Road Gypsies - Val & Holland: 02/01/24

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Earlier this week, Holland was sick - I'd never seen him that sick and it concerned me. But Elohim was merciful, he rebounded: and was well enough to administer aid to me when it was my turn to be sick yesterday :-(

I spent all day in bed yesterday and Holland checked on me, making sure I got enough liquids … the cocoa he made and brought to me last night around normal bedtime soothed me enough to put me straight out through the night: I woke up snuggled into a comforting hug (don't know when he slipped into bed).

Foreigner - 'Until The End Of Time' song + Lyrics:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0_dajF5SEg)

He's the best husband :-)

I woke up soaking wet, so I knew my fever had broken … and all my loving husband said was, "it's alright Baby … it's okay."

The entire day flowed smoothly :-)

The sunrise was beautiful.

The sun-kissed mountains started the day off, golden.

Bleu was on his best behavior.

My granddaughter posted good news.

And Holland suggested we "get out of the house for a bit before the forecasted rain arrives and we all go stir-crazy" (Bleu was a little brat yesterday and was in the dog-house with both of us, most of the day).

We were out-of-house about half an hour.

This morning's sunrise behind our Independence; The RV Pit Stop Park, Quartzsite-AZ

Sun is up ;-)

My eldest granddaughter had exciting news to share :-)

We are back among the living …

Holland took good care of me yesterday, & thru the night.

Quartzsite seen from the east side of town; other than actual business buildings which have empty shelves until December … Quartzsite-AZ is basically RVr's on BLM land & 55+ mobile home parks. That's it. Big stores, cinemas, ect. are either in Parker to the north - or Yuma to the south.

Another broken heart rock; in wash off Kuehn Street. Quartzsite-AZ

Funky Bus - I'm don't know if the owner didn't have enough paint to finish … or if this bus is a business advertisement.

Bleu, not happy the rain forced him back home: "Rain, rain, go away - furboy Bleu want to stay and play".

Back home again, Holland went back to research, Bleu had been appeased … and I started nourishing my body, that had been on an unwelcome 24-hr. fast ;-)

Back home, I was hungry for canned clams … and they settled well on my stomach; so did the tea ;-)

Back home, Holland started surfing the internet for ways to ease our wild living venture ;-)

Talking Heads - 'Wild Wild Life' Lyrics Video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvciux9_uRo)

Last week I said to Holland, "You overthink too much; relax once in a while." But, now I am understanding that he's not an overthinker … he's an achiever; and he is more relaxed by making sure all bases are covered while we are building our ideal, wild, life ;-)

BLESSED WINDOWS

January 31st: We paid for an extra week's stay here at the RV Pit Stop Park, in Quartzsite-AZ: we'll pull stakes and head north, February 8th.

Holland has been sick; he's doing much better, but I want him feeling a lot better before we hook Betsy to Independence and hit the open road.

I'm sitting here this morning, with Bleu at my feet, drinking coffee and looking out my window. The Pit Stop is a busy place - people are coming and going. People are living the life they choose to live … and I can identify :-)

Bleu

This morning's skyscape reminded me of a kid's popsicle ;-)

Saw this pass through the RV Pit Stop, this morning …

The RV Pit Stop is always jam-packed with RVr's coming in off the desert LMB land to fill up with fresh well water, and top off their propane tanks.

Some are almost as large as ours; ours is even larger than most Coaches.

Our 45-ft. 'Independence'; January 3rd, BLM Land in Quartzsite-AZ 2024