Stayton Acres Spicy Bean and Lentil Chili12 minutes InstantPot Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Servings: 8 I’m inspired to make a chili that will need a Stayton Acre avocado on top to offset the heat. Today is Day 22 for me living in my travel trailer. I’m excited that I’m doing thisContinue reading “Stayton Acres Bean and Lentil Chili”
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Good People Should Not Die Young (ESPECIALLY)
Open Letter To The Entity Taking My Friends And Family From My Life: Too young. Too young. Too young. I am still sitting in the reality of losing one of the most kind, loving, friendly, funny and GOOD friend just days ago. Collapsed at work. Autopsy has not confirmed (to his family’s satisfaction) what exactlyContinue reading “Good People Should Not Die Young (ESPECIALLY)”
How Many Pairs Of Underwear?
I had no idea how much to pack on our new adventure. In a forum about RV Travel and Working I posted that question (explicitly for clothing) and the replies didn’t really help at all. A few people work FULL TIME JOBS and need business suits, there was one gal that mentioned she prioritizedContinue reading “How Many Pairs Of Underwear?”
Amanda’s Bench
There is a bench at the Hummingbird and Rocky Peak trail intersection that my husband put there in honor of our daughter Amanda Shoemaker. The bench that was there was falling apart and he asked the Santa Monica Conservancy if he could repair it. From scratch. He ordered special wood and sanded, carved and finishedContinue reading “Amanda’s Bench”
Shitter’s Broken
Living at Stayton Acres has been a dream for us. Not only have I learned how to wash a horse, we have had a slow and much needed education in RV life and how things can go wrong. After a very rocky start to our “RV Career” we grew to expect that we would beContinue reading “Shitter’s Broken”
10-4 Loud And Clear. 10-10.
I love walkie-talkie stuff. My sister and I had Chiquita Banana Walkie Talkies and inbetween building forts of our mom’s sheets in the livingroom we would run around the neighborhood testing their range (which was about 10 feet). 1985 was when I was stuffed in a Greyhound bus and taken from the secret Scientology InternationalContinue reading “10-4 Loud And Clear. 10-10.”
Sarita Shoemaker 