Sunday, March 4, 2012
Hello from Maryland
After considerable delay due to mostly unavoidable problems, RV-related and otherwise, we are finally on the road, and checking in from New Carrolton, MD. It is just outside of Washington D.C. We stopped for the night at a Chinese Buffet for dinner, and I asked the owner if it was permitted to stay overnight in the parking lot in our RV. He said it was fine, as long as we were out by 10 AM. - a beastly hour, but on reflection, not an unreasonable request. It will force us to be on the road at a time that qualifies as “very early” in my private lexicon; but that is probably a good thing, as we do want to cover some ground and hopefully get to warmer weather sooner rather than later. Besides, most of the “snowbirds” in Arizona will be gone by the end of March, and we had hoped to check out a contingent of them in Yuma that we heard about a few years ago from a couple returning to their home in Michigan. The news lately has been full of stories about tornadoes throughout the Midwest, and some parts of the South. Hopefully, we have plotted a course that will keep us out of their path. If this turns out to be my last entry, you can assume that we miscalculated.
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Hello, there, Cousin David. My mother Nancy wrote me of this blog's existence after checking mine the other day--apparently, we both have the "Hawxwell writing genes," as she called them. Well, you do, anyway. Two other things we have in common--I used to be a high school teacher (burned out after four years, but the husband is one now) and I am a musician (taking a short hiatus to have a couple of babies--one due in June). I met your dad Uncle George when I was a kid and loved what I knew of him. He seemed to be such a kind man and always had a smile on his face. Plus, I loved his accent. Safe travels to you!
ReplyDeleteHi Krista. So nice to hear from you. Being an old man, I can't remember... have we met before? I figure that if we did, you would have a better chance of remembering than I would.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words about my dad. He was a great guy, and I miss him a lot.
You said that you also have a blog. Would you tell me where it is? I'd love to read it. I only get internet sporadically when I am on the road like this. (Today we are at a Starbucks.)
My best to you and your family, and especially the little one due in June. God bless you all.
David