My gorgeous granddaughter, Caitlin, recently shared this photo of us on Facebook with these comments: On the left is my grandma at age 16 and I’m on the right. She is such a beautiful soul. It’s crazy how much I love this woman! The resemblance is also pretty amazing. My heart literally warmed up when… Read More »
The New Adventures of Old Malia
I never watched the TV show The New Adventures of Old Christine much, but the title keeps resonating with me as I am thinking about what’s been going on in my life the last few weeks. I’ve had some not-so-subtle reminders that my body is aging and my mind is not as snappy as it… Read More »
Hopeless
I woke up this morning to the news of yet another government shutdown. Oh, our elected officials who are supposedly working for our benefit still get paid, but countless other working class citizens don’t have that same security. The last time I woke up to that news was in 2013 when I was actually camped… Read More »
Christmas as a Traveling RVer
I woke up on this Christmas morning thinking of my grandkids and great grandkids opening their presents and wishing I could see that. This is just one of the holidays I’m not with them since I gave in to my wanderlust and fulfilled my lifelong dream of travel in 2001. I realized that the first… Read More »
Cool, Crazy Uncle Curtis
I think everybody needs a “cool and crazy” uncle in their lives and my Uncle Curtis fit that bill to a T for me. I don’t know what year this picture was taken, but today is his Memorial Service in New Orleans. And as much as I will always honor and remember him, I feel… Read More »
Wichahpi Washanee
I know I haven’t posted to this blog in quite a while. I use this site for personal updates that may or may not relate to fulltime RVing, but it’s been all I can do lately to keep up with my main MaliasMiles.com website where I share info on campgrounds and other explorations. Tom Hendrix… Read More »
Oh (Almost) Crappy Day
July 31, 2016: The other day I noticed that sometimes the toilet will keep trickling water after it is flushed. At first, it was easy enough just to nudge the foot pedal up a little to seat it more securely, so I went with my usual course of procrastination, although I started looking around for… Read More »
Overwhelm Mode
Since I’ve had so many questions lately about why I’m still in Sedona despite the oppressive heat and wonderful pictures and invites from my friends in cooler Colorado, I started working on a blog post about all the beautiful things I’ve been experiencing here and how I just wasn’t ready to leave because I hadn’t… Read More »