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A week in my hometown
Well, close to my hometown anyway. DeForest, when I was growing up in Madison WI, was a little village. Now it is a town with 2 water towers and more than 10,000 residents. My week included a number of social and recreational activities: Dinner with 5 friends from high school at Paisan’s which, in my … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 11 – Carlock IL to DeForest WI
212 miles via I-74 and I-39. Cumulative tow miles: 2079. Truck miles: 260. Cumulative truck miles: 2823. The extra truck miles were due to refueling and dinner out. This was another easy hop, with no problems with the rig. In fact, the mileage was suprisingly high: almost 9 mpg. There was a little rain, but … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 3 – Hermon ME to Poland ME
107 miles via US 2, ME 23, ME 11, ME 135 and US 202. Cumulative tow miles: 386. Truck miles: 200. Cumulative truck miles: 485. The additional 93 truck miles were due to the trip to Ellsworth, a trip to refuel and shop and the return trip from the repair shop. This route was not … Continue reading
Florida vacation – Days 2 and 3, Ocala FL
On the evening of Day 1, my son and I went around and around about how to best spend Days 2 and 3. He was in favor of going to Busch Gardens in Tampa; I thought that would be too tiring and expensive – I preferred Homasassa Springs Wildlife State Park which I thought would … Continue reading
First pilgrimage and a blowout
I used my last full day in Massachusetts to make a pilgrimage to Jett’s grave in Rockport MA. I wanted to see how her engraved headstone looked (pretty good, I think) and to say all the things that, in retrospect, I should have said while she was alive. Like “thank you for a wonderful life … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 6: Walland TN to Charlotte NC
244 miles via US 411, TN 338, TN 66, I-40, I-26, US 74, I-85, I-485 (southwest of Charlotte) and I-77 with a midway refueling stop in Hendersonville NC. Cumulative tow miles: 1055. Truck miles: 331. Cumulative truck miles: 1508. The additional truck miles were due to my sightseeing trip to Pigeon Forge and my two … Continue reading
Catching you up with my sedate home life
Not much has been happening for the past month at my home site in Fort Myers, largely due to the ongoing pandemic. However, there were a few things worthy of note. First, I took the truck into my favorite local mechanic to replace a light (two actually needed replacement) and, on a whim, asked them … Continue reading
Thanksgiving for one
That sounds sadder than it was. It was a very quiet day – just Rusty and me – but I rather enjoyed the solitude. I finished the jigsaw puzzle I was working on, watched some football and a couple of movies, read a bit then cooked myself a nice dinner: pork roast, asparagus, mashed potatoes … Continue reading
Life without Jett
It has now been a month since Jett slipped the mortal coil. My life without her is coming into focus. Some of the changes are obvious but others are more subtle and surprising. First, the obvious. I miss her. Every day. I don’t miss being the 24/7 caregiver that I became in her final months, … Continue reading
Eating for Jett
It is now more than 4 months since Jett’s untimely and very sad demise. During that time I have made great progress (if that is the word) on cleaning up her affairs – terminating credit cards, etc. – and packing up and shipping to her children those items that have more meaning to them than … Continue reading »