I had a great visit with my friend Penelope in Charlotte, NC. Penelope and I worked around the country when she was 24 and I was 23 - west of the Mississippi. That was 41 years ago. And Penelope looks the same. She said I was lying when I said that, but, I tell you, she sure looks the same to me. I spent a few days there, with Penelope, her husband, daughters, grandkids and father. I got my baby fix, holding Madeline for long periods of time. Four years ago I had gotten my baby fix by holding Aiden for long periods of time. I told the kids I'd probably be back in 2 years, so they better get busy, because I'll want another baby fix.. Penelope and I reminisced about our year and a half. One of us would remember something the other hadn't and we relived the memories. Penelope even called someone to whom she hadn't spoken since San Francisco. It was a great deal of fun. I wish she were free and could travel around with me.
The next campground I stayed at was in Lynchburg. There were some things I wanted to see, so Gypsy (my GPS) and I took off in the late morning. I had addresses, and assumed all were in Lynchburg. After landing in a mobile home park, I tried another town, and "voila," I got to this pottery manufacturer out in the "boonies." I opened a factory door and asked where the store was. I was directed back to where I had passed it, but was told it was closed. So, I just peeked in the windows. Then, the next address was many miles away. I think I was going from 1 side of the town to the other, twice, and I ended at a house on a busy street, so I circled around and got the same thing. All this in the rain. I gave up and headed back about 4 hours after I left. When I left the next morning I turned the wrong way, and started looking for a turnaround. Gypsy suggested one, but it looked like a cart path to me, and I kept going. I turned up a road, and very quickly wished I hadn't. I wasn't afraid I'd lose the coach in those massive puddles (yes it was still raining), but I wondered about the car I was towing. I also had visions of getting stuck in the mud, and "calling" for a tow service (no cell phone reception either). I didn't want to knock on the doors of the houses on that path. But, thank You, God, I came out the other end with no damage except another layer of mud. Last night it poured all night and washed that mud right off my vehicles.
Twice on this trip I pulled into a campground I had visited 4 years ago. I haven't known until they put my name in the data base. Four years ago I pulled off the road because they predicted snow, and stayed at a campground for 3 days. It was kind of fun coming back. This time the ground was clear and I could use the water and sewer. And.... I had neighbors!!
This cat of mine is SOOOO naughty. She scratches the screen, and everything else. I punished her by putting her in her carrier. When I let her out, I told her if she scratched it again, I'd put her back in the carrier. She immediately walked over and scratched. So back in the carrier, let her out, scratched the screen, ran away and hid, back in the carrier. What? Does she think this is a game?
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