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Year 3 Summary – What Do the Numbers Say – Part 2

A bit of housekeeping before the rest of the post: when switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org, my subscriber list didn’t transfer, so my email subscribers may want/need to look back at the last...

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Thoughts on Seasonal Camping 

It’s hard to believe our time at Country Oaks is over!  What an awesome summer we’ve had!   To share a bit of background so you know my perspective on the titled topic – Bill and I started camping with...

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Bride-To-Be Came to Visit!

What’s been going on?  Summer is over and I’ve fallen behind.   That’s not to say I haven’t posted, because I have, I’ve posted our year end summaries. I say “our” because Bill contributes to the...

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Year 3 Musings & Rememberances…

By now I’m sure you’ve read the first 2 year 3 Summaries – what do the numbers say?  In case you missed them – here are links: What Do the Numbers Say Part 1; Part 2 This post will not contain numbers...

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Water Heater started leaking!!

I noticed a small water trail under the water heater cover. There is only one reason why water would be coming from that area, the tank itself is leaking! I did some research and we have a Suburban...

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Leaving Jersey…

The bride-to-be headed home, leaving Bill and I with 12 days til we would be moving west.  We planned 5 nights at our home Elks Lodge in Ephrata.  Our next stop would then be out to Somerset for the...

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Next Up – Lancaster County…

The day we lifted our jacks and said our final goodbyes to Country Oaks was an exciting one! We weren’t in a big hurry, the expected drive time to Ephrata, PA was 3 1/2 hours – not too bad!  Even...

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BKAO -Snippet – Repair Baggage Door 

The baggage door attachment point for the pneumatic lift cylinder was coming off. I would try to tighten the screws but they were starting to strip out and were not able to hold it tight. One day it...

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Southwest PA

Our extended visit to this corner of the state was for our daughters nuptials, but we did take some time off wedding planning to chill and hang out.  This will be the first time I write two posts about...

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BKAO-Snippet-Homemade Ginger Lime Vodka

If you like a Moscow Mule or a Dark and Stormy that means you like the ginger lime combination. It also means you will love this easy to make Ginger Lime Vodka. And it’s only 4 ingredients. The...

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BKAO-Snippet- Anderson Valve Rebuild-FREE?!

Is your Anderson 4-way valve really hard to turn?  Does your fresh water tank fill when it’s not supposed to?  If so your Anderson Valve may need to be rebuilt. It’s quite simple and may actually not...

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Southwest PA

Our extended visit to this corner of the state was for our daughters nuptials, but we did take some time off wedding planning to chill and hang out.  This will be the first time I write two posts about...

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BKAO-Snippet-Homemade Ginger Lime Vodka

If you like a Moscow Mule or a Dark and Stormy that means you like the ginger lime combination. It also means you will love this easy to make Ginger Lime Vodka. And it’s only 4 ingredients. The...

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BKAO-Snippet- Anderson Valve Rebuild-FREE?!

Is your Anderson 4-way valve really hard to turn?  Does your fresh water tank fill when it’s not supposed to?  If so your Anderson Valve may need to be rebuilt. It’s quite simple and may actually not...

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AMAZON – Second Time Around!

After traveling from southwest PA with our friends, Steven & Linda, (of The Chouters), we arrived back at Heartland RV Park in Campbellsville, KY, on Wednesday, October 11. It was a very different...

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Workamper News Article!

I am very happy and excited to share that I had an article published in Workamper News!  They ran an ad, I believe back in August, for stories from people who had taken their RV to, and workamped in,...

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BKOA-Snippet- D.I.Y. Heated Water Hose

Heated water hoses can be expensive to buy. Here’s how you can make your own and save some money.   First you need to determine how long of a hose you need for your cold weather camping. Don’t make a...

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What a Difference a Day Makes at Amazon

We’ve been here in C’ville, KY, for just about a month – hard to believe!  As I begin this post, we just finished Day 2 of our 5th week!  At the end of this week, we will be half done!  Well, time wise...

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Why you need a Dashcam

I came across this video today (on Thanksgiving Day) and remembered feeling extremely relieved and thankful that I didn’t run into the back of that car. This could have ended much differently if I was...

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Another Amazon Week in the Books…

To start – I’d like to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends and faithful followers! What am I thankful for this year? I’m thankful for my husband and best friend, Bill; I’m thankful for my...

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