She’s been with us for about 10 years. Necessity demanded that we … Continue reading
Gunner and Mima…
OCTOBER 10, 2013 This is a difficult post to write. It has to do with our two beautiful German Shepherd dogs Gunner and Mima. It’s been seven months since I started this blog and not until this afternoon have I been able to actually write about them…we miss them so much. They used to go … Continue reading
Leaving home…
AUGUST 27, 2013 Leaving our “Wise Old Owl Ranch” in Deerhorn Valley near San Diego wasn’t easy to do. It’s a beautiful spot. People ask: “What’s it like to live out there?” Here’s how I describe it , as Summer fades, Fall approaches and our Journey is about to begin: “Just when you begin to … Continue reading
