Life as I live it

Day 3 was another shorter day as we had company after I had worked a few hours. After visiting and relaxing, I just was too tired to resume ...

Day 1 was Sunday of last week, I worked Monday, and day 2 was Tuesday. After Tuesday I have 4 long days in a row at work, so I felt I needed...

I picked up the truck and 16 ft. trailer and headed to Home Depot to buy enough lumber to start on the deck. Home Depot now sells lumber pre...

We knew we wanted to add a deck for our travel trailer, since it is on the front I guess it is really a front porch. Our motorhome had two s...

Sorry for the lack of posts but I have been very busy at work. We have a guy out to have a SECOND total knee replacement and I am covering p...

I knew I wanted to custom build a computer desk for our new Cardinal travel trailer but I changed the design several times and this is what ...

May 22, 1948. Yes that is when I was born. 2007 - 1948 = 59 years. Sure I can do the math (with the help of a calculator , numbers this LARG...

We were up early Saturday morning to head out to Angers. Matt jointed us at the train station. It was nice to ride the high speed train in t...

Our last full day in Paris started with a train ride to the outskirts of Paris to an auto museum that Zac had found on the internet. It didn...

Anyone remember the " Annie Oakley Show" from the 50"s? Annie Oakley was played by Gail Davis from Little Rock. She was ou...

Before I review the book, I would like to tell you about Garland Leamons. Mr. Leamons was born in 1910 and we buried him this week. He has m...

One has to "walk" the Champs Elysees to truly feel Paris. We popped in the the Renault dealership (showroom only) and took a fe...

The Arch of Triumph is the second most popular attraction in Paris. I found this handsome young man to have my picture taken with. The views...

After walking what seemed like miles (because we actually walked miles) around the chateau we headed to a cafe and had pizza again. The cafe...

Our plan for Thursday was to take the train to Versailles. If the name sounds familiar, it should. The Treaty of Versailles was signed to en...

The Louvre is open one night a week and we took advantage of the reduced nightly rate to save a little money and extend the day. The Louvr...