Life — Too Strange to be True!
Life can sometimes be stranger than fiction. From September until the middle of November, we lived one of those life experiences. In...
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Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Leaving the Land of Enchantment
After visiting our son David and his wife Melissa in Albuquerque, I came away convinced that New Mexico truly must be the land of...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Aliens Landed Just in Time for Christmas!
Oh, dear! What to do? As newcomers in this neighborhood, we want to fit in and be in sync with those who live so closely around us....
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
“To boldly go where no one has gone before.”
As a devoted wife, I recently accompanied my husband to see Star Trek Beyond. As expected, the movie bombarded the audience with...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Where Did Our Plans Go Wrong?
Yeah for order! Up for organization and well-laid plans! Down with chaos! NO — to confusion and disarray. I am a woman who needs...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Enjoying the Zigs and Zags of Six Flags
“Let’s take the boys to Six Flags!” Ten years ago, Chris and I had taken the two older grandsons to Six Flags. I conveniently forgot that...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Snobbery Slipping and Slithering Away
May 23, 2016: Looking out the RV windows at the lavish vegetation of the Ozark Mountains, I marveled at God’s creation. Both deserts and...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Enjoying the Ferocious, Trivial, Fanciful, and Significant
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Just when I decided that the fun of our trip exceeded all expectations, it got better! We received a wonderful...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Honoring Traditions and History
Out of respect for Colonel Sanders, we agreed that a visit to Kentucky would not be complete without some golden fried chicken. To that...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Turtle-ing Down the Road —Are We Home Yet?
Like turtles, people who live in RVs carry their homes with them. Being “home” depends on where we park. Although I doubt we will live...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Vocabulary Lessons Color Our Adventures
I could feel my Aunt Maggie twitching in her grave as we sat in the “waiting area lounge” of a Cummins repair shop. If you knew Miss...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Prepared for All Emergencies — or Not
It would be less than candid if I did not confess that occasionally, Chris and I face complications with our nomadic lifestyle. When we...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
Homeless Adventurers Find Two NOT Ordinary Events
Just as seeing ducks waddle down a red carpet at the Peabody Hotel is the “thing” to do in Memphis, attending the Grand Ole Opry sits at...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16
To Gamble or Not to Gamble - Vicksburg, Mississippi
Monday, May 2, 2016 Gambling money away in a casino has never been one of my chief aspirations. However, there we sat in a motorhome...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 27
Find Calm When Unexpected Events Fail Expectations
One thing that excites me about this business of living involves the outcomes of unexpected — even unwanted surprises. Monday was one of...