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Sunsets

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Since arriving in Georgia in the late 80's we have adjusted to many things.  But there are two things that I never really acclimated to; eastern time and rarely seeing a sunset because of heavy forestation.  Staying up 'till 11:30 to see Carson's, and later Leno's monologue made for an unpleasant moment when the alarm went off the next day.  But as unpleasant as that was, not being able to see sunsets drug on me more for nearly 25 years. This moving into an RV and being able to make home wherever I wanted it to be was going to remedy the sunset problem and tremendously improve the stargazing as well.  But we got an unexpected bonus in that our current camping spot, while still just a couple miles from where we have lived for the last two decades, gives us a whole different view of the countryside.  The spot we are currently backed into borders a small farm that has gone fallow.  But it has not been left alone long enough yet that trees have grown back, and that is aff

Thanksgiving, Ahhhh

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There was a lot of trepidation about how our Thanksgiving holiday was going to work.  We could have tried to squeeze everybody into the camper but it would have been tight, really tight.  But a very fortuitous thing happened a few weeks ago.  While visiting our daughter and son-in-law a few weeks ago, Justin just up and volunteered to have, and prepare Thanksgiving at their place.  Sounds great, let's do it. But this did not eliminate the trepidation.  Our daughter's experience in preparing a holiday meal was limited to a couple of the cold side dishes and the green bean casserole.  AND, her and Justin's dietary habits lean toward the tofu and Trader Joe's style of eating.  No matter, we are all going to be together this Thanksgiving and that is the best part of all.  Next year we should be on the road.  Maybe we will be settling in to our winter spot in Texas or Arizona, or on a park host assignment somewhere in the South.  Maybe we can time it to be in GA for the ho