Travel
It's much warmer today than it has been the past couple of days, and I'm pretty tired of hot weather. Unfortunately Nature doesn't care what I'm tired of!
A note to Geocaching, please email me at mgypsy97 at aol dot com if you are interested in the books I mentioned yesterday. (UPDATE: I didn't receive anything from you: Please try again at mgypsy97 at aol dot com or at
gypsy97 at gmail dot com.)
A word about Kathy's comment, I also sort of enjoyed living in the space of my 5th wheel and thought maybe I could just stay in an RV park somewhere close to my kids in Sacramento. An RV requires a whole lot of maintenance in my experience, maybe not yard work and such, but it does require upkeep and repairs. That's why I would prefer an apartment so that if the fridge wasn't working properly I could call maintenance. A/C or heating not doing its job - call maintenance. And so on. The quality of maintenance services varies of course, according to the individuals hired by the apartment complex. If I could find an apartment that was at ground level with no apartments above, it would be ideal. There are many single story duplex units in this area but they are all at least $300+ over what I could find in a regular apartment complex. Unfortunately, every apt. I've checked on is multi story and I don't want tenants above me.
An interesting option is a hotel/motel extended stay. In looking for apartments online I found two for studio apartments in a local extended stay hotel. They are furnished obviously, and I would store my furniture rather than get rid of it; the kitchenette is ok for a corporate extended stay, but it features a small (half size) fridge, a two burner stove top, and a microwave. I never cook anything in a microwave, but use it once in a while to warm something up. One advantage is free cable TV and wireless internet which is a heckuva savings per month. The down side is that the ad mentions something about taxes, and in CA as in most places, there is a hefty tax on motel and hotel stays. That could just about equate to the savings derived from the cable/internet. It's not a bad concept but it is unrealistic and impractical for me.
Shadowmoss left me a comment yesterday with a quote I just loved and that describes my entire life!
"We don't know where we're going, but we're on our way! "
This is a quote from deep inside Mammoth Cave from early explorers. Speaking of Mammoth Cave, my husband and I took our children there on a couple of occasions and went on several tours of the cave system. I loved it so much I wanted to get into spelunking and finding new passageways through the caves, etc. You can imagine that isn't an occupation for the mother of young children, and now that I can do anything I want I've become too claustrophobic to poke around caves beneath the earth.
I did find a lot more books that I'm willing to part with, although my Nevada Barr series is going to be difficult to say goodbye to. Barr was at one time a ranger with the National Park Service, and her books feature the character of NPS ranger Anna Pigeon; each story takes place at a different national park. One such park is Carlsbad Caverns, others are Natchez Trace and Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park. I bought these books used, and borrowed some from the library, i.e., Big Bend, Glacier, etc. I'm keeping the book which features Lassen Volcanic NP which is near and dear to my heart. Anyone interested?
I guess I should go collect my laundry hanging on the line across the street. I'm afraid that some day I'll forget it entirely and it will spend an overnight in the clothesline courtyard!
I'm hoping to get to the gym this evening.
- I'm All Talked Out!
A gentleman walked up on my porch at about 12:30 this afternoon to give me some news about the Park as well as the HOA. We ended up talking for about 2 hrs. about RVing, camping, Nevada, places to go, and I can't even remember it...
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Thanks to Phil for looking up the Sacramento hotel tax for me. I figured how much the tax would be and added it to the rent, and then compared it to my rent at the mobile home park plus TV plus wireless internet; the hotel would be $50-100 more...
- Getting Rid Of Stuff.
After reading Billy Bob's efforts to organize his great stash of books and the resulting discussion about whether or not to give some away or keep all of them, I decided to take a look at what I have - not nearly as many books as a lot of folks have,...
- Should I Or Shouldn't I?
I think I mentioned on several blogs past that I'm re-thinking where and how I should live. With all its problems and much needed repairs, and with the Park management providing constant irritation, I love this place. It is large enough...
- Cooler Weather
Today turned out to be in the 60's with the sun shining most of the day. I did 2 loads of laundry and had it hanging on the line - about 3:30 pm I looked out and the sky was dark with clouds. I got the clothes off the line and folded,...
