Even now when campers have been banned from campgrounds if they have reservations of fewer than 14 days, this is a busy place. All the vacationers left, but the full-timers are still here—those who work on site and those who live here but leave for other work very early each morning to return like clockwork […]
Author: Shelly
Former nomad, currently adjusting.
My Tattoos Meet Their Inspirations
I spent a lot of time in the woods as a kid. I used to pretend to make the frame of a house by arranging downed tree trunks in the shape of rooms. And I would routinely harass a crawdaddy by building it a house in the creek using wide, flat stones. When it was […]
What I’m Doing in Confinement
It’s a little tricky here when the weather is bad and we’re inside the Airstream all day long. Of course we walk Banjo at least three times a day in the woods, but we take turns when it’s cold or raining, and odds are that means I’m outside only once a day. That leaves something […]
Early Spring in the Campground
Spring seems to start later in the woods than in neighborhoods. Here it’s still just tiny signs, and I haven’t seen any of the gorgeous flowers that friends are posting photos of. I did see blooming trees last week, but that was when we were driving back from picking up groceries. *Sigh* The Woods I […]
Cycles of Activity at Our Campground
Finally we’re having warm enough weather so that life, at least around the Airstream, is more as we’d imagined it. We’re eating outside, I’m playing ukulele (quietly) outside, and even this very early morning I’m spending my one hour blogging (while I do my “stim” treatment for insomnia, ask if you’re curious) outside. It’s chilly […]
How RV Quarantining Is Different
Disadvantages of RV Life As I’ve said before, we got out of D.C. just in time and found this campground that we hope we can stay in for at least a month. We’re good. However, we do face different challenges than if we’d stayed at home. Insecure Home This is worth repeating: campgrounds across the […]
Ways the Airstream Fits Me
Of course the Airstream fits me and I love it here—because the people I love are here with me. My specific point, though (I started with the above so I could use that awesome photo at the top), has to do with the fact that I’m very short—4′ 11″. And you know I do complain […]
We’re Going to Be Here for a While
Well, Virginia State Parks have closed their campgrounds, and this is the trend for sure across the nation. It makes sense for people who are vacationing, but there are a lot of full-time RVers (like us now) who need a place to ride out this first big wave of the virus. Luckily this campground we’re […]
Staying in Place in a Tiny Space
Oh, look at that bit of sun shining on the Firefly in my photo! We had that glorious bit yesterday morning, and I squandered it by sitting in the truck while Tracy went in to Tractor Supply to top off our propane tank, and then he filled up the truck with diesel and we picked […]
Learning to Live in the Firefly during Downtime
Of course we’re not doing any of the things we’d planned on doing in Virginia for this stay: hanging out with friends and family, going to the kazillion breweries we like here, hearing local bands. We are, though, getting time to figure things out in the Airstream. Accomplishments Yesterday we: Opened the awning for the […]
