My Romantic Travel Trailer

Some of you know that we have been

working on an old GMC motor home

for a couple of years.

It is kind of a 

"work on it as we can" project.

It's MyHero's DREAM vehicle.

So....

I have been DREAMING, too.

Here's what I dream of!

Pretty danged cute, huh?

It belongs to Amy @
Amy's Vintage Trailers

I love this one, too.

It belongs to Dottie @ My Vintage Travel Trailer

and so does this image

Yes, indeedy, that is what I dream about.

What is the reality I am dealing with?

 Oh, Yeah, Baby-

It ain't never gonna be 1976 again....

or is it?

Please put your sunglasses on before

viewing the next picture.

Polarized sunglasses would be good.

Remembrer Pantone's 2012 color of the year?

Do you?

What do you mean am I colorblind?

It's the same color-just a couple shades

brighter with neon overtones.

And, here you thought I wasn't

"with it"!

I know a hot fad when I see one!

I am sorry if I made y'all jealous-

but some days I just can't resist!

Pardon me while I go rake

my orange shag carpeting.

The Devil's Playground~

Well....

Some of you know that we

bought a

Lord-In-Heaven-
Bless-Us..

Motor home.

Now this is not just

ANY OLD

motorhome.

No..indeedy..

this is one MyHero has

been hankering for since

1976...the year she was made!

Time moves on..

but sometimes dreams don't.

If you missed meeting

Pearly Girl

you can read all about her here.

Anyway...

now that she is being

rent apart from stem

to stern we are thinking that

she might be

ROAD READY

by Fall.

We have decided our

first excursion should

not be too far from home.

We think we found the

perfect spot..

Only about 20 miles away.

A perfect spot for a

PASTOR!

Ahhhh...look at the

check-in building....sah-weet!

And there's an old mill..

And some wonderful old

outbuildings.

A log cabin..

and another piece of history

Then we drive up to see

some beautiful camping

spots...

Many of them are set up

as semi-permanent places

with decks and gazebos..

Oh..look..*sigh*

Ahh...we see one we like

but wait....

wait...

wait....

Ahhhh...Ummmmm..

Is THIS one of the neighbors?

Oh...these are cute little

gals...

ahhh-ummmm...

Well, THAT'S

an interesting...

ummmm..

camper????

Oh...MyHero says it is a

Fifth wheel..

Seriously...who knew..

I thought it was an outhouse

attached to a bus...

So...I'm thinking...

maybe we will just

camp in our own backyard..

Care to join us?

Bring your suspenders

and your rolled down nylons..

it's gonna be a long weekend!

TRASH pickup is free!

Pearl-Up Close & Personal

Now my friends...

If you remember~ I said I wanted pearls

for my anniversary...

Lovely, glowing, lusterous,

luminescent pearls.

MyHero chose to present me with

something that he says will

GLOW like a pearl

after THE ORANGE

is covered and/or gone.
Then, he says,

She will have earned her name...

THE PEARL

Come along to the garage with me..

which he insists he built with her in mind.

10' high clearance (most of THEM are higher)

And no more than 28' long..

so that he can walk behind her.

(He has already walked behind her ONCE-

you can find that story HERE)

But I don't think that is exactly what he meant

when he was talking about walking behind her.

There she is...oh be still my beating heart.

She was the MacDaddy of her time.

The be-all/best-all ever made.

Her wood cabinetry was hand polished and

oh-so-fine...still is...

Here's the door latch...

a bit smudged from the dreaded

Mechanic Fingers.We grasp the handle,

open the door,

and what do we see?

Well...carpet on the door.

How clever is that?

It is to "dull the road noise"

I am told.

Hmmm...thought maybe it was so my

footprints wouldn't show the KICK marks.

Upon entering I notice that the

ORANGE SHAG CARPETING

is in almost perfect shape...

because it has always been covered by this:Cool! No need to replace something

that is just like new...(MyHero's idea)

Right? Wrong-o!

Can you say Pergo?

Ooooooh...what is THAT?

Well, that is a STOVE

cleverly disguised as a stainless

steel countertop.When you raise the lid you see this:Oh great-Now I can go on vacation

and COOK...just like I do at home.

Whoooeeeee-can it get any better than this?

Oh. yes. it. does. because

here is the countertop and under those two

little cut outs are two sinks.

Wow! I can COOK AND

wash dishes...What fun for me!Not to worry...Whilst I am

washing dishes I can watch TV

and use all those VCR tapes

that I have so thoughtfully packed away..

Did I know this day was coming?>(AND...while watching TV I can

pop my popcorn in the

handy-dandy Radiation leaking,

tumor curing MICROWAVE~

All this for no extra charge!Glancing to my right I see

a dinette-where I can serve

each gourmet meal I prepare.

This little beauty adroitly folds down

into a BED -just in case we have

company. I hope they are not tired

when I am hungry or we are gonna have

BIG problems!Straightway ahead of the dinette is

the passenger seat where

MyHero will ride...

because, if you remember,

I like to drive...

and he likes to ride.Notice how he has hidden the FOR SALE

sign under his chair?

