“One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me. And I discovered that my castles stand on pillars of salt and pillars of sand.” Being free from the duties of the cafe today we had planned on making the trip across the Delaware River to visit with Ryan and Carolyn. However, [...]
Sunday morning. It’s busier today than any other day. I thought I was prepared. Enough eggs beaten, pancakes mixed, bacon and potatoes fried all beforehand to prepare for the crowds. And then the onslaught. It didn’t wait for church to be over, it started as soon as the doors opened at 8. I looked up [...]
Note: This post may seem about me and my personal situation. I hope you don’t take it that way. I’m not so egotistical or vain in thought that I would consider or entertain empathy. My reasoning behind this post is that many readers out there are experiencing cancer, brain issues, or have family members that [...]
On Monday we played golf as it would be the last time this week. As we were teeing off on #3 we looked over and saw Charles and Annette, fellow work campers just a hole behind us. Chuck was playing alone while Annette, hampered by a bad wheel, manned the driving. As we were waiting [...]
On Saturday we went back to work. There a great degree of satisfaction I get by trying to make each plate I serve somewhat of a work of art. I amused myself with the little things like folding each omelet exactly the same so their symmetry is apparent on the plate. Ryan surprised us with [...]
Retirement welcomes a world full of changes, mostly good ones. But then there is the flip side of the coin, the dark and foreboding one. A case in point is living on a fixed income. You find yourself buying just the things you need. And the things you want, well, they just have to wait. [...]
We’ve only had a half dozen workamper experiences in the past few years. Most of these have been good, some not so good. But it’s part of my quest to engage in dozens of blue collar jobs in the next few years. However, we have never been treated in such a manner as I’m about [...]
We have three consecutive days off every week. And you know me, I can’t sit still for very long. Off days are saved for golf at least once and maybe twice each week. And by the way, Robin is getting so much better. If I could only golf as well as I teach the game, [...]
The Gnome Cafe is our center of operation for the next few months. We’re working Thursday through Sunday from 7 am until 2 pm. I work the grill and prepare all the food, while Robin mans the cash register, takes orders, whips up the milkshakes and dishes out the cones and ice cream. For our [...]
I’m not trying to do an advertisement of any sort but the LIW campground has some unique lodgings that I’ve not seen to this degree of variety in one place. For the most part, at least 300 of the 400 sites are cut into the existing flora and native foliage, disturbing only enough to establish [...]
