Spicy Corn and Crab Southwestern Soup with a Cajun Twist

I was considering what to make with the sweet corn I had in my fridge. I recalled I had 16 oz of pastured lump crab meat from Costco in the fridge. I thought we had heavy cream, so I had planned to make a corn and crab chowder recipe I had found in the Southern […]

Adding My Blog Site URL and Logo to the RV

August 29, 2023 At the FROG Rally, I ordered my blog logo and blog site URL stickers to put on our RV. I am really pleased with how they came out. First, I cleaned the area to place the stickers. I brought out the level and a tape measure to make sure the lettering lined […]

Moving to Shipshewana RV Park and RV Service Center in Indiana

August 29, 2023 We packed up and headed about 20 miles east to Shipshewana, Indiana. We wanted a campground near the Riverstone Factory in Topeka so we could get our RV into the factory by 9:00 am on Thursday, August 24. Bruce had checked with the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds to see if we could […]

Bison (Buffalo), BBQ, and Boat Ride Bus Excursion at FROG Rally

August 28, 2023 On Thursday (August 17), as part of the FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally, we went on one of the bus excursions. It costs extra to go on one of the bus excursions, but we thought we’d try it this year. There were 100 of us who went on the Bison, BBQ, […]

FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally – 2023

August 24, 2023 Rally attendees started arriving early on Thursday, August 10th (we were in this group) and most attendees did arrive at least one day early, August 12th (Saturday). There was a flurry of arrives on Sunday, August 13th. On Sunday night (August 13), the FROG Rally officially kicked off with a dinner and […]

Abshire Prairie in Goshen, Indiana

August 21, 2023 With some time to spare before the FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally started, we decided to go for a hike at the Abshire Prairie across the road from the fairgrounds. On August 13th (Sunday), we started out our walk with Nox on the leash. She got tired before we made it […]

Before the FROG Rally, Looking Around Goshen, Indiana

August 19, 2023 We headed out of the campground in Niles, Michigan on Thursday (August 10), to the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen, Indiana for early check in for the FROG Rally. FROG a stands for Forest River Owners Group. It is a free to belong to FROG and they provide great rallies. The […]

Silver Sands Park in Michigan

August 13, 2023 On Monday (August 7), we rode the motorcycle out to Benton Harbor and had lunch. Bruce picked the spot and it was a biker bar. He picked it because the reviews mentioned being able to see the river from the patio. We got there and didn’t see how to get to the […]

Cliff the Big Red Truck Springs a Leak

August 11, 2023 While we were at Hickory Grove Campground in Illinois, Cliff the Big Red Truck was parked under trees. We (Bruce) left the sunroof open at a tilt to keep the truck cooler. The trees dumped a lot of litter onto the truck and that litter got into the sunroof. We had several […]

Campfire at Spaulding Lake Campground in Michigan

August 11, 2023 Since the rain had stopped for a bit, on August 4 (Friday), we decided to have a campfire. Bruce went to the office and purchased the firewood. One of the work campers came by on his golf cart and dropped off the firewood. Earlier in the week, Bruce had discovered cans of […]