Since my last post, Beth and I purchased our second RV, a gently-used 2021 Rockwood Mini Light (WooHoo!), finished up our two week stint at a summer camp on the Jersey shore and spent 4 nights in Bryn Mawr, PA visiting friends. As I mentioned in another post, we were struggling with the low trade-in …
One type of travelogue is a recounting of places, culture, history and geography. Ours, however, is a personal narrative revealing thoughts and feelings as we make our way through life. I think it’s more of an inner journey interspersed with outward experiences. “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings …
We have returned to Long Beach Island for our annual gig at an arts and science camp in Loveladies, New Jersey. First off, gotta say this…Hooray for beach weather! It’s beautiful here.. Today was our first full day working with 12 children ages 5-6 all of whom seem excited for a week of music-making and …
Some RV parks – like the one we are staying in for the next two nights in New Jersey – are really glorified parking lots. In order to fit more campers and (I imagine) simplify the underground network of utilities, they get rid of the grass and chop down the trees, thereby eliminating any natural …
When we are driving in Westchester or on Long Island, we tune in to our favorite New York City-based, public radio station, WNYC. It’s one of of our major sources of news and entertainment, particularly programs like the Brian Lehrer Show, Fresh Air, This American Life and, of course, NPR, for up-to-the-minute national and international …
This morning we had an extra few hours, so we took an unplanned excursion to Minnewaska State Park, a lovely spot in the Shawangunk Mountains about 40 minutes from our campground. Once there, we enjoyed a 2.5 mile hike alongside a beautiful lake and a sea of lush, green ferns – just the right way …
I am engaged in a double-life where I am pursuing healthy living and a toxic lifestyle at the same time. I am working out, relaxing and eating healthy meals and I’m sitting out in the sun too long and over indulging in candy, cheese, carbs and caffeine. I am a double agent! Remember those cartoons …
Today, we performed a concert for 5 through 12 year olds at a recreation camp in Bethel, NY. As we were setting up, the camp director told Beth that the counselors were having some difficulty with some of the campers. Apparently, the younger ones were getting too touchy-feely with one another and the older kids …
One day in the future, a Republican is going to stand up and admit that his or her party lost its way. They are going to say that they are sorry their party went down a dark path and caused so much pain and destruction to our country and to so many innocent people in …
It’s amazing how few clothes we really need. As long as we change our underwear and shower, a set of clothes can easily last a week or more. Through our youngest daughter, we have met travelers who think nothing of wearing one pair of shoes and the same clothes for months at a time. Sure, …