Pretty In Pink (NOT!)

This is our 2005, 26 foot Dutchmen Travel Trailer — when we got it. The previous owners clearly took very good care of it.  The stove and the oven don’t even look like they were ever used.  If it weren’t for some wear and tear on the pass through and some wear on the wall paper, you wouldn’t think it had been used very much.            We know that the camper was lived in by a retired couple.  We have not seen evidence of upgrades or…

Cast Iron Cookware Clean Up

Cast Iron — To Use or Not to Use A long time ago, we accidentally discovered a way to effectively clean old cast iron cookware.  And when I say clean — I mean — remove ALL seasoning, back to the beginning kind of clean. You see, John was in the habit of storing things in the oven. I never store anything in the oven. I knew we had a long day out of errands and thought it would be a great idea to run the Clean Oven cycle on the self…

It all started with a dream….

Once upon a time, in a small house in a regular neighborhood, there lived a couple who had a dream.  Theirs was a dream that seemed impossible in the middle of raising a family, working two jobs, maintaining a house (and keeping up with the laundry) and other normal life responsibilities.  This couple had a dream of travelling around in a RV which would allow the man to pursue his love (and gift) of photography while feeding the woman’s love of history and places. This was our dream.  Our far,…