Out With the Old

Out With the Old

This week my dryer failed. I was on a roll with my clothes washing, you know, sort and separate, pre-wash and spray. The easy-to-wash washables separated from those that are a pain in the Watusi, the filthy from the this-doesn’t-look-dirty, and finally the hardest of...
Trash or Treasure

Trash or Treasure

A Blog by Gail Cushman I am not a hoarder; I would swear to it. I don’t shop much, I’d rather travel. I toss stuff away regularly. Yet, when I wanted to put something away, I couldn’t find space enough to do that. The closets, drawers, and even the garage were filled...
Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 2, The Launch

Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 2, The Launch

By Gail & Cowboy Before we had left the launch ramp in Troy, we heard from Gordie again, the marina guy who wanted us to stay on the line. He asked, “You mentioned your truck and trailer, where are you leaving them again?” “At the free parking lot by the bakery,...
Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 1

Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 1

Wrinkly Bits By Gail & Cowboy We’re doing new stuff. New adventures, this time the Erie Canal in New York State. Locks. Mules. I’m excited, I’m scared, I can’t wait to go, and I can’t wait to finish. It’s a whole new life! The Cowboy has been this route before,...