MaryLee Blackwell
Our First Five Van Conversion Oops: Learning the Hard Way
1. When you cut out the holes for the roof vents and windows, mind the minuscule metal fragments. They get everywhere and instigate rust...
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Tumbleweeds
and
Effervescence
Van Life. Dog Life. Travel Life.
Tumbleweeds n. /ˈtəmbəlˌwēdz/
Plants that break off near the ground and are tumbled about by the wind, thereby dispersing their seeds.
aka: Empty Nesters
Effervescene /ˌefərˈvesəns/ n.
Vivacity and enthusiasm; the hallmarks with which we create, explore and live.
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MaryLee Blackwell
Waiting. But Not Idly. Part 2
We put the house on the market on a Monday. That Friday as I was driving to Florida for vacation I signed the sales agreement via...
MaryLee Blackwell
Wanderlust on a Nickle and a Dime
Maybe I should have been offended by the comment a business acquaintance of mine made recently. She called me a hippie. The connotation...
MaryLee Blackwell
The Wilds: Ohio's State-Side Safari.
My sister, Kimberly, and I were driving from New England to Louisville, Kentucky to help her son move. On the way we saw a brown sign-...
MaryLee Blackwell
Waiting. But not Idly.
We talked a lot about what we wanted to do after losing our jobs during the pandemic. I was just about to enter my sixtieth year and Lee...
MaryLee Blackwell
Tedious but necessary
What we didn't realize was all the nitty gritty that has to be done before the ‘fun’ part of the build begins. Like removing interior...
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