Holland thinks Wednesday's morning's water puddle in the bunk room came from the bathroom's skylight-vent; he's assuming the rubber gasket was at fault. I don't know - all I know is that there was a puddle the other morning … and the morning's since, have been dry. And it has rained hard continuously.
We're gonna be staying here at least another month - we're paid up here 'til January 1st, 2026; and really this is actually the safest place to be at the moment, with all the crazy weather tearing things up in every state.
CA roads are terrible in the best of times, and with the stormy weather tearing roads up here since November, it's just wise to sit things out until things settle down. When we went to bed the other night, I prayed that we'd be staying here a bit longer: weather & road reports we have been viewing are not encouraging for travel. ALL the mainline freeway junctions leading to where we want to go, are seriously compromised and will take time to clear & repair for safe passage - and who knows what damages will be faced on alternate milk-run-backroad routes: some of them, common sense tells us, we wouldn't even be able to travel with Independence - and most are closed due to the stormy weather.
So, when Holland woke up and said he was going to cancel the reserved scheduled Barstow space, & call the Office here, to extend our space rent … I readily agreed. He said, "I know you want to be on the move, & I'd like to secure a cheaper space to sit Independence; I think it's best we stay hunkered here, a while longer, Baby." I replied, "I'm okay with hunkering down here another month if we have to; I actually prayed about this when we laid our heads down, the other night. Yes, the gypsy in me would like to be on the move, but, not riskily. I am edgy-minded, but I don't play with my life. And even with the hike in electricity use for the heater, it's really not that expensive here - we're doing okay; making a risky move in all this weather chaos could be more expensive. I agree with you. Let's stay a little longer."
We settled into the Day: we enjoyed a loop drive with easy airwave tunes/easy company/easy convo. We enjoyed an easy, cozy evening back home, with electric fireplace ambiance warmth (it doesn't matter where you live, 38-degres is cold) & an easy light meal. Holland scrolled internet sites for information on the places we plan to visit when we leave here … and I worked on a few more items for the Preemie Box to be dropped off in Hanford, next time we go that way.
VAL'S 4PATRIOTS TURKEY-RICE CASSEROLE Recipe: (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/12/vals-4patriots-turkey-rice-casserole.html)
Worked on a little preemie cardi, while warming my feet; it's c.o.l.d. here.
Around 10 PM, we got a phone call informing us 📱 that the Grim Reaper is not going to let us move into 2026 peacefully 😢 Holland's cousin Brenda had a fatal heart attack 2 days ago 💔
We are both in shock: Holland staring off into space & me crying. There was no indication last time we saw her … nor from the light-hearted-teasing text she sent us Christmas Eve.
Brenda was a good woman. She just welcomed a 3 new grandchildren into her family this year.
She embraced me like a sister when we met.
I feel this loss deeply: Holland feels it even deeper.
We both need 2025's dizzying waltz with death to STOP.
PLEASE God 🙏
Sensing I needed a little brightness in my immediate space, Minerva chose that moment to unfurl her lovely holiday vibe petals - and I do believe they are larger than the first blooming, a couple weeks ago:
And the world keeps spinning.
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