I sure am happy to have survived the holidays. During December, some sort of Christmas flu ravaged our neighborhood. Much to my great sadness, I did not escape the lingering symptoms. But now that the New Year has arrived I feel much less tired and grouchy. Apparently the strain of flu I had turned normally […]
Fall Festivities in Arizona
Thanks to those of you who checked with me to be sure I am still around. I am definitely safely parked in Benson, AZ. Between music and RV repairs I haven’t had a chance to report though. I’ll try and rectify that now. On Halloween, I won $20 in the costume contest here at the […]
Fiesta Favorites and Funnies
The 50th Anniversary of Balloon Fiesta has ended. This year’s celebration will go down in the records as a very soggy event. Also I believe it was the first Fiesta during which the weather never allows an Evening Glow inflation. In spite of these setbacks, I still enjoy many memorable moments. Where possible, I capture […]
Let the Fiesta Begin!
I know that some of you are following my visit here in Albuquerque in hopes of learning tips to use when you get a chance to visit. On the first day of Fiesta this year I make the video below to give each of you an idea of what a morning session is like. Breathtaking, […]
Prepping for Fiesta
The last few weeks have been busy for me as I help to prepare the RV parking area for the hundreds of rigs headed this way for the 50th Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. This place, like others where I spent a lot of time with Storm is filled with bittersweet memories for me. I think he […]
The Sound of Silence
Parked south of Salt Lake City on my route toward Arizona, I hear the gentle whistle of a distant train. That faint mournful call, I say to myself, is exactly the sound a train should make. Not, as I have experienced for the last three months, a RV shaking, cacophony like a 737 landing on […]