We would not want anyone else to have

the chance to own this beauty!

I will sit here.

I will drive.

I will drive with

a brown bag over my head

until this baby is NOT orange.

Turning around we head down the hall.

Refrigerator is on the right-past the stove.

Are ya LOVING that wallpaper?

Honey-it ain't never gonna be

1975 again! It's gotta go!Put your sunglasses on cuz

next up are the COUCHES.

Now, I want you to remember something.

This is INSIDE a garage...

There are NO interior lights on in here.

Look at this baby GLOW!The back of this little honey flips up

to make a bunk bed above

the lower berth...

Speaking of which...

do you suppose any berth making went

on in here? Oh..I see...it's spelled

birth-English language is funny like that, huh?

But now that I have thought of it....eeeew

Spray those suckers with Lysol fast~
Walking straight down the hall we

walk into the bathroom!

I see this....What IS this?

I dunno...but I'm betting I can

spray paint this little gem white.

Oh! Now I see...how VERY ingenious.

A toothbrush...cup...toothpaste holder.

What? No used toothbrushes? Really?

Did you notice the lovely blinds

up behind the counter here?

Ohhh...loooook...how.....cute...

It's a sink for midgets!

I can get my whole right hand in there

at a go. Whooopee!

Oh crap! The sink picture deleted

by mistake...trust me....it's tiny!

On my immediate left is a

toilet...no pretty way to say it...

it's a toilet.

Well, it's the right color

at least it won't show any pee.

And haven't you always just

LOVED CARPET

in a bathroom? uh-huh

Sitting right up close and personal

is the bathtub.

Now I'm not saying it's small..

but I have long legs..

I figure if I get my legs in there

and bend over

I can moon the people that are

directly behind me.

Whaddaya think?

Hope we're not moving at the time

I want to bathe. Now that I'm looking at it

I think the grandkids could probably pee

in there and I'd never know...

we have ONE that would...

And are you loving THIS special wallpaper?Well, that's our Pearl.

When she is all prettified

I'll come back with an update..

but meantime..

I'm thinking with all her

special things..

and all her sweetness..

and her coloration..

maybe we should call her

THE PEACH!

Whaddaya think?

PEARL IS A JEWEL

Some of you know I work shift work

at a hospital.

Sometimes I miss exciting adventures

when I work the 11am to 7:30pm shift.

Sometimes I am happy
that I have missed

an adventure.

Case in point....

Can you guess what MyHero purchased

whilst I was working?

Yep! Geez! How did you guess?

The behemoth pictured below is now my own!

Somedays I just don't know how I can

ever truly

Thank God enough

for having MyHero share my life.

Yessireee...I love all the

little surprises that he

brings to brighten up my day.

Some of them are right up there

with the dead mice

my cat used to bring me..

At least those I could
dig a hole for and bury.

But this...

this is

THE PEARL

and I think it would take a whole

lotta digging to bury this baby!

My daughter, Mimi came to visit

to see The Pearl..

cuz she didn't really believe that

I got A Pearl for my

anniversary.

Was it what you were expecting, honey?

To showcase the masterpiece

MyHero invited

the grandkids,

MamasBoy & TheSecretAgent,

Mimi & BabyE to take

her on her maiden voyage.

Destination?

Frosty Tip in Dyckesville.

Yes! That's right!

I said DYCKESVILLE!

About 10 miles from home.

Here we are...

At the top of the ramp off the highway..

Wait! Wait! What's that spluttering noise?

Oooooppps!

PEARL has gasped and

died because

SOMEONE,

who shall remain nameless..

Forgot to give her a drink!

And I'm thinking PEARL

LIKES TO DRINK!

I'm thinking she is one

expensive date.

Now me? I'm a cheap date

because I don't drink much..

Guess we'll see how much MyHero

likes supporting his new girlfriend's

drinking habit!

Back to the road trip here...

Hmmm...we can see the

little town ahead...

Only a mile away..

MamasBoy thinks (and says)
We can coast 'er in.

Kids are all excited..

Hey Papa! How come we're going so slow?
Coast...coast...coast...

Coasting past the sign.

Coast....coast...coast...
You would not believe the assortment

of people that you see

standing in front of this sign

having their picture taken.

Yeah...most of them have
out-of-state license plates...

and that's all I'm saying about that!

Look, Papa, Look!I can see the sign now...

It is straighway ahead...off in the distance...but poor PEARL
has s-l-o-w-e-d to a stop!

MyHero to the rescue...

He & MamasBoy & TheSecretAgent

jump out and proceed to

PUSH PEARL!
All of a sudden..Lulu starts shouting

out the window..

Stop! Papa! Stop!

We're here! There's the Frosty Tip!But Papa keeps going!

Lulu sadly waves good-bye to

FrostyTrip.

SweetCheeks uses her newest line...

I hate this wurhld!

Papa doesn't care what anyone thinks

because PEARL needs a drink

BEFORE

there are any ice cream treats.

Ahhhh....So Good!

Gas for one~

and finally....

Ice Cream for all.

