Every family
Every family has: An alcoholic (or 7) Lots of moms (that turn into grandmas and look out for everyone) And dads and grandpas too Somebody who voted for Trump Somebody who most definitely did NOT vote for Trump… and a bunch of people who didn’t bother to vote at all Someone who hosts Thanksgiving dinner […]
Dumpster bread (a.k.a dead guy food)
So I’ve been baking bread recently. Michael Pollan’s book Cooked has a whole section on baking bread and he goes very in depth into whole wheat flour, why it’s better than white flour, and why what is marketed as whole wheat often isn’t really whole wheat. Listening to it as an audio book made me […]
Going to the dentist is more fun than reading your blog – a guide to making your blog fun again
Dear Blogger, When I read your posts, it makes me feel like my skin is turning a shade greener and I feel more like I’m going to puke than I ever did riding in the back seat as a kid when my step-dad was driving. I’d rather go to the dentist than read another blog […]
Starting a posting schedule
One of the best ways to start on anything new is to search for ideas and tips from those who have already done it. Throughout the process of having this site, I’ve read a bit on other bloggers’ tips about blogging. Many of them have been helpful. Others I’ve decided aren’t right for me, at […]
Bird by Bird
I wanted to start a series of posts to share about my favorite books. These aren’t just reviews of books I’ve read. I read a lot of books and don’t want to suggest anybody waste their time on books that aren’t truly amazing. I also don’t know that I can say much about other people’s […]
Why blog?
It’s funny how six months after starting my site, I’m thinking about the why of it. It started out when I was working towards RVing full-time and at first, I thought that I wanted a place to share about my travels. Even as I was first coming up with a blog name, I knew I […]
15 minute posts
Starting a blog has been a really great learning experience for me in a lot of ways. I enjoy the time I spend on it and love the process of picking photos, writing, editing, and coming up with poems for my posts. I love playing around with the formatting and getting it to look just […]
Designing cartoon Hoppy
I wanted to make a logo for the site that would feature a cute little cartoon version of Hoppy. OK, I think it would be cool to have a little cartoon of Hoppy, me and the van. Maybe I’ll get there down the road, but that was a little ambitious to start with. I got […]