Easter Dinner and First Harvest from the Garden

April 22, 2025 On Saturday (April 19), I reserved a table for Easter Sunday brunch at Odette in Florence, AL at 11:00 AM. On Easter Sunday (April 20), Bruce and I dressed up and went to Odette. They were having a fixed price three course meal. The choices all sounded delicious. Bruce started with the […]

Cliff the Big Red Truck Is Now an Alabama Truck

December 12, 2024 On Monday (December 9), we got the Florida titles in the mail. In Tuesday (December 10), after the new hood was installed, we headed to Florence, AL so I could see a dermatologist. I was diagnosed with lipodermatosclerosis. I received three shots of steroids in the quarter sized red spot on my […]

The Truck Was Ready to Go This Morning

October 18, 2024 This morning Bruce called the dealership and got their answering machine. He left a message. Not too long afterwards, Bruce got a call back. The truck was ready to go! It just needed new batteries. He texted me from the Uber while he was on the way to the dealership. He wanted […]

Cat Footprints on Hood of Truck

August 14, 2024 On Sunday (August 11), before we headed out, I noticed just how dirty Cliff the Big Red Truck had gotten. It had been so clean and gleaming, just a short time ago. In the dust, I noticed cat footprints on the hood of the truck. I looked on the roof of the […]

Current News – Hit and Run in Walmart Parking Lot

August 12, 2024 It is too hot for me to ride on the motorcycle in full gear and I won’t ride any other way. Bruce needed a white dress shirt to go with his black suit so he can attend the funeral of his aunt. We decided to look at Bealls first. Since Bealls is […]

Current News – Promised Pictures of the Truck

August 2, 2024 Since we couldn’t get a good look at the truck last night, we wanted to get a good look today in the bright daylight. This morning, Bruce drove the truck to a nearby parking lot so we could get a good look at it. In the dark, the inside of the truck […]

Current News – We Picked Up the Truck

August 1, 2024 Today, Bruce called the body shop at about 3:30 PM to find out if the truck would be ready. Bruce was told how much work it was getting the truck put back together. Apparently, everything overlaps in the cab, so taking a roof off and putting it back on means removing the […]

Current News – Truck to Be Ready Tomorrow

July 31, 2024 This morning, Bruce was able to reach the body shop. They promised the truck would be ready tomorrow evening. Since this is what they said last week, we are expecting it will really be ready this week. Based on this promise, we decided try and extend our stay one more day, just […]

Current News on the Truck

July 9, 2024 Bruce called the body shop this morning to get details on when the truck would be ready. The office manager didn’t know and said she would call back once she had some information. While Bruce was out talking to the RV mobile techs, she called back and I answered Bruce’s phone. The […]

Update on Truck

July 7, 2024 Last week, on Tuesday (July 2), Bruce got a call from our insurance. The body shop had called the insurance company to let them know the truck repair was taking longer than expected. I also think the 4th of July holiday delayed the work. The insurance wanted to let Bruce know we […]