All except Ria who was staying

overnight at a friend's house.

The next morning when she

came over she told

Lulu that she wanted to take

a ride in the

orange PLANE too!

Lulu said...it is NOT a plane, Ria..

It's a bus!

It's not a bus, Lulu..it's a PLANE
cuz Nana said that

Papa was FLYING solo

until he painted that thing!

Just as she finishes her conversation

the doorbell rings.

It is the next door neighbor..

She says that they can

smell diesel oil

and it appears to be coming from...

Yep! You guessed it

THE PEARL.

I rush around to the back garage

to check her out..

She looks okay

(well-as okay as she CAN look)

from the front..

But wait...

WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT IS THAT LIQUID

COMING OUT OF HER BEHIND?

Hmmm...looks like OIL to me..

Do you suppose

The Pearl

will be visiting

The Pearly Gates soon?

.....to be continued......

Did you say Buckingham Palace?

I was going to write about my

Anniversary get away..

but this...well...this

supersedes that!

Indeed it does!

I came home early from work because

MyHero called and said he wanted

to show me something special.

Ooooohhh...I LIKE surprises..

.....usually.....

We drive North about 30 miles to Door County.

Where are we going I want to know.

You'll see-is the answer.

Hmmmmm...looks pretty good..like the stonework.

Okay then...I LIKE the name of this place..
It's kind of dark in here but it doesn't smell
like smoke...all public places here
are smoke free as of July 1st..
Yeah...I'm liking that
AND
it has granite topped booths..
So far...so good!

Are ya with me here?

Hmmmm...eyes are adjusting to the light.

What's that at the end of the booth.

When I said I wanted MyHero to have a 6 pack

this wasn't exactly what I meant.
Oh yeah...Wisconsin has its

own rules.

I glance up..

What's that hanging over my head?

Why it's a wasp's nest...

of course it is...

Ah...sorry about the picture

quality..it was kind of hard to

see and I didn't want to drag out my tripod

and angle lights..

People might talk...and...

they might not feed me.

I glance slowly behind me..

Oh. My. Good. Lord.

They have killed Bambi,

stuffed him,

mounted him,

and placed him

under the head of his mother.Okay...I could have taken a hundred

flipping pictures

each one showing a

DIFFERENT animal..

but I will stop with this one...

which was straight way across

from our booth.

Cute, huh?

Yeah....He needs a bit of flossing I think.Not to be outdone by the hunters in the family

the bowlers have put on their

proud display.Nice place-I tell MyHero.

I know-he says-smiling broadly!I must say the food was DEEEliscious

and the drinks were COLD

and the food was HOT

and the portions were

KING sized-get it? Castle? King?

Never mind
MyHero tells me to hurry up

this is NOT the surprise..

I start looking for the door...

Aha! There it is..

cleverly stationed beneath

the GIANT stuffed fish!We drive a few blocks.

Close your eyes...MyHero intones.

I can't-I reply...I'm driving...

Oh yeah then...

don't look to your right yet.

Wait.....wait...wait...okay

NOW you can look.

I am standing in front of a

For Sale sign.

This does not bode well...

because I really don't want to

BUY ANYTHING.

When he sees this post he will want me

to remove this part...

because he won't want anyone

to beat him to this great deal.

I can hear him now....couldn't you have

erased the information off before you posted it?

Nope!

Here's the shiny door thingy..Is your little heart beating fast and furious?

Do you think you can stand it?

Are you going to die because

YOU don't have anything like this?

Huh?

Ready?
A peek through the window

(because the sucker is locked)

shows a beautiful, gorgeous

burnt orange interior..

yeah...remember those?

It also has a microwave from that era.

Great! I can stand in front of it

and do my own tumor treatments.

(should I ever need them)

Radiation Plus!

Ohhhh...he says...

wait til you see how nice the couches are...

they fold down into beds..

WHOOOOPEEEE..

The light glowing from said couches

almost blinds me..

Nice-I tell him.

I know-he says.

Next he enthusiastically whips me to

the back window.

Where I climb up on a doohickey that holds

something...who knows what..

and I see

THIS.

It's a toilet/sink/bath combo.

With orange curtains.

Yeaaaa...it matches the front end perfectly!
Ooooh...I'm loving that

retro wallpaper..

Gollleeee..I just can't wait

to get inside.

Please take note of the

orange shag carpet!

You don't see that much anymore.And now...for the outside...

Well, MyHero, finally asks

trying to contain his excitement.

What do you think?

Think?

Was I supposed to be thinking about this?

Hmmm...well...I tell him..

I really HATE... the ORANGE!

Oh- don't worry about that-

We can paint that-

We can get rid of all the orange-

It will be all cream colored when we're done.

It will look just like a pearl..

It can be your anniversary present..

Yeah? Well, let me tell you buddy..

That was NOT the kind of pearl

I had in mind!

I meant THIS KIND!Yeah, You girls think this is funny?

Huh? Do you?

Just wait til I pull this sucker into your driveway

and you have to explain to your neighbors

WHO you know

that is driving

The Pearl!