January 27th, 2026 – National Parks Changes; More Work Around the House; Seattle & Europe


I am trying to keep this first part as politically generic as possible. Make your own decisions…I know I have made mine. - S I have been seeing many travel articles about many major changes involving visitors to National Parks here in the States - especially foreign tourists. With regards to the changes to foreign … Continue reading January 27th, 2026 – National Parks Changes; More Work Around the House; Seattle & Europe

January 3rd, 2026 – Yay!; House Price; Travel Shows; Travel and Blogs/Vlogs


Well, it looks like I got the issue with the carbon monoxide figured out. Furnace ran all day for a few days; I was in it for many hours over the last few days with the heat running and there were no alarms. I am glad that is solved. I was not really too worried … Continue reading January 3rd, 2026 – Yay!; House Price; Travel Shows; Travel and Blogs/Vlogs

December 6th, 2025 – A Few Travel Things for 2026


As I started typing this post, a cat came out of the barn looking like it is carrying a trophy mouse in its mouth. He is heading for the neighbors a few doors west, which is really not very close - probably a quarter of a mile or so. Now, I do not have a … Continue reading December 6th, 2025 – A Few Travel Things for 2026

October 17th, 2025 – Vacation Rental Issues; When You Travel…


This morning I was perusing the morning news while having coffee and came across an article about vacation rentals - you know the ones...those popular websites that are an alternative to hotels. This article really shows you the lost time, problems you can get into, the extra costs you can incur and large sums of … Continue reading October 17th, 2025 – Vacation Rental Issues; When You Travel…

September 28th, 2025 – Packing and Travel Security


I just saw an article this morning about packing things for travel security and I just had to shake my head. I really do not understand some of the items being suggested. Unfortunately there are too many of these posts out there in the interwebs. You can usually tell by the self-aggrandizing titles that an … Continue reading September 28th, 2025 – Packing and Travel Security