Travel
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It's much warmer today than it has been the past couple of days, and I'm pretty tired of hot weather. Unfortunately Nature doesn't care what I'm tired of!
A note to Geocaching, please email me at mgypsy97 at aol dot com if you are interested in the books I mentioned yesterday. (UPDATE: I didn't receive anything from you: Please try again at mgypsy97 at aol dot com or at
gypsy97 at gmail dot com.)
A word about Kathy's comment, I also sort of enjoyed living in the space of my 5th wheel and thought maybe I could just stay in an RV park somewhere close to my kids in Sacramento. An RV requires a whole lot of maintenance in my experience, maybe not yard work and such, but it does require upkeep and repairs. That's why I would prefer an apartment so that if the fridge wasn't working properly I could call maintenance. A/C or heating not doing its job - call maintenance. And so on. The quality of maintenance services varies of course, according to the individuals hired by the apartment complex. If I could find an apartment that was at ground level with no apartments above, it would be ideal. There are many single story duplex units in this area but they are all at least $300+ over what I could find in a regular apartment complex. Unfortunately, every apt. I've checked on is multi story and I don't want tenants above me.
An interesting option is a hotel/motel extended stay. In looking for apartments online I found two for studio apartments in a local extended stay hotel. They are furnished obviously, and I would store my furniture rather than get rid of it; the kitchenette is ok for a corporate extended stay, but it features a small (half size) fridge, a two burner stove top, and a microwave. I never cook anything in a microwave, but use it once in a while to warm something up. One advantage is free cable TV and wireless internet which is a heckuva savings per month. The down side is that the ad mentions something about taxes, and in CA as in most places, there is a hefty tax on motel and hotel stays. That could just about equate to the savings derived from the cable/internet. It's not a bad concept but it is unrealistic and impractical for me.
Shadowmoss left me a comment yesterday with a quote I just loved and that describes my entire life!
"We don't know where we're going, but we're on our way! "
This is a quote from deep inside Mammoth Cave from early explorers. Speaking of Mammoth Cave, my husband and I took our children there on a couple of occasions and went on several tours of the cave system. I loved it so much I wanted to get into spelunking and finding new passageways through the caves, etc. You can imagine that isn't an occupation for the mother of young children, and now that I can do anything I want I've become too claustrophobic to poke around caves beneath the earth.
I did find a lot more books that I'm willing to part with, although my Nevada Barr series is going to be difficult to say goodbye to. Barr was at one time a ranger with the National Park Service, and her books feature the character of NPS ranger Anna Pigeon; each story takes place at a different national park. One such park is Carlsbad Caverns, others are Natchez Trace and Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park. I bought these books used, and borrowed some from the library, i.e., Big Bend, Glacier, etc. I'm keeping the book which features Lassen Volcanic NP which is near and dear to my heart. Anyone interested?
I guess I should go collect my laundry hanging on the line across the street. I'm afraid that some day I'll forget it entirely and it will spend an overnight in the clothesline courtyard!
I'm hoping to get to the gym this evening.
- I'm All Talked Out!
A gentleman walked up on my porch at about 12:30 this afternoon to give me some news about the Park as well as the HOA. We ended up talking for about 2 hrs. about RVing, camping, Nevada, places to go, and I can't even remember it...
-
Thanks to Phil for looking up the Sacramento hotel tax for me. I figured how much the tax would be and added it to the rent, and then compared it to my rent at the mobile home park plus TV plus wireless internet; the hotel would be $50-100 more...
- Getting Rid Of Stuff.
After reading Billy Bob's efforts to organize his great stash of books and the resulting discussion about whether or not to give some away or keep all of them, I decided to take a look at what I have - not nearly as many books as a lot of folks have,...
- Should I Or Shouldn't I?
I think I mentioned on several blogs past that I'm re-thinking where and how I should live. With all its problems and much needed repairs, and with the Park management providing constant irritation, I love this place. It is large enough...
- Cooler Weather
Today turned out to be in the 60's with the sun shining most of the day. I did 2 loads of laundry and had it hanging on the line - about 3:30 pm I looked out and the sky was dark with clouds. I got the clothes off the line and folded,...